International Science Community Association Research Journal of Management Sciences 2319-1171 7 1 2018 01 6 Fight against obesity in the public health directorate of Izmir, Turkey: “I\'m a role model” project, 2012 1 5 EN Ebru Turhan 1 Department of Public Health, Izmir Kātip Celebi University Medicine Faculty, Turkey Gokben Yasli 2 Public Health Directorate of Izmir, Turkey Mustafa Tozun 3 Department of Public Health, Izmir Kātip Celebi University Medicine Faculty, Turkey Zehra BAT 4 Public Health Directorate of Izmir, Turkey Semra IPER 5 Public Health Directorate of Izmir, Turkey > Research Paper 2017 9 25 2018 01 6 This study\'s purpose was to determine the nutrition habits and physical activity level of the health workers, to reveal the obesity situation and to try to solve of problems of obese participants, in Izmir Public Health Directorate. This cross-sectional study realized between January and February 2012. Target population constitutes the health workers within the & Copyright@ International Science Community Association 304;zmir Public Health Directorate. Body Mass Index values were calculated for 96 participants from a total of 112 health workers (participation rate 86%.The habits of adequate and balanced nutrition and physical activity were questioned via questionnaire which prepared by researchers. Chi-square test and t-test were used for statistical analyses. It has been determined that the frequency of overweight and obesity in men is significantly higher than that of women (p<0.001). The frequency of women who say that they do not have sufficient energy as a reason for not doing physical activity is higher than that of men (p<0.05).Those who were overweight have more regular physical activity than the other groups (normal group and obese group) (p<0.001). As a reason for skipping meals men who said they had no habit had a higher frequency than women (p<0.05). It was found that 41.7% of men made breakfast at home and 80% of women did it at work (p<0.05). In terms of fight against obesity that includes preventive health and treatment of obese patients both adequate and balanced daily eating habits and increasing the level of physical activity has a great importance. Within the scope of the \"fight against obesity\" project initiated within the body of the Izmir Public Health Directorate as health personnel sports have been performed collectively for one day a week. In addition under the \"fight against salt\" the use of salt in the food of the Izmir Public Health Directorate has been reduced. Thus the health worker has been successful about having a strong influence in terms of providing the public awareness by changing his / her lifestyle first.