HEALTHY LIFESTYLE PROMOTION AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE

After the invitation of the Ministry of Youth and Sport of the Republic of Serbia, the Office for Youth is included in the project "Implementation of the National Strategy for fighting against drugs`. Office for Youth on Thursday June 30 gathered 20 young girls and boys, aged 16 to 26 years, who were divided into two groups according to gender, on the recommendation of the project leader. Girls and boys were focus groups and their active participation contributed a great in the campaign of the fight against drugs. The leader of the focus group was Mary Vujisić, who comes ahead of the Euro Health Group, an organization authorized to implement the National Strategy for fighting against Drugs. This entire project is conducted with the support of the European Union, and Ministries of Justice, Internal affairs, Youth and sport, Finance, Education, Labour and social policy and Culture took part in the project.
The implementation of the National strategy for fighting against drugs is conducted in four cities of Serbia: Belgrade, Novi Sad, Kragujevac and Nis, and it is done over the Office for Youth.
Considering that it is of great importance for young people to be informed about the dangers of using drugs, the Office for Youth, in accordance with the description of its work, successfully organized focus groups with young people and contributed the promotion of youth healthy lifestyles. This is only the beginning of the activities of the Office for Youth that is ready to actively participate in "Implementation of the National Strategy for fighting against drugs`