The Secretariat of Health of the Municipality of Concordia held a sports, recreational, and awareness-raising day in the framework of World Heart Day, which was commemorated this Sunday, September 29.
These activities were carried out at Plaza 25 de Mayo, where Municipal Health personnel distributed brochures, performed medical check-ups, vaccinations, gave talks on healthy eating, and, to promote physical activity, a recreational walk was held.
Regarding the sessions, the Director of Primary Health Care, Karina Greco, highlighted that “we know that the leading cause of death is linked to the heart, with approximately 17 million deaths annually worldwide,” therefore “prevention and knowledge of these diseases are very important, which surely everyone has suffered or has had a family member who suffers from them, such as myocardial infarction, arterial hypertension, angina pectoris, and heart failure. These can be preventable with a healthy diet and daily exercise.”
Subsequently, the Director of Medical Specialties (DEM), Yamina Román, commented that “during the day, blood pressure checks were performed and the body mass index was calculated using weight and height; at the same time, blood glucose was checked, and they were also able to access vaccination checks and voluntary and confidential HIV testing,” she reported.
During the weekend, alluding to the important global day, the Municipal Palace was illuminated in red, related to the heart. In that sense, said lighting was in charge of the Directorate of Electrotechnics.
These activities were carried out at Plaza 25 de Mayo, where Municipal Health personnel distributed brochures, performed medical check-ups, vaccinations, gave talks on healthy eating, and, to promote physical activity, a recreational walk was held.
Regarding the sessions, the Director of Primary Health Care, Karina Greco, highlighted that “we know that the leading cause of death is linked to the heart, with approximately 17 million deaths annually worldwide,” therefore “prevention and knowledge of these diseases are very important, which surely everyone has suffered or has had a family member who suffers from them, such as myocardial infarction, arterial hypertension, angina pectoris, and heart failure. These can be preventable with a healthy diet and daily exercise.”
Subsequently, the Director of Medical Specialties (DEM), Yamina Román, commented that “during the day, blood pressure checks were performed and the body mass index was calculated using weight and height; at the same time, blood glucose was checked, and they were also able to access vaccination checks and voluntary and confidential HIV testing,” she reported.
During the weekend, alluding to the important global day, the Municipal Palace was illuminated in red, related to the heart. In that sense, said lighting was in charge of the Directorate of Electrotechnics.