Students of Nutrition and Dietetics Department Participated in Ashti Festival in Tribute of Word Diabetes Day
On 16th of November 2021, the students of Nutrition and Dietetics Department at Cihan University-Erbil participated in a festival organized by Ashti Health Organization in tribute of Word Diabetes Day. This festival was held in Sami Abdurrahman Park and started at 9:00am and untill at 4:00 pm.
Students under the supervision of their lecturer Dr. Behnaz Shahrokhisahneh prepared and developed healthy food recipes and offered their food samples to festival visitors and people in the park.
Students also gave free nutrition consolation to visitors and some nutrition assessment of the visitors. They also discussed the importance of healthy and balanced diet to have a healthy life, as well as giving nutrition consolation for diabetes and other health complications. It was a great opportunity for the students to improve their communication skills and implement their nutritional knowledge to service the community. Participating in this festival also increased their team work skills, and helped to cooperate with other members of health care system for a healthy and friendly environment.