{"id":8362,"date":"2023-05-19T11:22:17","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T03:22:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/?p=8362"},"modified":"2023-05-19T11:23:30","modified_gmt":"2023-05-19T03:23:30","slug":"mmm-initiative-to-teach-people-about-proper-method-of-taking-blood-pressure-readings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/mmm-initiative-to-teach-people-about-proper-method-of-taking-blood-pressure-readings\/","title":{"rendered":"MMM initiative to teach people about proper method of taking blood pressure readings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hypertension is the leading contributing factor for global death. An estimated 10-million lives are lost each year due to elevated blood pressure which increases the risk of heart, brain, kidney, and other diseases. In the Philippines, the incidence of hypertension alone, which remains a leading cause of death, continues to rise, with deaths linked to it hitting 34,500 in 2020. According to World Health Organization (WHO), cardiovascular diseases account for a third of deaths in the country.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, the number of Filipinos afflicted with\nhypertension continues to increase as many of them are unaware that they have\nraised blood pressure. Some of them only find out they are hypertensive after\nthey had a stroke or heart attack, and other cardiovascular complications. However,\nthe rising number of hypertensive Filipinos and deaths are actually preventable.\nAwareness about elevated blood pressure and its dangers, and improved health\npractices are necessary to prevent hypertension.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year, the Philippine Society of Hypertension\n(PSH), alongside OMRON Healthcare, Servier, and the Department of Health (DOH),\nspearheaded the May Measure Month (MMM) campaign which encouraged individuals\nto have their blood pressure screened with OMRON\u2019s clinically validating blood\npressure monitoring available in select locations from May 17 (World\nHypertension Day) to July 31, 2023. PSH will offer free blood pressure\nscreenings and further raise awareness about the risks posed by hypertension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The MMM initiative has screened about 5-million people\nin 100 countries. It also aims to screen more Filipinos across more\nmunicipalities nationwide with the support of local health organizations and\nvolunteers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s campaign will also teach people about the\nproper method of taking blood pressure readings to enable them to monitor their\nblood pressure accurately in the comfort of their homes. This goal of raising\nawareness about proper blood monitoring and promoting better health has been\nthe core of the MMM campaign since it started in 2017. Besides, given the\nopportunities of the hybrid setup, the campaign empowered people to measure\ntheir blood pressure through home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM), and doctors\npresent at the event demonstrated the proper positioning on how to get accurate\nblood pressure measurement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMay Measure Month is an opportunity and a reminder\nfor Filipinos to take charge of their health not just this summer but every\nday. We also hope it will encourage more Filipinos to learn more about the\nrisks associated with hypertension. We want to raise awareness and promote new\nmethods to spread awareness about this silent killer and help people make\nlifestyle changes that can lead to better heart health,\u201d said Dr. Dolores\nBonzon, PSH president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The data collected from the blood pressure monitoring\ndevices across the different screening sites can be submitted and collected in\nthree ways: 1) physical\/ printed forms provided in screening sites, 2) Google forms\nmade by the PSH which can be accomplished online by a volunteer healthcare\nprofessional or by the participants themselves, or 3) the patients themselves\nlogging in their measured data at the MMM official website or the MMM mobile\napp. The PSH encourages the use of the first two methods to allow them to keep\ntrack of data submitted from the Philippines. These data are used to gather\nscientific knowledge to help influence worldwide blood pressure screening\npolicies and make screening more widely available globally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To offer trusted and clinically validated HBPM, OMRON\nHealthcare\u2019s recently clinically validated HEM 7120 and HEM 7121 are equipped\nwith a cuff wrapping guide to assist the user in properly fitting the arm cuff\nfor an accurate and reliable blood pressure measurement. The products\u2019\nIntelliSense Technology automatically inflates the cuff to the optimal amount\nto provide precise results while still being comfortable. If the measured\nsystolic or diastolic pressure is outside the standard range, the Hypertension\nIndicator feature sends a signal. These features are very important for\nobtaining reliable readings when blood pressure fluctuates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOMRON Healthcare remains committed to improving lives\nand contributing to a better society, especially since we have reached the 50th\nanniversary milestone of OMRON\u2019s blood pressure monitors. OMRON has also\ntransformed the way people measure blood pressure, making it simple and\naccurate for anybody, wherever in the world. Now more than ever, we have to be\nconscious of our general physical health. This year\u2019s MMM will not just\nencourage Filipinos to integrate blood pressure monitoring in their lives to\ndetect early signs of hypertension but also inspire them to make the necessary\nlifestyle changes to achieve better health,\u201d said Yusuke Kato, general manager\nfor OMRON Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd \u2013 Philippine Branch (Healthcare Division).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The MMM campaign is a call to action for all Filipinos\nto take control of their health and work toward a healthier future for\nthemselves and their families. As the world shifts to the new normal, OMRON Healthcare\nwill continue to work with other organizations to promote hypertension awareness\nand empower Filipinos to achieve better health and an improved quality of life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The MMM initiative has screened about 5-million people in 100 countries. It also aims to screen more Filipinos across more municipalities nationwide with the support of local health organizations and volunteers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":8363,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[2184,2288],"class_list":["post-8362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsmakers","tag-omron","tag-omron-healthcare"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8362"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8362\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8364,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8362\/revisions\/8364"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}