Jeongeup City Health Center to Operate 'Know Your Blood Vessel Numbers Challenge' Until the 10th of Next Month

Published 24 Nov.2021 13:40(KST)

[Jeongeup=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jaegil] Jeongeup City Public Health Center in Jeonbuk operates the ‘Know Your Vascular Numbers Challenge’ to raise citizens’ awareness of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and emphasize the importance of management.

According to Jeongeup City Public Health Center on the 24th, this project aims to encourage citizens to regularly measure their blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol, detect hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia early, and prevent chronic diseases.

The ‘Know Your Vascular Numbers Challenge’ is a non-face-to-face project using smartphones, where participants measure two or more of blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol levels, then upload a verification photo on the mobile app ‘WalkOn’ bulletin board.

The program runs from the 29th of this month to the 10th of next month. Citizens wishing to measure blood pressure, blood sugar, or cholesterol can do so on the 2nd floor of Jeongeup City Public Health Center or the 1st floor of Saemgol Health Branch in Naejang Sang-dong.

Measurement times are from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM and 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM. The program ends once 500 participants complete the measurements on a first-come, first-served basis.

The first 500 participants who successfully complete the mission by uploading their measurement posts will receive promotional items (mini bags).

A health center official said, “Regularly measuring blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol to know your vascular numbers is the first step in early detection and treatment of hypertension and diabetes, which are precursor diseases of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.”