According to IRIB News Gilan , at the same time as Iran's National Women's Health Week, the health and treatment networks of various counties of Gilan province, by carrying out a set of educational, screening, counseling, cultural and sports programs, took steps toward promoting women's health, raising health awareness, promoting a healthy lifestyle and strengthening the culture of prevention and self-care.
In Masal County, the Population Youth and Family Health Unit of the health and treatment network, by holding a health station at the school of the late Anamqoli of Masal, provided services including blood sugar and blood pressure screening, midwifery counseling and distribution of vitamin D tablets to the school's staff. Healthy nutrition education was also carried out with the aim of raising health awareness and promoting a healthy lifestyle among the staff.
In another program in this county, with the cooperation of the health and treatment network, the Sports and Youth Office and the county library, a morning sports program, a darts competition and a book introduction in the field of women's health were held with the presence of women working in government offices. This program was carried out with the aim of increasing physical activity, creating social vitality and raising women's awareness about the importance of physical and mental health.
In Rudbar County, an educational seminar on breast cancer prevention, special for women working in government offices, was held with the presence of Dr. Alavi, the health deputy of the health and treatment network, Dr. Mirbolok, a specialist in gynecology and obstetrics, Mr. Zahmatkesh, a nutrition expert, and Ms. Nezamivand, a midwifery expert. At this seminar, topics such as ways of prevention, early diagnosis, warning signs, the importance of examinations and timely medical follow-ups, and the role of a healthy lifestyle in preserving women's health were emphasized.
Also in the Luyeh and Kalashtar areas of Rudbar County, the midwifery expert of the Rudbar Comprehensive Health Services Center, together with the behvarzes of the health houses of these areas, carried out educational and awareness-raising programs centered on the importance of periodic care, prevention of diseases, women's physical and mental health and promoting the culture of self-care.
In the village of Shirkadeh in Rudbar County, the behvarzes of the Chamal health house, by attending this village, provided services including blood pressure measurement and health care to women, pregnant mothers and covered students. In this program, the importance of following periodic care, prevention of diseases and observing the principles of personal and oral and dental hygiene was also emphasized.
In Sowme'eh Sara County, on the occasion of Saba Week (Iranian Women's Health), a darts competition special for women working at the health center was held. At the end of this competition, and after the points of the two stages were tallied, Maryam Behmanesh obtained first place with 161 points, and Maryam Yousefi with 123 points and Yalda Hosseinzadeh with 104 points obtained second and third places respectively. At the end, gifts were also presented to the top finishers as a memento. This program was carried out with the aim of increasing vitality, strengthening work spirit and promoting cultural and sports activities in the work environment.
In Rasht County, an educational and refresher workshop on breast cancer screening and early diagnosis was held, through the efforts of the Family Health Unit of the Rasht County headquarters and with the presence of midwives and midwife health caregivers from the affiliated comprehensive health services centers. This workshop was held with the aim of raising the knowledge and skills of health-field staff in the area of identifying risk factors, screening and early diagnosis of breast cancer, and improving the quality of services provided to women.
In this educational program, the main risk factors of breast cancer and the lifestyle-related risk factors were examined, and the participants became familiar with the principles of screening and early diagnosis of this disease. The necessity of evaluating clinical signs and symptoms, identifying suspicious cases, timely referral of individuals and following up the results of medical examinations was also emphasized.
Teaching self-care to women and raising their awareness about the importance of referring to comprehensive health services centers and bases to receive the care they need was among the other focuses of this workshop. The necessity of encouraging women to participate in the national breast cancer screening and early diagnosis campaigns was also emphasized. Holding this course was in line with improving the quality of middle-aged health services and strengthening preventive measures for the early identification of this disease.
In Rudsar County too, in line with carrying out the breast cancer awareness campaign, an educational session was held for more than 20 women workers of the Zarrin Daneh Ashkur factory. In this program, Nastaran Yasoureini, the midwife of the rural comprehensive health services center of Shahideh Shahrbanu Jafari Ziaz, provided the necessary training about danger signs, prevention methods and the importance of screening and periodic follow-ups for breast cancer.
In Langarud County, breast cancer screening educational sessions special for women covered by the Relief Committee were held over three consecutive days, from October 19 to 21, in the assembly hall of this institution and with the presence of the health team of the health and treatment network. These trainings were provided with the aim of raising awareness, correcting attitudes and increasing attention to the importance of self-care, prevention, screening and early diagnosis of breast cancer.
The total of these programs was carried out with the aim of increasing women's access to health services, raising awareness about risk factors and warning signs of diseases, strengthening participation in preventive programs and promoting the culture of caring for women's physical and mental health. Education and awareness-raising about the early diagnosis of breast cancer, attention to periodic care and encouraging women to benefit from the services of health centers were among the common focuses of these measures.
Source: IRIB News
