Dinkes Holds World Heart Day Commemoration

The Jakarta Health Agency (Dinkes), commemorated World Heart Day 2023 by holding a series of public campaign activities for awareness of heart health in the Car Free Day (CFD) along Jalan Sudirman-Thamrin, Central Jakarta.

I want this movement not to stop here

People's Welfare Assistant, Widyastuti appreciated the activities commemorating World Heart Day 2023 initiated by the Dinkes. Moreover, residents were urged to live a healthy lifestyle by reducing their clothing size.

"I want this movement not to stop here, but to become a new living habit by checking your health, avoiding cigarette smoke, exercising regularly, reducing stress, always eating fruit and vegetables," she expressed, Sunday (9/17).

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So far, there have been several aspects developed by the Jakarta Provincial Government to increase public awareness of health.

One of them is opening an Integrated Development Post (Posbindu) which provides screening for residents aged 15 in the form of checking sugar and blood pressure.

"It's a simple thing to detect diseases, including heart disease. Then integrated heart services were also developed at Tarakan Regional Hospital (RSUD) as a class A hospital," she expressed.

According to her, there were three things residents should know. Firstly, residents are becoming more aware of carrying out healthy living movements. Second, residents try to get screened as early as possible before they get sick.

"Third, when sick, health centers and hospitals in Jakarta are ready to provide the best service. Hopefully, the health status of Jakarta residents will improve," she hoped.

Disease Prevention and Control Division Head, Dwi Oktavia added this event is part of a series of commemorations for World Heart Day, which is a routine agenda every year with the theme of health.

"This year, there is a difference. We're holding a challenge to downgrade your clothing size. This is a creative effort to prompt people who have the problem of being overweight," she explained.

Central Jakarta Mayor, Dhany Sukma assessed it was very good because

enlivened with health services, talk shows, and heart health consultations.

"Here there is a movement to eat fruit together. So it's not just a campaign, but there is real action," he stated.