As part of the implementation of the State Program “People’s Health and Demographic Security of the Republic of Belarus for 2016-2025” on the eve of World Health Day, on April 2, 2024, an information and educational campaign “Health Figures” was held in the assembly hall of the enterprise.

Kristina Dmitrievna Buryakova, head of the public health department, medical prevention doctor at the State Institution “Orsha Zonal Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology,” gave a lecture “On the dangers of smoking,” in which she paid special attention to the problem of vapes and electronic cigarettes, which are not much less harmful than conventional cigarettes.

After the lecture, a survey was conducted among those present to identify the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Under the strict guidance of psychologist and sociologist Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Shambovskaya, those interested could determine the content of visceral fat using a body composition monitor, or the so-called fat analyzer.

The goal of the “Health Figures” campaign is to draw attention to the importance of non-communicable diseases and the fact that their prevention depends 50% primarily on the person himself, his lifestyle and habits, and only 10% on medicine.

Health numbers consist of healthy habits (7-9 hours of sleep per day,

30 minutes of physical activity per day or 10,000 steps per day, 400 g or more vegetables and fruits per day, 8-10 glasses of liquid per day, 0 cigarettes per day, 0 ml of alcohol per day, at least 1 visit to the clinic per year) and indicators body (waist circumference up to 80 cm for women and up to 94 cm for men, normal body mass index 18.5-24.9, normal blood pressure range: 110-129/60-84 mm Hg, normal resting pulse : 60-80 beats per minute, total cholesterol below 5 m mol/l, blood glucose level below 6 m mol/l).

If you strive to achieve the so-called “health figures for a healthy person,” you can significantly reduce the risks of developing diseases of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems, cancer, and diabetes.