Location Fire Station, Shahadara, New Delhi
Dates January 24, 2020 (10:15 am) - January 24, 2020 (1:00 pm)
Total Beneficiaries 16
Female Beneficiaries 1
Total Participants 10
Female Participants 1

Conclusion

A total of 16 beneficiaries (1 female) attended the Swasthya Pahal camp organised on 24th January 2020 at Fire Station, Shahadara, New Delhi. Most of the beneficiaries (81.2%) had hypertension (i.e. blood pressure >120mm/Hg) while only one beneficiary (male) had high random blood sugar (> 140mg/dL). Less than one fifth  of the beneficiaries (18.7%) were overweight/obese (i.e. Body Mass Index > 24.9 kg/m2) and more than half of the beneficiaries (56.2%) 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.

More than one third of the beneficiaries consumed alcohol (37.5%) and while slightly less than two thirds of the beneficiaries smoked bidhi or cigarette (62.5%), 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.

Comments

  • Beneficiaries were cordial and receptive to the counselling given.
  • Overall the beneficiaries found the swasthya pahal initiative very useful and gave us comments such as “very good” and “excellent”.
  • Most of the beneficiaries were already following healthy eating habits and were engaged in regular physical exercise such as running, walking and yoga.
  • Beneficiaries who were smoking hukka were unaware of its health risks. They were under the impression that hukka is better than cigarettes as it gets filtered through water.

Details of RISE products sold during the camp: Ten participants (including 1 female) viewed RISE products on the day. They mostly viewed earrings, pouches and t-shirts.

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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.