Zuccotti Gianvincenzo, Ascani Franco Bruno, Romeo Assunta Ferdinanda, Calcaterra Valeria
Pediatric Department, Buzzi Children's Hospital, Milano, Italy.
Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2025 Jul 9;16:1636728. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2025.1636728. eCollection 2025.
Promoting sports in schools is a key strategy to address childhood obesity and raise awareness of the benefits of physical activity. The "Trofei di Milano Cortina 2026" initiative, in collaboration with Buzzi Children's Hospital in Milan, launched a comprehensive school-based campaign to promote Olympism and healthy lifestyles.
The initiative involved 350 schools across primary and lower secondary levels, offering free educational and sports activities in two phases: a year-long educational component followed by a final sports event. Educational materials, including an animated cartoon "Grandma Wilma's Tales," supported the EU-backed project on combating pediatric obesity and educating children on diabetes and cardiovascular risk.
Out of the targeted schools, 95 (27.1%) formally joined, involving 2.100 classes and 51.066 students aged 6 to 13. Participation in educational activities was substantial, with thousands of modules completed across five thematic areas, such as "Sport in a Video," "Sustainability Champion," and "Education 4.0." The initiative engaged 312 teachers and included hospital school participation. The sporting phase registered 8,658 participants, nearly evenly split by gender. A network of 10 public and sports institutions, along with two sponsors, supported the program, highlighting the initiative's wide-reaching impact and collaborative strength in fostering youth health and well-being.
The data confirm the initiative's success, highlighting strong community engagement and broad acceptance of the educational model. Integrating sport, values, and education proves to be an effective, scalable strategy for positively and collectively preventing childhood obesity.
在学校推广体育活动是解决儿童肥胖问题以及提高人们对体育活动益处认识的关键策略。“2026年米兰科尔蒂纳奖杯”倡议与米兰的布齐儿童医院合作，发起了一项全面的以学校为基础的活动，以推广奥林匹克主义和健康的生活方式。
该倡议涉及350所小学和初中，分两个阶段提供免费的教育和体育活动：为期一年的教育部分，随后是最后的体育赛事。教育材料，包括一部动画短片《威尔玛奶奶的故事》，支持了这个由欧盟资助的防治儿童肥胖以及对儿童进行糖尿病和心血管疾病风险教育的项目。
在目标学校中，有95所（27.1%）正式加入，涉及2100个班级和51066名6至13岁的学生。教育活动的参与度很高，在五个主题领域完成了数千个单元，如“视频中的体育”“可持续发展冠军”和“教育4.0”。该倡议吸引了312名教师参与，还包括医院学校的参与。体育阶段有8658名参与者，男女参与人数几乎平均。由10个公共和体育机构以及两个赞助商组成的网络支持了该项目，凸显了该倡议在促进青少年健康和福祉方面的广泛影响和合作力量。
数据证实了该倡议的成功，凸显了强大的社区参与度以及对教育模式的广泛接受。将体育、价值观和教育相结合被证明是一种有效且可扩展的策略，能够积极且共同地预防儿童肥胖。
