As part of the implementation of the program to promote healthy lifestyles and disease prevention “ACHIEVE HEALTHY NUMBERS!”, the employees of the Center for formation of healthy lifestyle visited in the Agency for countering corruption on May 26, 2023 dedicated to the International Day against Arterial Hypertension.
Doctors-methodologists of the Center made the presentations on the following topics:
“High blood pressure and cardiovascular risk. Preventive measures”, Gulnar Sakanova.
“Nutrition as a controllable risk factor for circulatory diseases” by G. Turdunova.
The attendees actively participated in the discussion of the topic and asked the lecturers questions.
At the end of the meeting, the attendees were given informational and educational material (handouts): “Nutrition as a controllable risk factor for circulatory diseases”, “Facts about smoking”, “Sedentary lifestyle”, “What is important to know about salt intake”, “Stroke prevention”, “Uric acid”|, “Health without smoking”.
The purpose of the event - raising public awareness and drawing attention to the prevention and risk factors of hypertension and its complications was achieved, as evidenced by the feedback received from those present. The total number of attendees was 45.
