Requena Health Department advised to follow the health advice during a wave of cold.

-The objective is to prevent, minimize and address the health effects arising from the intense cold

Requena, January 2012- the Department of health of Requena advised during these dates follow the recommendations issued by the Ministry of health in its campaign of prevention and attention to health problems resulting from the cold is intense in the Comunitatframed within the programme of prevention and attention to health problems resulting from extreme temperatures.

With this campaign, the Ministry of health reports on its website on the risks of cold in the Comunitat. This is especially important in our region, where temperatures drop significantly ”, says Marisa de Reinoso, Manager of the Department of health of Requena.

The program activated health emphasizes the special attention during the months of cold to risk groups such as older persons, the infants and nursing mothers, people with chronic illness, the poor, and people who do sports outdoors in cold areas and the Group of climbersmountaineers, or hunters.

Vaccination campaign

From address in addition remember that seasonal flu vaccination campaign, which aims to prevent the disease and its complications is still active. Is very important that especially the risk groups come to your health care center and was vaccinated ”, says Marisa Reynoso.

Persons at high risk include adults or children with chronic cardiorespiratory disease; and the chronically ill living in closed institutions.

On the other hand the moderate risk group includes patients with chronic metabolic processes, renal dysfunction, Hemoglobinopathies, or immunocompromised, over the age of 59 years, children subjected to treatments with salicylates, pregnant women, and people with morbid obesity.