Keeping Healthy People Healthy through Preventive Healthcare

We have all heard the adage “Prevention is better than cure,” and this is absolutely true when it comes to one’s health.

This?#WorldHealthDay, with the theme?being Health?for all, we?aim to throw?light?on Health?for all?through Preventive Healthcare.

So, what does “preventive healthcare” really mean?

Preventive health care is really about keeping healthy people healthy. And how do you do it?

By EATING RIGHT – the right kind of food, the right amount of food, and eating at the right time.

By taking some time to EXERCISE, which is an important element of a healthy?lifestyle.

It also means visiting your healthcare provider from time to time, even?when you are healthy. Conduct regular health check-ups and screening for diseases. The idea is to prevent ailments or catch them early to prevent them from becoming chronic and also to ensure we do not end up paying exorbitant amounts for patient care.

Preventive healthcare has many benefits. It increases longevity because the more proactive we are, the better we live and the longer we live.

It?also has financial benefits. By diagnosing and catching health problems early, you can save money by lowering the long-term cost of managing and treating these diseases. If you wait to fix a health issue, medical bills, more often than not, skyrocket.

Preventive healthcare also plays a significant role when you are looking for health insurance. Apart from lower premiums, if health insurance is taken early in life when we are relatively disease-free, it also covers preventive services. Take advantage of no deductibles, co-pay, coinsurance or other out-of-pocket expenses that may be included in your insurance plan.

Technology, again, plays a key role in managing our health. One of the barriers in providers delivering care is a lack of access to comprehensive data. Technology can help providers make early and correct treatment decisions and with access to a patient’s full history, these decisions are more informed.

Star Health and Allied Insurance Co. Ltd., India’s largest private health insurance company, provides a range of free telemedicine services to its customers, employees and agents as well as to the public at large who can?use this service by downloading the mobile App “TalkToStar”.?

Callers can consult with specialists across General Medicine, Family medicine, Cardiology, Paediatrics, Diabetology, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Infectious diseases, Dentistry, Ob/Gyn, Neurology, Psychiatry, Dermatology & Clinical Microbiology.

This World Health Day, we hope you take care of yourself and your finances by prioritising preventive healthcare. We will also cover the topic elaborately?tomorrow?at a webinar in collaboration with Securra Health?and Kauvery Hospital. Join in on 8th April from 11 AM to 12 noon to know more and get any questions answered in the space.

Link to the webinar -?https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84793341521