Happy Heart workshop
The community volunteers are getting so good at taking blood pressure
Practicing calculating Body Mass Index
Want to figure out your own B.M.I.????
Below is the formula:
Weight (kg) = B.M.I
Height (m) x Height (m)
Lbs. / 2.2 = kilograms
Ft./ 3.3= metersB.M.I...........Category.......................Risk of Heart Disease
<18.5...............Underweight.....................Low Risk
18.5-24.9........Normal..................................Average Risk
>25..................Overweight....................Increasing Risk
25-29.9............Pre-obesity.........................Increasing Risk
30-34.9............Obesity I......................Moderate Risk
35-39.9............Obesity II............................Severe Risk
>40...................Obesity III..........Very Severe Risk
Yay! We just finished our first set of Happy Heart workshops. We taught representatives from 6 different communities in my friend Kristen’s site. Next week, we start again in my 6 communities and then onto Sarah’s 4 communities. Happy Heart is making its way across Manabi! Hopefully in the end, we will see a positive change in the number of people who have Diabetes, Hypertension and Heart Disease. I am just happy to see so many people who are receptive and interested in the program!
Here are a couple random shots from the last week...
The butterfly that decided to hang out on Sarah’s leg during the Happy Heart workshop
Joselo’s Birthday
I brought a little blue and orange to
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