World Health Day 2018 Let’s Talk About Prevention 7th April 2018
World Health Day - At a Glance • World Health Day is a universal health awareness day celebrated each year on 7th April. • The theme for World Health Day 2018 is Universal health coverage: Everyone, Everywhere. • • Thought Behind It: All people should be able to realize their right to the highest possible level of health.
World Health Day
World Health Day - Our Approach • The Theme: Let’s talk about prevention • Key Message: Take control of your health by choosing prevention • Objective: Spreading awareness of how prevention can help detect diseases at an early stage and save lives.
What is Prevention? • Let’s get Started
Prevention is the act of stopping something before it actually occurs. • For Example : A Seat Belt
It helps to prevent probable injuries caused by an accident.
Why Cure, When you can Prevent!
Preventive Healthcare • What does it mean?
It is the action or set of actions taken prior to the onset of disease to identify the risk factors involved. • Disease Prevention = Risk Factor Reduction • Your first step towards being healthy is a Preventive Health Check-up.
Preventive Healthcare: Why is it important? • It helps to detect chronic diseases like Diabetes, Cancer, Stroke, Hypertension, etc at an early stage. • Detection of diseases at an early stage is crucial to find an early cure.
• It helps to reduce the risk of developing any disease in future. According to the World Health Organization, 80% of chronic diseases are preventable.
Make a Smart Choice - Choose Prevention!
Why Choose Prevention? Choose Prevention and Enjoy the Benefits: • Curbs and Combat Diseases • Improves Quality of Life
• Cuts Future Medical Costs • Promotes Healthy Habits • Saves Time
• Saves you from Mental and Physical Stress
Caring for Health has Amazing Rewards!
Detect Diseases & Prevent Them Diseases that can be detected through a Preventive Health Check-up: • • • •
Cardiovascular diseases • • Respiratory diseases Stroke • Diabetes • •
Cancer Lower respiratory infections Lung Diseases Hypertension Tuberculosis
A Health Check-up = Your Body Report Card Did you get yours?
How to Prevent Diseases? • Eat Wisely- Healthy Diet helps • Avoid Unhealthy Habits • Maintain Good Hygiene • Get Plenty of Rest
• Stay Away from Stress
• Move Your Body- Exercise • Keep Yourself Hydrated
• DON’T Forget to Schedule Your Medical Health Checkup
Who Needs a Check-up? • Infants
• Children
• Teenagers
• Adults (20-35 years) • Adults (36-55 years) • Senior Citizens
Prevention is better than Cure
Don’t wait for your body to give you a reminder Visit us at www.indushealthplus.com to schedule your check-up appointment at the best cost.