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The Minister of Health emphasizes the participation of citizens of Las Torres in the'Programa Activa' (15/01/2015)

The 'Set Program' promoted by the Directorate General and Socio Planning, Pharmacy and Citizen was awarded by the NAOS Strategy of the Ministry of Health

The Minister of Health and Social Policy, Catherine Lorenzo, said today "the great participation" of citizens of the municipality of Las Torres de Cotillas in developing the 'Set Program' since its launch in the locality in November 2012.

The Minister of Health said that "there are more than 20 groups that have been formed over 40 health professionals involved and more than 300 citizens who are turning to these sessions of physical activity prescription from your primary care physician."

Lorenzo was speaking at a session of 'Set Program' in Las Torres de Cotillas, which was accompanied by the mayor, Coronado Domingo, the general director of geriatric Planning, Pharmacy and Citizen, Arturo Giménez, and Managing Director of the Health Area VI-Vega Media del Segura, Tomás Fernández.

The 'Active Programme', promoted by the Directorate General of Socio Planning, Pharmacy and Citizen in collaboration with health professionals and local government, promotes the realization of physical activity and reduce sedentary loyalty to rates below 45 percent, as contemplated by the Plan of Health of the Region of Murcia 2010-2015.

The Minister stressed that "it is essential to work in coordination with professionals and with local councils to raise awareness and educate the positive effects on health of regular physical activity to help improve health and prevent the onset of factors risk. "

Almost 5,000 participants

Since the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs launched the 'Set Program' in 2010 were nearly 5,000 citizens who have benefited from this initiative in the different municipalities of the region, and today are the 350 patients who are participating in it.

In total, 20 municipalities and 47 health centers and primary care who collaborate with this project to promote healthy lifestyles.

These data, as said the Minister of Health and Social Policy, "are those that demonstrate the consolidation of Active and justify the introduction of new variants".

At present, the 'Set Program' has variants like 'Program Enables Families', directed to families where children are sedentary habits and rates of overweight or obese, and the 'Set Program Mental Health', focused on patients with certain pathologies in Mental Health with the aim of promoting self-care and integration.

The 'Active Programme' was honored last year by the Ministry of Health with the second prize of the Strategy for Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity Prevention (NAOS) in the category 'Physical Activity in the field family and community '.

Source: CARM

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