On May 29, the Health Day event was held in Irkutsk's Kirov Square, timed to World No Tobacco Day and aimed at preventing social harms. Residents could get advice on nutrition, health promotion, and disease prevention, and measure blood pressure, height, weight, and body mass index. Special attention was given to those who want to quit smoking, with a doctor from the Health Center working with them.
On May 29, in Irkutsk’s Kirov Square, the “Health Day” campaign was held, aimed at preventing socially negative phenomena and promoting a healthy lifestyle. The campaign was dedicated to World No Tobacco Day.Specialists from the Drug Prevention Center, the regional AIDS Center, the Office of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing in the Irkutsk Region, and the Department of Health and Social Assistance to the Population of the Committee on Social Policy and Culture of the Irkutsk City Administration provided consultations for all comers on rational nutrition, health promotion, prevention of risk factors for disease, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Participants in the campaign could have their blood pressure, height, and weight measured, with body mass index determined, as well as their physical fitness and energy state assessed. A doctor from the “Health” Center worked with people wishing to quit smoking.
The organizers of the campaign were the Ministry of Physical Culture, Sports and Youth Policy of the Irkutsk Region, the Ministry of Health of the Irkutsk Region, the Regional State Public Institution “Drug Prevention Center,” and the regional public youth organization “Anti-Drug Volunteer Movement of Youth.”
Based on materials from the press service of the Youth Policy Department of the Irkutsk Region