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The Standing Committee on Public Health is composed of passionate students with the same goal: to improve public health. We do this with four different projects that each in their own way focus on different aspects of public health. Several valuable topics are addressed, including mental well-being, prevention & sensitization of frequent diseases, initiatives to lower the threshold to health care, and teaching life-saving skills such as CPR. Together with professors and organizations with a similar vision, we try to contribute to a subject that will confront all of us at some point in our lives: not only your health and health problems, but also those of everyone around you.

Teddy Bear Hospital is an initiative to reduce children's fear of hospitals and health care personnel. A hospital environment is mimicked, where children bring their 'sick' teddy bear and have it cared for by students in white coats. 

The children go through various medical 'consultations' with their stuffed toy, including the general practitioner, the cardiologist, the dentist, as well as a mental health coach and a dietician - and many more stations that highlight each aspect of care in a playful way. There is also a play with a life-size bear and an ambulance to make the experience complete and educational. 

​The project is aimed at different groups of children: special education children, young children who want to be introduced to the medical world in a playful way, children who are afraid of doctors and hospitals, and children who are already in the hospital or come there for consultations. In this way we ensure that every child experiences in an accessible and positive way that health care providers are there to help.

We Can-cer Vive is a cancer awareness week where we highlight the topic through information booths, viewing stages and fun give-aways. At the same time, we also actively raise money which will be donated integrally to cancer research. We do this by selling delicious snacks such as homemade titty cupcakes, beautiful plants, atmospheric candles, and so much more!

Each euro collected brings us closer to the next step on the ‘Proffen tegen Kanker barometer’, where a professor provides a playful quid pro quo for each round amount achieved. In this way, together we not only make a difference, but also take a step forward in the fight against cancer.

Heart For Life is an event focused on the prevention and early detection of cardiovascular diseases. During the event, we offer visitors free health checks that include measuring their blood pressure, BMI, cholesterol levels and ankle arm index. After these tests, participants will have the opportunity to interact with professionals from various disciplines who can advise them on healthy lifestyle changes.

At Stay Alive, we provide free CPR classes to interested passersby in Leuven. First, a short theoretical session is provided and then participants can practice CPR on CPR dummy under the guidance of medical students.

With Mental Health we want to teach students the importance of mental health in a positive and fun way. We do this by organizing various events where we inform and let students reflect on (their own) mental health.

For example, we already organized a panel discussion with “Onbespreekbaar”, an alpaca walk, a speed course 'first aid for mental accidents', and much more. In addition, we also have an online community, where fun items are shared.