Raising awareness of stroke prevention for young people

DNO - In order to promote a healthy lifestyle and proactive stroke prevention among young people, a group of students majoring in Multimedia Communication Management, FPT University Danang organized an interactive art exhibition "Are you healthy?".

Many young people are excited about the interactive art exhibition "How are you?". Photo: XUAN DONG

The event is part of the community project “Strike Out Stroke”, bringing a new approach to raise awareness and promote lifestyle changes among young people to prevent the increasingly young risk of stroke.

The exhibition takes place over two days, November 29-30, at the Da Nang Fine Arts Museum, with a multi-sensory experience space combining installation art, AR technology and real-life interactive activities.

With the consistent message of “Live proactively - No stroke”, the exhibition is arranged in a traffic light model (red - yellow - green), leading viewers from risk warning to finding solutions and promoting action.

Accordingly, at the red light station, there are 4 themes, simulating the signs and situations commonly encountered when a stroke occurs. The theme "Out of rhythm" recreates the activities of a stroke victim that are stagnant and slow compared to normal people. The theme "U quang" depicts the dazzling perspective and buzzing sound typical of a stroke victim, creating a feeling of suffocation so that young people can better understand the level of danger. The work "Format" simulates the heaviness when a stroke victim holds an object.

The exhibition contributes to raising awareness, promoting changes in unhealthy lifestyles among young people, and preventing the risk of stroke among increasingly younger people. Photo: XUAN DONG

Closing the red station, the theme "Body Determination" exposed bad habits of young people such as smoking, staying up late, unscientific eating, prolonged stress, lack of exercise... leading to the risk of stroke becoming increasingly younger.

Meanwhile, at the yellow light station, canvas paintings offer practical solutions such as: getting enough sleep, exercising , drinking enough water, prioritizing healthy nutrition and managing stress. This is a “transition” area, helping viewers clearly identify what they need to change to reduce risks.

At the green station, visitors directly interact with physical games and take photos in the “Healthy Living” photobook. The final highlight is the area where they write a commitment to change their habits, a reinforcement step to transform awareness into daily action.

Nguyen Thanh Giap Nhi, a student at FPT University in Da Nang, shared that the exhibition helped her recognize many signs that she previously thought were just “normal fatigue”. Nhi said the most impressive thing was the red light station, where the senses were “disturbed”, making viewers clearly feel the fear of a stroke.

“The exhibition made me look back at my habits of staying up late, skipping meals and prolonged stress. I feel I need to be more serious about my health, because stroke spares no one,” Nhi said.

The interactive art exhibition “How are you?” attracts many young people. Photo: XUAN DONG

Deputy head of the “Strike Out Stroke” project team, Pham Nguyen Ngan Ha, said that the reason the team chose the topic of stroke to implement the project stems from the fact that this disease is rejuvenating at an alarming rate. If in the past, stroke was considered a disease of the elderly, now young people have become a high-risk group due to unscientific lifestyles such as: staying up late, unbalanced diet, smoking, and lack of exercise.

In response to these warnings, the team built the “Strike Out Stroke” project with the goal of raising awareness and promoting stroke prevention at the root. The project is implemented according to the traffic light model, consisting of three consecutive phases. In which, the “Red Light” phase focuses on warning of dangers and pointing out bad habits. The “Yellow Light” phase provides knowledge through websites, short films and scientific communication content. Finally, the “Green Light” phase transforms awareness into action through interactive activities, typically the “How are you?” exhibition.

Ngân Hà said: “The most important thing about the project is to help young people understand that change does not start with big things, but with small daily actions such as sleeping earlier, eating healthily, controlling stress and listening to their bodies. This is also the core message that the project wants to spread.”

Ms. Nguyen Thi Trinh, Deputy Director of Da Nang Museum - In charge of Da Nang Fine Arts Museum, highly appreciated the creativity and seriousness of the group of students in choosing a topic with community significance, touching the concerns of young people about health and stroke prevention.

Ms. Trinh said that the exhibition brings a new approach when combining visual art, AR technology and multi-sensory experiences, helping viewers deeply understand the message "Live actively - No stroke". "The museum appreciates the spirit of young creativity and believes that the exhibition will contribute to creating positive changes in the community's living habits to prevent stroke", Ms. Trinh said.

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