A medical camp was organized at the local Gurdwara by Sikh Society of Dayton. The primary focus was on educating the community about heart disease, one of the leading causes of death among the Indian community. Blood Pressure and glucose screenings were performed, to detect undiagnosed hypertension, a common silent killer, along with diabetes.
Almost fifty members of the sangat (congregation) had their check up done, and were counseled on diabetes, hypertension, and other cardiovascular risk factors. Dr Gurjeet Singh Kahlon (MD) addressed more than 250 members of the sangat using a PowerPoint presentation, on the topic of increased prevalence of heart disease and diabetes-mellitus in our community. "Heart disease is a disease of choice. We can choose to avoid it by making better lifestyle choices", said Dr Kahlon. Early prevention, detection and management of heart disease and diabetes are vital. He stressed that our community need to adopt healthy life style by getting use to reading food labels, eating balanced diet and regular exercise.
Dr. Damanjeet Kaur Kahlon, Dr Bhupinder Kaur and Veena Katyal carried out blood pressure screening. Dr Parminder Modgil helped with the consultations. Mrs Inder Chandra and Mr Suresh Chandra helped with data collection of sangat members who had the checkups.
Sikh Society of Dayton has planned series of Wellness Workshops to create health awareness among Indian community. The mission of these Health Workshops is to educate our community members on various health conditions to empower them to make good healthcare decisions for themselves.
Dr. Darshan Singh Sehbi, member of the Society said, "Diabetes and High Blood Pressure are silent killers: they are responsible for the high risk of heart disease and stroke in our community. It is extremely important that our community understands the link between diabetes and heart disease, so they treat their diabetes, blood pressure and cholesterol aggressively. Today's program is an important first step towards improving the healthcare of our community". Dr Raj Kamaljeet Cheema said, "Such workshops are very much needed and helpful to the community members. More such workshops are required and are planned for the future. We thank all volunteers, doctors and participants who assisted to make this health camp a success.
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| Dr Damanjit Kaur Kahlon and Dr Gurjeet Singh Kahlon doing blood pressure, glucose screenings |
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| Dr Damanjit Kaur giving consultation to the members |
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| Dr Gurjeet Singh Kahlon making presentation |
