Abstract

SYMMETRY – Nutritional and Social Equality Promotion Project. This project is promoted by the Portuguese League for Social Prophylaxis (LPPS) and funded by the Public Health Initiatives Program, under the financial mechanism EEA Grants 2009-2014, and the Health System Central Administration (ACSS) which is the Program’s Operator. It aims to qualify professionals to undertake work practices that can help to reduce social and economic inequalities, where access to health through adequate nutrition is concerned. According to the goals of the National Program for the Promotion of Healthy Eating, SYMMETRY provides consultancy for organizations to improve local practices, and training for professionals, as key influential agents for vulnerable groups, improving their knowledge and attitudes. 

CoPIn

PCEP - Participation, Communities and Political Education

Website

https://simetria.lpps.pt/index.php/pt/sobre-nos

Funding

eea grants
Referência: 000220NU4

Principal Investigator

Pedro Ferreira

Team

Elisabete Ferreira

Norberto Ribeiro

Sofia Castanheira Pais

Partners

Liga Portuguesa de Profilaxia Social - Portugal
CIIE/Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação da Universidade do Porto (FPCEUP) - Portugal