Youth Health Initiatives: Empowering the Future
Experts from the «Youth-Friendly Clinic» at the Primary Health Care Center No. 2 continue their outreach efforts and communication with young people, aimed at promoting health.
This week, as part of the Student Trade Union Activists School at the Odesa National University named after I.I. Mechnikov, interactive group sessions were conducted focusing on HIV prevention, other socially significant diseases, preventing smoking and alcohol use, and fostering responsible behavior. At the end of the training, participants created posters on the theme of healthy lifestyles.
«Today, we must take action to raise a healthy youth, as they are the future of our country. It is crucial to receive the right guidance at the start of adulthood and learn to take responsibility for one’s health,» emphasized Lyudmila Kucherenko, head of the «Youth-Friendly Clinic».
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The «Youth-Friendly Clinic» at PHC No. 2 is located at: Bazarnaya St, 77, operating from Monday to Friday, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Phone: (048) 705 87 04.
Teenagers and young adults can visit the clinic for consultations with various specialists, including family doctors, dermatologists, gynecologists, ophthalmologists, and ENT doctors. They can undergo free, confidential, and anonymous testing for HIV and viral hepatitis, as well as receive psychological support and life skills advice from experienced professionals working with youth.
