Expo Promotes Health and Well-being 2024
ORANJESTAD – The Health Promotion section of the Department of Public Health, in collaboration with the Health Promotion Platform, extends an invitation to the people of Aruba to visit the Expo Promoting Health and Well-being 2024.
The main goal is to offer a completely free informative day to the community of all ages on the theme “Let’s talk about… Obesity – Let’s talk about… obesity!”
More than 25 organizations/companies/foundations will have booths to share information, materials, prizes, and physical activity games for our community, from children to seniors.
Expo Promotes Health and Well-being on October 13, 2024 | ||
Location | Time | Entrance and Parking |
| Renaissance Convention Center | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM | FREE |
Below you will find the schedule of speakers.
Speakers Expo Promotes Health and Well-being | ||
Time | Topics | Speaker |
| 11.00 am | Unpacking weight: How Our environment Fuels Obesity | Dr. Ester Vermeulen - Policy Officer – Department of Public Health |
| Health impact of ultra-processed foods | Isabel Struve, Nutritionist - Dietitian | |
| 12.00 pm | Removing the mask of obesity: more than a number on the scale | Dr, Jaclyn de Kort Internist - infectious disease specialist |
| Cardiovascular and other complications due to obesity | Dr. Robert Dennert Cardiologist | |
| 1.00 pm | Metabolic and bariatric surgery: practice and current situation | Dr. Justin Smit Surgeon |
| 2.00 pm | Combat and solve the problem of bowel cancer | Dr. Chris Franca Gastrointestinal-Liver Diseases specialist |
Aruba is welcome to experience talks presented by specialist doctors from Horacio Oduber Hospital (HOH) free of charge.