March 4th is a day when events are organized worldwide to raise awareness about obesity. In collaboration with the Department of Health Management and the "Cooperation Movement Against Obesity," we held a highly attended event at our university’s H Campus Conference Hall.
Under the theme "The Most Important Problem of Our Time: OBESITY," we hosted three distinguished speakers in the conference session and listened to their insightful presentations.
Dr. Melike Şeyma Deniz from our university’s Department of Nutrition and Dietetics discussed lifestyle and dietary approaches to obesity prevention.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pervin Tunç from the Department of Psychology explained eating disorders and the measures that can be taken against them.
Family Physician Dr. Simay Hiçyılmaz highlighted the role of digital applications in obesity prevention.
In the second part of our event, Prof. Dr. Melih Bulut introduced the "Cooperation Movement Against Obesity" and its initiatives. We then had the privilege of meeting the outstanding middle school, high school, and university students, as well as hospital administrators and healthcare professionals, who were recognized for their innovative projects in the "Obesity Innovative Solutions Project Competition," organized by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yeliz Doğan Merih, President of the Innovative Nursing Association.
The opening speeches of our event were delivered by Dr. Gülhan Kalmuk from our department, Prof. Dr. Figen Yıldırım, Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, and Prof. Dr. Yasemin Gürsoy Özdemir, Vice Rector of our university.
We hope that this event will continue to be held annually and become a tradition!
