the World Health Day

Introduction

Welcome to the 'World Health Day 2025: Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures' webquest !

World Health Day is celebrated annually on April 7th to raise awareness about global health issues and promote healthy lifestyles. This year's theme is Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures, highlights the importance of ending preventable maternal and newborn deaths while prioritizing women's long-term health. High-quality care before, during and after birth is essential, addressing not only obstetric complications but also mental health, noncommunicable diseases and family planning.

Apart from laws and policies that must support women's health and rights, nutrition is a key factor in maternal well-being and the Mediterranean diet is one of the healthiest options. This diet supports heart health, reduces chronic disease risk and provides essential nutrients for pregnancy, promoting healthy fetal development and postpartum recovery.

Task

Through this WebQuest, students will:

  • Investigate the 2025 World Health Day theme about key challenges related to maternal and newborn health.

  • Analyze nutrition myths by comparing cultural beliefs with evidence from scientificsources.

  • Communicate accurate health information clearly by writing explanations supported by reliable evidence.

Process

Step 1: Get informed

Start by getting informed on the 2025 Annual Theme of World Health Day (Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures) and find out the importance of ending preventable maternal and newborn deaths while prioritizing women's long-term health.

Useful link: https://www.who.int/campaigns/world-health-day/2025

 

Step 2: Choose Your Group

You will investigate common Nutrition myths related to the following three thematic groups:

  1. Pregnancy Nutrition Myths

  2. Newborn Feeding Myths

  3. Postpartum Diet Myths

Choose the group that interests you the most and begin working on that topic.

 

Step 2: Research & Fact-Check

  • Gather myths related to your theme from family stories or experiences, cultural traditions, advice you have heard in your community.
  • Use scientific and reliable sources (health organizations, medical articles, professional guidelines) to investigate each myth. Look for evidence explaining:

    • What is true

    • What is false

    • What is partially correct

  • Take notes and compare information within your group to ensure accuracy.

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Step 3: Research & Fact-Check

Use scientific and reliable sources (health organizations, medical articles, professional guidelines) to investigate each myths.

Look for evidence explaining:

  • What is true

  • What is false

  • What is partially correct

  • Take notes and compare information within your group to ensure accuracy.

 

Step 4: Write Your Explanations

For each myth you investigated, write a short explanation that includes:

  • The myth

  • Whether it is a Myth or Fact

  • A brief, clear scientific explanation supporting your conclusion

Post your group’s myths and explanations on the Padlet: https://padlet.com/meddiet4health/7-4-2025-celebrating-the-world-health-day-2025-sg02cr127vmy02d7

 

Read posts from other groups and leave constructive comments, questions, or interesting connections.

Evaluation

Your work will be evaluated according to the rubric's criteria:

Criteria 5 - Excellent 4 - Proficient 3 - Satisfactory 2 - Needs Improvement 1 - Inadequate
Understanding of Theme Demonstrates thorough understanding of the 2025 World Health Day theme and its significance. Shows clear understanding of the theme and its importance with minor gaps. Demonstrates basic understanding of the theme but lacks depth or some key points. Shows limited understanding of the theme; important aspects are missing or misunderstood. Does not demonstrate understanding of the theme or its importance.
Selection of Group Topic Selects a thematic group with clear explanation of interest and relevance to the assignment. Chooses an appropriate group topic with some explanation of interest. Selects a group topic but with little or unclear explanation of interest. Selection of group topic is unclear or not relevant to assignment focus. Group topic is not chosen or is irrelevant to the assignment.
Research & Fact-Checking Uses multiple credible scientific sources; accurately identifies truths, falsehoods, and nuances. Uses credible sources and identifies most truths, falsehoods, and nuances with minor errors. Uses some credible sources but inconsistently identifies truths, falsehoods, or partial truths. Limited use of credible sources; many inaccuracies in identifying truths and falsehoods. Does not use credible sources; fails to correctly identify truths or falsehoods.
Note-taking & Collaboration Detailed notes are thorough and all group members contribute effectively to ensure accuracy. Notes are clear and most group members contribute to accuracy. Notes are somewhat clear but group collaboration is uneven or inconsistent. Notes lack clarity; limited group collaboration and accuracy is questionable. Notes are missing or incomplete; no evidence of group collaboration.
Explanation Writing Clear, concise, scientifically accurate explanations for each myth; correctly labels myth/fact. Mostly clear and accurate explanations with correct myth/fact labeling; minor clarity issues. Explanations are somewhat clear but may include inaccuracies or unclear myth/fact labeling. Explanations are unclear or inaccurate; myth/fact labeling is mostly incorrect. Explanations are missing, inaccurate, or do not differentiate myth from fact.
Online Posting & Engagement Posts all required content on Padlet with insightful, respectful, and constructive group comments. Posts required content; comments are generally respectful and constructive. Posts content but engagement with other groups is minimal or superficial. Posts content but little to no engagement with other groups or comments lack constructiveness. Does not post content or engage with other groups on Padlet.
Conclusion

Through this WebQuest, you explored the World Health Day 2025 theme and examined how nutrition myths can influence maternal and newborn health. By researching, fact-checking and sharing your explanations, you transformed misinformation into clear, reliable knowledge. 

Credits
Teacher Page

This WebQuest was edited by two members of USGGED,Türkiye as part of the activities of the "Mediterranean Diet for Overall Health" (MedDiet4Health) Erasmus+ project (Project number: 2023-2-EL01-KA210-VET-000183592).

 

Through this WebQuest, students strengthened their health-literacy skills by evaluating maternal and newborn nutrition information using reliable scientific sources. They developed critical-thinking skills by comparing myths with evidence and identifying what is true, false or partially correct. They also built cultural awareness and reflective thinking by examining how family traditions and community beliefs shape health practices.

This WebQuest reflects only the author’s views. The European Commission’s support for the production of this WebQuest does not constitute an endorsement of the contents which reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.