A large-scale event titled «Health and Activity Festival» was held in the Odesa region, focusing on health and active lifestyle. This initiative is part of a program supporting mental health, initiated by Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine.

The event showcased how sports can positively impact mental health and aid in recovery from stress. The main message of the event: activity is around us. Participants included veterans, internally displaced persons, families with children, and sports specialists.

At the main venue in Odesa, on Soborna Square, various activities such as korfball, floorball, and badminton were held. Together with the regional coordinator of the program, Anna Velychko, representatives of the Balta community actively participated.

Activity days were also held in other communities of the Odesa region. In the Oknian community, a local park gathered around 40 participants, including people with disabilities and youth, for exercises and games. In the Podil community, over 50 participants joined outdoor sports activities on the volleyball field.

The Dobroslav community attracted over 70 people to «Shchedryk» park, where families could actively spend time together. In the Krasnosil community, about 100 participants took part in sporting games.

The Bereziv community engaged 30 participants, while in the Chornomorsk village community, about 30 elderly and disabled individuals performed exercises outdoors.

In the Velykodalnytska community, 38 children and youth participated in sports games. Following the public part of the event, a meeting of project coordinators with mental health service providers was held, presenting a convenient guide for redirecting people to specialists.

In total, the event engaged 458 participants across various Odesa communities, demonstrating the inseparable link between mental and physical health.

This event was part of a priority project of the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine within the mental health program «How are you?» initiated by First Lady Olena Zelenska.

The development of the program is supported by the Coordination Center of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine with expert assistance from the World Health Organization (WHO).