On 16 December, Nuremberg joined Cities Changing Diabetes as city
number 45 in the network. The partners are kicking off by exploring
measures to reduce the number of residents that will become overweight
and develop diabetes. Nuremberg joins the Berlin district of
Marzahn-Hellersdorf (joined 2020) and Mainz (joined 2022) as the third
network city in Germany.
Before launch, analysis of the
diabetes situation was carried out with the Institute for Health
Promotion. Findings show that around 9% of people in Nuremberg live
with diabetes, and prevalence varies from 5 to 12 % in some districts.
“Diabetes is unfortunately widespread. With Cities Changing Diabetes,
we want to take preventive measures to push back the disease,"
said Marcus König, Mayor of Nuremberg. Projects for more exercise in
everyday life, healthy eating and education about diabetes are being
considered.
The partners will also collaborate with
the GORILLA health promotion and education programme, which is making
a healthy lifestyle the "new cool" for young and adolescent
citizens. GORILLA has operated at a school in Nuremberg for two years,
teaching children about exercise and healthy eating in a playful
way.
Good luck with the programme, and we look forward
to Nuremberg partners sharing about the selected actions in the future.
