General Santos City – Medical Schools, Health Institution, Gensan joggers, Philippine Nurses Association and the Philippines National Police joined force in the promotion of the Healthy Lifestyle to the Max campaign of the Department of Health through the Integrated City Health Service of the city government.
This campaign that focuses on 7 healthy practices like no to smoking, no to alcohol, no to illegal drugs, , eating low fat, low salt, high fiber food, preventing hypertension, engaging in physical activity and managing stress.
This happened during the simultaneous Hataw to the Max activity held on Monday February 16,2009 at the oval plaza where hundreds of generals from the above institutions in the city. Participants came as early as 5:30 in the morning to join the walking and exercise activity to be healthy.
DOH Nurse coordinator Ella Ilagan in her rationale before the Hataw proper, the program was conceptualized to fight the different deceases the causes death in the country. “ The lifestyle of most of the Filipinos today like the food we eat and the not so active body makes us vulnerable to this deceases” she said.
She even cited the common causes of death of Filipinos like diabities, heart attack, hypertension and many others are associated all with the kind of lifestyle that most of us practice. This fact is very alarming that is why DOH came up with this program, Ilagan added.
Dr. Jacinto Makilang, acting department head of the City Health Office on the otherhand recognized the participants who answered their call for the said endeavor. He also urged everyone present in the venue to practice a healthy lifestyle and live a healthy life.
It can be recalled that Mayor Jun Acharon was very proud that the producing quality human resources in this part of the country during his State of the City Address and part of it is having a healthy people and community as well. CPIO-ALJV 021909
This campaign that focuses on 7 healthy practices like no to smoking, no to alcohol, no to illegal drugs, , eating low fat, low salt, high fiber food, preventing hypertension, engaging in physical activity and managing stress.
This happened during the simultaneous Hataw to the Max activity held on Monday February 16,2009 at the oval plaza where hundreds of generals from the above institutions in the city. Participants came as early as 5:30 in the morning to join the walking and exercise activity to be healthy.
DOH Nurse coordinator Ella Ilagan in her rationale before the Hataw proper, the program was conceptualized to fight the different deceases the causes death in the country. “ The lifestyle of most of the Filipinos today like the food we eat and the not so active body makes us vulnerable to this deceases” she said.
She even cited the common causes of death of Filipinos like diabities, heart attack, hypertension and many others are associated all with the kind of lifestyle that most of us practice. This fact is very alarming that is why DOH came up with this program, Ilagan added.
Dr. Jacinto Makilang, acting department head of the City Health Office on the otherhand recognized the participants who answered their call for the said endeavor. He also urged everyone present in the venue to practice a healthy lifestyle and live a healthy life.
It can be recalled that Mayor Jun Acharon was very proud that the producing quality human resources in this part of the country during his State of the City Address and part of it is having a healthy people and community as well. CPIO-ALJV 021909
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