PHO: HEALTHY LIFESTYLE MOVEMENT CAMPAIGN
By: Renerose A. Beninsig Photo By: GPC-PHO Date: May 21, 2019
Healthy Lifestyle Movement. The Provincial Health Office (PHO) in coordination with the Rural Health Unit (RHU) of Tubao conducts the Pilipinas Go4Health campaign on May 21, 2019 at the Tubao Auditorium, La Union.
The Provincial Government of La Union (PGLU) through the Provincial Health Office (PHO) coordinated with the Rural Health Unit (RHU) of Tubao to conduct Pilipinas GO4Health on May 21, 2019 in Tubao, La Union. This is an initiative of the Department of Health (DOH) which encourages Filipinos to practice a healthy lifestyle through physical activity, proper nutrition, and the prevention or cessation of smoking and alcohol consumption.
96 people attended the program with several activities including a Zumba dance session; simultaneous procedures on non-communicable diseases risk assessment; random blood sugar monitoring; blood pressure taking; and body mass index screening. Those with high blood sugar were referred to the Municipal Health Officer for further evaluation. Free medicine was given to those with prescriptions. To enlighten the participants on lifestyle-related diseases, the PHO staff presented lectures with subjects tackling cancer, hypertension and diabetes mellitus, and living a healthy lifestyle.
“A healthy lifestyle is a prevention to curb lifestyle-related diseases. We encourage you to have your monthly check-up or as necessary with the help of the Barangay Health Station or Rural Health Unit because as the saying goes prevention is better than cure,” Dr. Tongson, PHO I said.
Provincial Health Office Supervising Administrative Officer Jocelyn Mangibin stimulated everyone with her words of encouragement saying, “Health is Wealth. We should do physical activities and inspire ourselves to maintain our healthy habits.”
The same activity was conducted in Luna, La Union on May 22, 2019 with 93 attendees. #
