The specialized exhibition-fair "Vitebshchina – for a healthy lifestyle – 2019" was held in Vitebsk
— A healthy nation is the stable future of the state, — noted Vladimir Penin, Deputy Chairman of the Regional Executive Committee, at the opening of the event. — To achieve this goal, new healthcare and sports facilities are introduced annually in the Vitebsk region. Currently, there are over 4,000 various sports facilities in operation, offering 43 types of sports, 33 of which are Olympic sports.
The symbolic red ribbon was cut by Vladimir Penin, Head of the Main Department for Healthcare of the Regional Executive Committee Yuri Derkach, General Director of the Vitebsk Branch of the Belarusian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Natalia Vorobyeva, Deputy Chief Physician of the Regional Center for Hygiene Larisa Zinkevich, who represented the organizers of the exhibition-fair.
The forum attracted numerous residents of Vitebsk and guests of the regional center. Young people were interested in innovations in healthy eating. These were presented by leading enterprises of the region — Vitebsk Broiler Poultry Farm, OJSC "Moloko", Vitebsk Meat Processing Plant, and others. Future chefs from the Industrial-Pedagogical College and students from the Agrarian College of the Veterinary Academy shared information on how to create menus from environmentally friendly products.
Representatives of middle age showed genuine interest in cosmetic and tourist services. The older generation came to the exhibition-fair primarily for advice and to discuss health issues. Each of them received qualified consultations, as specialists from various medical institutions in Vitebsk were available for two days: general practitioners, cardiologists, endocrinologists, allergists, oncologists, surgeons, dentists, dermatologists, venereologists, gynecologists, and others. They also organized master classes on Nordic walking, oral hygiene, and skin care.
For the early detection of skin neoplasms, the Vitebsk Regional Clinical Center of Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology held the campaign "Check Your Mole" and presented new services, including plasmolifting. Employees of the public association "Kind Heart" helped determine biological age using tests. Everyone learned first aid techniques demonstrated by activists of the regional organization of the Belarusian Red Cross Society.
For all guests of the exhibition-fair, students of sports institutions and Olympic reserve schools prepared demonstration performances, and creative groups of the Vitebsk Cultural Center and the "Daridance" dance studio presented a concert program.