It will be next Wednesday, September 27, at Plaza 25 de Mayo from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. The objective of the initiative promoted by the foundation and the Municipality of Concordia will be to evaluate and detect risk factors, perform basic health checks, disseminate prevention measures and actions for primary health care, collect data, and evaluate information on nutritional values, promoting healthy lifestyle habits, among others. A vaccination day will also be held in the health tent that will be set up at the location.
The activity, which was declared of Municipal Interest by the Deliberative Council, at the initiative of the first vice-president of the body, Claudia Villalba, is part of the health care and awareness policies promoted by the administration of mayor Enrique Cresto, working from the area with various public and private institutions.
In this sense, in addition to OSDE, professionals belonging to the Argentine Society of Cardiology will be present, since Friday, September 29, is World Heart Day. On that occasion, there will be a dialogue with those present about cardiovascular diseases and prevention strategies.
“From the Health Secretariat, we are working strongly on the management of primary care and prevention in every space where we intervene, mainly in the territory, through health centers, as well as in the approaches and the “Extramuro” program that is carried out every week, bringing care to all the neighborhoods of the city,” explained the councilwoman.
For his part, Dr. Mauro García, municipal Health Secretary, pointed out that “health promotion is a key element for the strengthening of the system and its capacity to respond to the health needs of individuals, families, and communities, focusing on guaranteeing access to health with solidarity and equity. From the prevention approach, the professional doctors who participate in this activity will measure parameters to avoid the appearance of these diseases, to detect them early, or to reduce the consequences if they are already present in patients”
The service will be completely free and no prior appointment is required.