Prevention, well-being and physical activity.
These are the key concepts of the new edition of the Health Tour, which this year, on the weekends between 11 June and 13 November, will touch 12 Italian squares, from San Benedetto del Tronto to Turin, Pescara, Latina and Verona, offering free screenings aimed at reducing the risk of chronic diseases.
Sports activities and training sessions on topics such as pediatric unblocking will also be offered in the equipped area.
The demonstration was presented this morning in Rome.
Until a few months ago, with public health under pressure due to Covid, there was a drastic reduction in diagnostic and therapeutic activities relating to important chronic diseases.
An abrupt stop, which due to limited accessibility for patients,
To make matters worse, the long period of inactivity and isolation.
The Health Tour aims to represent a moment of restart, in the name of prevention and well-being, but also of aggregation and joy.
A Truck Hospitality will be positioned in each square, equipped with 5 clinics, in which it will be possible to undergo self-diagnosis and screening tests, such as the measurement of blood sugar, blood pressure and hearing.
Diabetologists and cardiologists, belonging to the Sid (Italian Society of Diabetology) and to Siprec (Italian Society for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases) will provide medical consultations, offering advice on the prevention and management of cardio metabolic diseases.
The novelty this year is represented by a psychological help desk, with the aim of responding to the
"After two years of pandemic - notes Giuliano Lombardi, President of the Scientific Committee of the Health Tour - and the abrupt stop to the many aspects of prevention, the tour is finally back on the field, to provide concrete answers to the needs of the population".
"Prevention - adds Salvatore Butti, General manager & Managing director of Eg Stada Group - can be considered a value, to be transmitted, through targeted awareness, and the Tour della Salute project goes in this direction".
