WP6: Communication & Dissemination

Task 6.1 · Completed · May 2025

"Eat Well. Live Well. The Mediterranean Diet."

Four multilingual educational training videos produced by CNR IBE, UEX, and DMU — Deliverable D6.1

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4 multilingual educational videos covering the Mediterranean diet across all age groups, based on the Mediterranean pyramid

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Hosted on CNR IBE SharePoint · Lead: Elena Buonafede, Tolga Izgü

Children (≤9 years)

Lead: CNR IBE — playful introduction to Mediterranean foods and healthy eating habits

Teenagers (10–17)

Lead: UEX — engaging content connecting MD to energy, sport, and student lifestyle

Adults (18–64)

Lead: CNR IBE — focus on convenience, cooking practices and chronic disease prevention

Seniors (≥65)

Lead: CNR IBE — nutritional needs in ageing, bone health and Mediterranean traditions

Video Content Structure

All 4 videos follow a shared pedagogical framework based on the Mediterranean Pyramid:

Individual nutritional needs per age group
Cooking practices and preparation methods
Examples of authentic Mediterranean dishes
Footage from project fieldwork and Living Labs
Scientific messaging aligned with Mediterranean Pyramid

Multilingual: Available in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish, French, and English

Task 6.2 · In Progress · Deadline Oct 2025

MOOC Online Training Programme

Massive Open Online Courses developed by ADU, with CICYTEX, UTM, IPLEIRIA, DMU, TSP, and UNIFI

Individual Nutritional Needs

1.1 Fundamentals of Nutrition

Nutrients in the context of the Mediterranean Diet — UEX / Spain

1.2 Digestive Physiology

Metabolism of MD nutrients and digestion processes — UEX / Spain

1.3 Factors Influencing Diet

Application of the Mediterranean Diet in daily life — UNIFI / Italy

Cooking Practices

2.1 Healthy Culinary Technologies

Modern and traditional cooking methods that preserve nutritional value — ADU / Türkiye

2.2 Promoting Healthy Culinary Habits

Building sustainable cooking routines and Mediterranean meal patterns — ADU / Türkiye

ADU leads Module 2, leveraging Turkish culinary expertise and traditional Mediterranean cooking traditions

Household Shopping Planning

3.1 Fresh, Local, and Seasonal Foods

How to select and source quality Mediterranean ingredients — IPLEIRIA / Portugal

3.2 Seasonal Shopping Calendars

Practical tools for planning Mediterranean meals around seasonal availability — IPLEIRIA / Portugal

Task 6.6 · Ongoing

Awareness Raising Events

Eat Well. Live Well. The Mediterranean Diet.

7 July 2025 · CNR Florence

A public conference organised by the CNR IBE team in Florence, hosting experts including doctors, researchers, historians and a representative of the Fondazione Dieta Mediterranea. Presentations covered Mediterranean diet health effects, socioeconomic determinants, olive oil research, and biodiversity.

IBE / CNR Florence Public Event Fondazione Dieta Mediterranea

2nd Annual Consortium Meeting

25–27 September 2025 · Faculty of Science of Tunis

The annual project meeting gathered all 13 partner institutions in Tunis, hosted by LIPAH/UTM. WP leaders presented progress, results, and plans. The meeting featured presentations by researchers from UNIPR, UEX, UNIFI, ADU, JASSP and IBE, and included the premiere of the D6.1 training videos.

UTM · LIPAH All Partners Present D6.1 Video Premiere

All Tasks & Deliverables

WP6 Deliverables Status

Task	Description	Lead	Deliverable	Deadline
T6.1	Development of training content — 4 age-targeted multilingual videos	IBE	D6.1	M24 (May 2025)
T6.5	Communication and dissemination kick-off package	ADU	D6.2	M6
T6.2	MOOC online multilingual digital training (3 modules, 7 sub-topics)	ADU	D6.2b	M24 (Oct 2025)
T6.3	Digital eating decision-making tools with scientific project results	UNIFI	D6.3	M36
T6.4	Policy recommendation papers for Mediterranean Diet adoption	CICYTEX	D6.4	M36
T6.6	Awareness raising campaign across all partner countries	UTM	D6.5	M36