The Health Department at the service of Citizens' health prevention
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MUNICIPALITIES: 134 PRACTICES
Awareness raising, information, organization of preventive examinations and referrals to health structures of all citizens regardless of insurance capacity, with an emphasis on the most common diseases faced by health professionals in Primary Health Care. Interconnection of the health services of the Municipality, but also of all the agencies involved in prevention and health promotion programs.
Citizens of all ages.
The Health Center of Igoumenitsa has been operating since October 2017. From then until today, hundreds of actions have been carried out, with a different duration each time.
The Health Center of the Municipality of Igoumenitsa in its 2 years of operation participated in a nationwide Health Center campaign for:
In addition, he proceeded to:
299 subjects had bone mineral density measurements with heel ultrasound
96 people had free ECGs
5 Special High School students were recommended further ophthalmological examination and follow-up
In 30 people, atypical lesions were found, in 12 people removal and biopsy of moles was recommended, while in those over 45, precancerous lesions were detected and treatment was recommended, during Skin Cancer Prevention Week.
The actions take place each time in different locations, always within the boundaries of the municipality, so that all citizens have equal access to information, but also to preventive examinations.
Medical Association of Thesprotia, Orama Elpida, EKAV Ig/tsas, Smile of the Child, Hellenic Cancer Society, Red Cross, EDDYPPY, Igoumenitsa Traffic, Igoumenitsa Cycling Club, Life Jump, Association of Speech-Language Pathologists - Speech Therapists of Greece, Institute of Nutritional Research and Studies, Sports trade unions, Associations of Parents and Guardians, Cultural Associations, Center for Lifelong Learning, Ephorate of Antiquities of Thesprotia, G.N. Filiaton, Ioannina University Hospital, Igoumenitsa Mental Health Center
Depending on the action, there was the participation of employees from various structures of the Municipality, such as from Help at Home, KAPI, KIFI, the Social Grocery Store, the Community Center and the Social Pharmacy
The recognition of the Health Center of the Municipality of Igoumenitsa as an important institution in prevention and awareness for health promotion has been achieved, taking the 2nd place, in number of actions, among all the Health Centers of the country
Through targeted actions and cooperation of the Health Department with the Local Volunteer Bone Marrow Donor Center, a large number of volunteer bone marrow donors has been achieved, which has brought it to first place among all the municipalities of the country that cooperate with the "Vision of Hope" association "