LOS PROGRAMAS SOCIALES EN ALIANZA ESTRATÉGICA CON LAS UNIVERSIDADES. CASO PROGRAMA CRECIENDO CON NUESTROS HIJOS, DISTRITO 1, AZOGUES

Social programs as an initiative aimed at improving the quality of life of the population always represent a great challenge for the planning of governments highlighting the great requirement of resources for their execution, in this area they will always be limited and in order to maximize the possibilities to reach the established goals the conception of strategic alliance arises that for this work is centered between the state and the academy. The Ministry of Economic and Social Inclusion (MIES), promotes actions to give greater prominence and participation to the youth population in the generation of public policies. In 2015, the “Leonidas Proano” mission was implemented to link university students to institutional services to execute their pre-professional practices. The Azogues Headquarters Academic Health and Welfare Unit, in response to the requirements of District 1 of the MIES Azogues, planned the execution of the project Intervention in health of children and families of the Growing Up with Our Children Program, with the objective of contributing to improve the health condition of the children who attend this program. Among the participants are students of Medicine, Nursing, Biopharmacy, teachers of UCACUE, Educators, children from 0 to 60 months and parents of the Growing Up with Our Children program. The value of associating has allowed us to project a greater visibility of activities related to society, among which are: 2313 children evaluated in their nutritional status, development, hemoglobin tests and co-parasitic exams. Additionally, parents and / or representatives have received health education in complementary feeding, infection prevention and infection.