WORLD HEART DAY GLOBAL PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN

1. World Heart Day 2015
Healthy heart choices wherever you are

2. WORLD HEART DAY
GLOBAL PUBLIC AWARENESS
CAMPAIGN

3. WORLD HEART DAY
The THEME
2000: Let it beat
2001: A heart for life
2002: Obesity, physical activity and
heart disease
2003: Women, heart disease and stroke
2004: Children, adolescents and heart
diseases

4. WORLD HEART DAY
The THEME
2005: Healthy weight healthy shape
2006: How young is your heart
2007: Team up for healthy heart
2008: Know your risk
2009: Work with heart

5. WORLD HEART DAY
The THEME
2010: I work with heart
2011: One world, one home, one heart
2012: One world, one home, one heart
2013: Take the road to healthy heart
2014: Heart healthy choices wherever
you are
2015: Heart healthy choices wherever
you are

6. World heart day- key points
• CVD- The biggest killer of people in the world
17.5 million death annually worldwide
80% in Low & middle income countries
• Preventable – 90% risk factors can be modified
• Effectiveness of public awareness campaign
Awareness generation is highly effective method
of prevention

7. Please be aware. The fact is…
Living, working and playing with
heart healthy choices can help
reduce heart diseases

8. 10 TIPS for healthy heart choices

9. TIP- 1
Stop using tobacco products

10. What's new?
Tobacco kills 50% of its users
You can stop gradually. Just
try. Don’t giveup

11. TIP- 2
Eat healthy diet

12. What's new on diet?
1. 5 a day- fruits & vegetables( decreases CVD
by 40% )
2. Avoid high carbohydrate diet
3. Limit Junk foods- Trans fat
4. Large breakfast, medium lunch and small
dinner
5. Do not overeat
6. Asian diet bad for heart – high carb, high
transfat, high salt and sugar, low veg and
fruits

13. What's new on diet?
7. Dark chocolate, green tea
8. Coffee 2-3 cups per day
9. Nuts, Flaxseed,
10. Fish twice a week

14. TIP- 3
Exercise moderately

15. What's new on exercise?
1. Moderate intensity exercise 30 min daily is
best. It increases lifespan by 7 years
2. High intensity exercise is harmful
3. Do not over exercise > 60 mins
4. Aerobic exercise is the best
5. Pranayam 15 mins for those who cannot
walk

16. TIP- 4
Keep Blood Pressure under control
BP< 140/90

17. What's new on BP?
1. For senior citizens 160/90 is ok
2. For Diabetic and kidney disease 130/80 is ok
3. HTN can be cured and drugs can be stopped
4. Lifestyle treatment is the 1st drug
5. Uncontrolled BP plus alcohol gives u stroke
6. BP 160/100 , no risk factors , < 40 yrs , LSM for
several months

18. TIP- 5
Keep blood sugar under control
Bood Sugar F< 110
Blood Sugar PP< 140

19. What's new on Diabetes?
1. Diabetes can be cured with lifestyle treatment
2. Obesity and stress are 2 big enemies of DM
3. Food habit is important
4. Lifestyle treatment is the 1st drug
5. You can enjoy rice, potato and even ice cream
if your Blood sugar is under control
( conditions apply )
6. STATINS and ACEI compulsory

20. TIP- 6
Keep blood Cholesterol under control
LDL c < 70

21. What's new on Cholesterol?
1. High priority given
2. Statins in high dose, 40, 80 mg
3. The low the better. LDL < 60 is OK
4. Lipid profile test- fasting not necessary
5. > 50 years age Statins for primary prevention
6. Lipid profile monitoring not necessary
7. TG >400. you develop DM in less than 5 yrs

22. TIP- 7
Drink alcohol wisely
Otherwise don’t drink

23. What's new on alcohol?
1. Small dose is medicine big dose is poison
2. If you don’t drink don’t start
3. Take green signal from your doctor to start
4. 60 ml 5 days a wk- scientist say
5. No alcohol in uncontrolled HTN and DM
6. High TG – don’t drink
7. No junk food with alcohol. Salad is best.
8. Drink wisely otherwise don’t drink

24. TIP- 8
Drink plenty of water

25. What's new on water?
1. Start the day with water- 500 ml
2. Drink water in any emergencies
3. No work to do- drink water
4. Going mad- drink water
5. With alcohol- drink water
6. No water during major meals
7. Limit water in Heart failure and kidney failure
8. Don’t drink water toooo much

26. TIP- 9
Annual health check up
HTN DM Cholesterol are mostly silent
(asymptomatic).
Only regular check up can detect
them

27. TIP- 10
Control your emotion
Increase your donation

28. THANK YOU