Location Police Station, Budh Vihar, New Delhi
Dates February 20, 2020 (10:40 am) - February 20, 2020 (12:30 pm)
Total Beneficiaries 24
Female Beneficiaries 2
Total Participants 25
Female Participants 3

Conclusion

A total of 24 beneficiaries (2 females) attended the Swasthya Pahal camp organised on 20th February 2020 at Budh Vihar, Police Station, New Delhi. More than half of the beneficiaries (n=13) had hypertension (i.e. blood pressure >120mm/Hg) and one beneficiary had high random blood sugar (> 140mg/dL). More than half of the beneficiaries (n=16) were overweight/obese (i.e. Body Mass Index > 24.9 kg/m2) and almost same number of beneficiaries (n=15) were engaged in regular physical activity i.e. at least 4 times in a week. Some of the beneficiaries reported lack of time as the main barrier for not being able to exercise regularly.

Nearly fifty per cent of the beneficiaries consumed alcohol (n=13) and smoked bidhi or cigarette (n=10), though the quantity and frequency of smoking and drinking alcohol varied widely among the beneficiaries. All the beneficiaries found the Swasthya Pahal initiative useful and very helpful.

Additional observations / Comments

  • Beneficiary were very interactive. They asked several questions related to their health condition.
  • Most of the beneficiaries were overweight or obese. They did not follow any dietary restrictions to maintain/lose weight. Their dietary pattern was adversely affected due late night duty and long working hours.
  • Beneficiaries were not willing to quit smoking or alcohol due to stressful working conditions.
  • Walking was a part of their work lifestyle.

Details of RISE products sold during the camp: Twenty two males and three females viewed RISE products on the day. They mostly viewed earrings, t-shirts and pouches.

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Swasthya Pahal ("Health for all"), our community initiative utilizes SMAART™ framework, aims to promote self-management among individuals about diabetes, hypertension, obesity and high cholesterol. Swasthya Pahal utilizes interactive multi-lingual, touch screen computer program that gathers data related to social-demographics, clinical history, and health behaviors. In addition, objective data gathered includes height, weight, blood pressure, and blood sugar. An evidence based decision rule engine then generates a SMAART™ health card for each individual. Based on the individual risk findings, the system provides an individualized lifestyle feedback supported by trained lifestyle counselling experts.

RISE (Research, Innovation, Skills and Entrepreneurship), a collaborative Women Empowerment initiative of FHTS and P.H.RISE, USA, aims to Educate, Employ and Empower women, by providing them skills in research, innovation and entrepreneurship. Under RISE initiative, our aim is to create 500 sustained employment for urban slum girls. We aim to provide platform to urban slum women and girls to not only be independent but also support their families, nurture their dreams, create their own identity and be a source of inspiration to many.

Both the Swasthya Pahal and RISE initiatives, utilize SMAART™ framework conceptualized by Dr. Ashish Joshi presently Senior Associate Dean of CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, New York and the founder of Foundation of Healthcare Technologies Society (FHTS). Know more about his vision at ashishjoshi.me.