Ponle Vida

“Ponle Vida” is a health promotion television program for non-specialized audiences, made and broadcast by the Educational Channel of Cuban Television between 2004 and 2007, with a duration of 27 minutes and more than 60 monographic chapters, which I had the honor of conceive, coordinate, advise, lead and often also write.

The topics discussed in Ponle Vida have a focus on health promotion and disease prevention and the program featured interviewees and leading advisors on various health issues in Cuba.

Furthermore, the production team managed to make Ponle Vida one of the most attractive programs on Cuban educational TV and show the wealth of places, institutions, people and emblematic projects of Havana, which make this collection a living testimony of culture. Cuban.

Look at some of the topics discussed in Ponle Vida in a transcribed version for the digital medium.

  1. Coffee and health.
  2. The sun and the skin
  3. Breastfeeding.
  4. Baby feeding.
  5. The path of pleasure.
  6. The egg and health
  7. Natural and traditional medicine.
  8. Adolescence
  9. Medicinal plants.
  10. The baby’s first month.
  11. Teeth.
  12. Soy and health
  13. Contraceptives.
  14. Food hygiene.
  15. The development of language in the child.
  16. Take care of the heart.
  17. Live longer and better
  18. Breast care.
  19. The Vision
  20. Reproductive health.
  21. Alcoholic beverages and health.
  22. Vegetarian diets.
  23. Cereals and health.
  24. Baby care in the first year of life.
  25. Under the force of nature.
  26. Food, tradition and culture.
  27. Healthy housing.
  28. Healthy personality.
  29. Professional and health risks
  30. Healthy school.
  31. The world of diets.
  32. Beauty and health.
  33. Food to take care of the heart.
  34. Diet in cancer prevention.
  35. Infant development.
  36. Discovering love.
  37. Bees and health.
  38. Life as a project.
  39. Sexuality and adolescence.
  40. Alerts in adulthood.
  41. Childhood sexuality
  42. Vitamins for health
  43. Smoking.
  44. Energies for life.
  45. Vaccines
  46. ​​Child intelligence
  47. Vegetarianism.
  48. Affectionate animals and health.
  49. Flowers and floral therapy.
  50. Hearing health.
  51. Stress and health
  52. The sea and health
  53. Healthy skin care.
  54. Road safety.
  55. Insects and health.
  56. Bones and their care.
  57. Healthy sleep.
  58. Oral health.
  59. Men’s health
  60. Women’s health.