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WORLD HEALTH DAY

WORLD HEALTH DAY. 7 April 2013. World Health Day. On 7 April 1948, the World Health Organization (WHO) was created. Since then, WHO named April 7 as World Health Day, celebrated each year to mark the anniversary of its founding.

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WORLD HEALTH DAY

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  1. WORLD HEALTH DAY 7 April 2013

  2. World Health Day • On 7 April 1948, the World Health Organization (WHO) was created. • Since then, WHO named April 7 as World Health Day, celebrated each year to mark the anniversary of its founding. • Each year has a new theme and this year’s theme was “Prevention and control of heart attacks and strokes through a focus on hypertension.‟ • Throughout the world, posters and messages were sent to call attention to this major health problem.

  3. WORLD HYPERTENSION DAY 17 May 2013

  4. World Hypertension Day • Designed by the World Hypertension League: a division of the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) who is in official relations with the World Health Organization (WHO). • Since May 2005, an event has been organized annually. • Purpose: • Promote public awareness of hypertension. • Communicate information to the public on prevention, detection, and treatment. • Goal: Reduce heart attacks and strokes. • 2012 theme: “Healthy Lifestyle, Healthy Blood Pressure” • 2013 theme: “Healthy Blood Pressure, Healthy Heart Beat”

  5. Epidemiology • Cardiovascular disease:1 • 17 million deaths a year • Complications of hypertension:2 • 9.4 million deaths worldwide every year • Hypertension responsible for: • 45% of deaths due to heart disease • 51% of deaths due to stroke • In 2008: 40% of adults had been diagnosed with hypertension. • The number of people with hypertension:3 • 1980: 600 million • 2008: 1 billion 1. Causes of Death 2008 [online database]. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization. http//www.who.int/healthinfo/global_burden_disease/cod_2008_sources_methods.pdf 2. Lim SS, Vos T, Flaxman AD, Danaei G, et al. A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. Lancet. 2012;380(9859):2224-2260. 3. World Health Organization. Global status report on noncommunicable diseases 2010. Geneva, Switzerland: World HealthOrganization; 2011.

  6. A few reminders • The patient needs to: • Measure blood pressure at home regularly, at the same time daily. • Don’t: Cross feet. • Do: Stay calm, quiet for at least 4-5 minutes. Measure 30 minutes after exercise. Sit with the back straight. Keep a blood pressure diary. • Keep blood pressure below 135 mm Hg. • Atrial fibrillation: • Is an abnormal heart beat • Increases with age • Hypertension and atrial fibrillation significantly increase the risk of stroke.

  7. Prevention • Three keys to a healthy lifestyle: • Eat healthier: • Increase fruit and vegetable intake. • Reduce sodium or salt intake. • Avoid harmful use of alcohol. • Exercise at least 30 minutes every day. • Watch one’s weight.

  8. Talk to YOUR patients about hypertension and healthy lifestyle. Prevention is the key to stopping the global hypertension epidemic.

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