Location Fire Station, Residential Colony, Tahirpur
Dates February 5, 2020 (11:30 am) - February 5, 2020 (2:30 pm)
Total Beneficiaries 18
Female Beneficiaries 9
Total Participants 18
Female Participants 9

Conclusion

A total of 18 beneficiaries attended the Swasthya Pahal camp organised on 5th February 2020 at Residential Colony, Fire Station, Tahirpur, New Delhi. More than half of the beneficiaries (57.8%) had hypertension (i.e. blood pressure >120mm/Hg) with higher prevalence among males (88.8%) as compared to females (33.3%). Two beneficiaries (1 male and 1 female) had high random blood sugar (> 140mg/dL). Nearly two thirds of the beneficiaries (63.1%) were overweight/obese (i.e. Body Mass Index > 24.9 kg/m2) with equal prevalence among males and females. More than half of the beneficiaries (57.8%) were engaged in regular physical activity i.e. at least 4 times in a week with higher proportion of males as compared to females. Some of the beneficiaries reported lack of time as the main barrier for not being able to exercise regularly.

Slightly less than half of the beneficiaries (47.3%) consumed alcohol and nearly one fifth of the beneficiaries (21%) smoked bidhi or cigarette, 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

  • On the day’s camp, most of the beneficiaries were taking only medicines for managing hypertension and diabetes. They did not modify their diet.
  • Most of the beneficiaries were in overweight and obese categories.
  • Regular physical exercise was reported in very few females as compared to males.
  • In today’s Swasthya Pahal beneficiaries were cordial.
  • Overall the beneficiaries reported the camp to be very good and useful for them. They gave us feedback comments such as “very good” and “excellent”.
  • Most of them are either in contemplative stage or in action stage in adopting healthy behaviors

Details of RISE products sold during the camp: Eighteen participants (9 females) viewed RISE products on the day. They mostly viewed earrings 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.