Date : 24/09/2016
Place : SMK FOMRA Institute of Technology
INTRODUCTION
World Heart Day (WHD) is celebrated every year on September 29th. Around 17.3 million deaths in worldwide were due to heart diseases. It accounts for about30% of total deaths occurring worldwide. This can be reduced by promoting the exchange of information, ideas, science among those involved in cardiovascular care and control by promoting healthy diets, physical activity and tobacco free living at individual, community and national level (policy maker).
THEME
POWER YOUR LIFE
- Fuel your heart – Taking healthy foods
- Move your heart – Staying active
- Love your heart – Stop smoking and alcohol
OBJECTIVES
To educate the students about the basic patho-physiology, modifiable / non modifiable risk factors, signs and symptoms of heart diseases.
Live and video demonstration about the first aid measures (CPR) in cardiovascular arrest.
To provide health education about the life style modifications, nutrition and stress management.
RHTC TEAM
- Dr.Rm.Sriram Assistant Professor I/C RHTC
- Dr.Umeshwari LMO, RHTC
- Mrs.Anbukarasi MSW
- CRRI’s
- CRRI’s
- Hariharan N
- Iyyappan M
- Samuel pramod paul
- Sanjayan RD
- Santhana vidhya S
- Sathish A
TARGET POPULATION
Staffs and students (100 nos) of SMK FOMRA institute of technology, Chennai.
EVENTS
- Brief introduction about World Heart Day and reasons behind observation of this day – Dr.Rm.Sriram Assistant Professor I/C RHTC, Kelambakkam
- Introduction to WHD 2016 and its theme (POWER YOUR LIFE) – Iyappan.
- Anatomy and pathophysiology of heart diseases – Sathish.
- Risk factors for heart diseases – Sanjayan.
- Management of heart attack – Santhana Vidhya.
- CPR Live Demonstration – Sathish & Santhana Vidhya.
- Prevention of Heart diseases – Samuel Pramod Paul.
- Summary, question & Answer session – Hariharan.
- Prize distribution – Dr.Rm.Sriram & Dr.Umeshwari.