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EASY STEPS TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM COVID-19

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) continues to spread and infect many people around the world, making many people feel worried about the health of themselves and their families. Although COVID-19 mostly attacks adults, parents still need to be vigilant and implement a number of preventive measures, especially for children. This needs to be done as a way to protect children and families from COVID-19 in an effort to slow the spread of the virus. Get used to hand washing The corona virus is spread through human contact. Therefore, hand washing is the best way to protect yourself from virus exposure. Encourage children to wash their hands often with running water for at least 20 seconds, including after using toys, before and after eating, after going to the bathroom, after touching animals, and after coughing or sneezing. Make sure the child cleans up to the interstices of the fingers, the back of the hands, the tips of the nails, and rub the hands carefully before rinsing. If they do ...
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WHEN SHOULD WE CHECK HEART HEALTH?

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  Our body consists of several organs, such as liver, lungs, kidneys, spleen, brain and so on. All these organs have their respective functions. Of course, to run a metabolic function needed n u Trisi. Where does the supply of nutrients to these organs come from? Yes, that's the main role of our heart, pumping nutrients to all organs of the body. Disruption of one organ will affect the performance of other organs, either from interference with other organs that will damage the heart or vice versa from heart problems that can damage other organs. This is where it is important to have a health check, but checking all organs will certainly cost money. Therefore we must know some diseases that are at risk of causing heart problems before symptoms or serious complications appear. The risk of heart disease is divided into 4 categories, ranging from low, moderate, high, and very high. Included in the VERY HIGH risk include those who have a history of heart attack, heart surgery, stroke, c...
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MENTALLY READY TO FACE COVID-19

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  COVID-19 has the potential to affect many people in various countries. This virus is not attached to any particular ethnicity, nationality or religion. To reduce the spread that is so fast, Social distancing (keeping a distance from others for the common good), namely the recommendation to stay at home can stop the spread of the corona virus. Psychological discomfort can be the impact of this government policy. New situations and uncertainty will increase a person's alertness to a reasonable level so that the person is ready to adapt. However, if excessive anxiety or worry arises, it can cause decreased function and new problems. Anxiety in the community against COVID can be seen from behaviors such as: buying masks, sanitizers, basic necessities, many people using masks in public places, etc. Anxiety is a natural emotional reaction caused by an unexpected situation that is assumed to be dangerous. Anxiety will respond to the body to quickly take protection in ensuring security. ...
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The Importance of Caring for Hearing Health from an Early Age

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  Maintaining the health of the sense of hearing is important because the sense of hearing is part of an investment in the future. According to the Acting Director General of Disease Prevention and Control, dr. Maxi Rein Rondonuwu, DHSM, MARS, the impact caused by hearing loss and deafness is very broad and severe. "So it interferes with cognitive, psychological and social development. As a result, the quality of human resources (Human Resources) is low and the community's competitiveness in the market share decreases," he said when giving an online press statement in commemoration of World Hearing Day 2021 on Tuesday (2/3). dr. Maxi said WHO estimates that the economic impact of hearing loss and deafness will reach approximately US$750 billion per year. In addition, hearing loss is claimed to be the fourth leading cause of disability globally. WHO data in 2018 noted that around 466 million or 6.1% of people worldwide had hearing loss, consisting of 432 million or 93% of ...
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Ideal Body Weight Helps Prevent Diabetes

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  Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is one of the chronic diseases that causes the highest death in Indonesia. In fact, the number of cases of pain continues to increase. Riskesdas 2018 data shows the prevalence of diabetes is 8.5%, an increase compared to Riskesdas 2013 which is 6.9%. Head of Indonesian Endocrinology (PERKENI), Prof. DR. dr. Ketut Suastika, SpPD-KEMD said that one of the causes of diabetes is obesity which is not treated immediately. In prediabetic patients, it is characterized by elevated blood sugar, fasting blood sugar ranges from 100-125 while blood sugar after meals is 140<200. "If this condition is ignored, then sooner or later he will fall into diabetes," he said at the 2021 National Diabetes Day media meeting. His party emphasized that primary prevention efforts must be carried out as soon as possible since prediabetes and even diabetes so as not to cause other health problems such as heart complications. According to him, this method is much more efficient ...
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Optimizing Regional Cigarette Taxes for Health Services

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Commemorating World No Tobacco Day on May 31, the Ministry of Health will hold a Public Dialogue: Utilization of the Regional Cigarette Tax (PRD) and the Tobacco Excise Revenue Sharing Fund (DBHCHT) which will be held online and offline on Thursday (29/4). Opening the dialogue, Deputy Minister of Health Dante Saksono Harbuwono said that until now the prevalence of smoking in Indonesia is very high. Basic Health Research Data (Riskesdas) states that there is an increase in the prevalence of smoking in the population aged 10 years from 28.8% in 2013 to 29.3% in 2018. Nowadays, smoking is not only a problem in adults, but also increasingly prevalent among children and adolescents. This is evidenced by the increasing prevalence of smoking in the population aged 10 to 18 years, which is 1.9% from 2013 (7.2%) to 2018 (9.1%). Of course this raises concerns about the emergence of new health problems, especially Non-Communicable Diseases (PTM) as a result of smoking. “This increase in cigarette...
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Hypertension is the Main Cause of Heart Disease, Kidney Failure, and Stroke

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 Hypertension or high blood pressure, is often referred to as "the silent killer because it is often without complaints. Hypertension is the main single contributor to heart disease, kidney failure, and stroke in Indonesia. A person is diagnosed with hypertension if the blood pressure measurement results show a systolic pressure (first number) 140 mmHg and/or diastolic pressure (second number) 90 mmHg in more than 1 (one) visit. Based on the Basic Health Research (Riskesdas 2018) the prevalence of hypertension in Indonesia is 34.1%. This has increased compared to the prevalence of hypertension in Riskesdas 2013 which was 25.8%. It is estimated that only 1/3 of cases of hypertension in Indonesia are diagnosed, the rest are undiagnosed. Chairman of the Indonesian Hypertension Doctors Association, dr. Erwinanto, Sp. JP(K), FIHA said that if someone suffers from hypertension and it is not controlled, it will be the main single contributor to heart disease, stroke, and kidney failure. ...
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