This project was carried out in partnership with schools of the 2nd and 3rd Cycles of Basic Education in the municipality of Pombal and has as its main objective the fight against childhood obesity.

The project comprised two aspects:

• One for assessing and monitoring the body size of children and adolescents.
• Another incorporating the peer education methodology (students train other students) and was carried out during school hours, resulting in health promotion and obesity prevention.

The results were presented in poster format.