Prevention
How to prevent cancer you will learn on this links:
https://cancer-code-europe.iarc.fr/index.php/en/12-persons
More information on prevention and health protection can be found at:
- National Health Portal
- Office Public Health of the Slovak Republic
- - News from Health Support
Portal -Preventive-- - General Health Insurance Institution - European Code Against Cancer
- more information on cancer prevention - Law No 577/2007 Z.z. on the scope of health care paid under public health insurance and reimbursements for health care services
- League Against cancer
- Information on preventive examinations is
Also available on the website of all three health insurance companies:
www.vszp.sk
www.dovera.sk
www.union.sk
Advisory health
Free health advice
For each regional public office health services (health services) work together in Slovakia 36. There are experts who will do basic examinations for visitors. and on the basis of their results, they recommend how to optimize their health. Control visits, including individual advice, are also free of charge.
The aim of the advisory centres is to increase the interest of citizens in their own health, knowledge of health risks; and to prevent the emergence of chronic diseases, in particular cardiovascular disease such as high blood pressure, heart attack or stroke. At present, people of working age are also at risk of heart and vascular diseases. Our advisory health is focused on prevention and is intended for people who are motivated by concern for their health and want to prevent chronic diseases,Indicates Chief Hygiene of the Slovak Republic Ján Mikas.
Advice shall consist of: Examination of the main risk factors. It is measurement of blood pressure, heart rate frequency, blood chemistry(take off the finger, the results are ready in 10 minutes), cholesterol, glucose, body measurement height, weight. In the advice of visitors detect and family history(cardiac-vascular diseases often affect blood relatives), personal history subcutaneous dose the risk of vascular events is increased), or eating habitsa tendency to exercise regularly.
In 2017 almost tested in health advice 10,000 people. About 60% of them visited the counseling centre for the first time, the remaining 40% came to check.
Almost 70% of people didn't know their blood value pressure
High blood pressure in the hypertension range was found in Health advice for around 30% of the first- aged, especially men working age. It has also shown itself to be problematic in the first-served people. Total cholesterol, increased by almost 44%, mostly Female. The majority managed to reduce by repeated checks and consulting activities values of observed parameters that were previously higher than the standard. Decrease total cholesterol was reported in 33% of people, systolic blood pressure decreased in 33% and diastolic in 35% of subjects,stated Main sanitary unit of Slovakia.
Eight regional health advisory bodies have been investigating since July This year the risk of atrial fibrillation, i.e. atrial cardiac tremor. He's coming. o most common heart rhythm disorder and at the same time major risk factor for stroke. Early detection of atrial fibrillation a treatment helps reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke by up to 68%.
The basic advisory health is primarily addressed to persons in provide primary prevention to the middle or older age. In case of that the results of the health risk measurements show the need for further examinations, the person is recommended to visit his/her practical doctor – secondary prevention. In this context, cooperation between Health Advisory Boards and by general adult physicians of particular importance, as it there is a higher chance of capturing people with the most major risk factors cardiovascular disease.
More information and contacts on individual you can find health advice Here.