One Health Junior Olympics 2026

The One Health Junior Olympics 2026 is an initiative promoted by the One Health São João Group, part of the São João Local Health Unit (Portugal), in partnership with the School Health Unit, to celebrate International One Health Day on November 3. Aimed at secondary school students, the Olympics consist of a knowledge competition featuring 30 online questions exploring the interconnections between human, animal and environmental health, and the challenges of health promotion from a One Health perspective. The initiative aims to encourage critical thinking, health literacy and young people's engagement in identifying problems and solutions that require an integrated approach. In addition to an individual award, the winner's class will receive support from the One Health São João Group to develop a health promotion project based on One Health principles, encouraging the transition from knowledge to collective action.