Union Health Ministry launches Healthy India website - www.healthy-india.org

On the occasion of the World Health Day, 7th April, the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has launched a website on Healthy India (www.healthy-india.org). The website aims to provide people with information on health promotion and encourage them to adopt healthy lifestyles.

In his message to the people on the launch of the website, the Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss urged every individual to access this site and make the best use of the information available.

The following is the text of his message:

"As India advances economically and gains greater control over traditional health threats, diseases related to distorted lifestyles and unhealthy living habits are rapidly growing as major public health problems. Imbalanced diets, physical inactivity, tobacco consumption and alcohol abuse are leading to many Indians suffering from diabetes, heart diseases, cancers and lung diseases. Many of these diseases are preventable.

Armed with appropriate health information people can protect and promote their personal health and families can create healthy living conditions for individuals at all ages. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, is providing this website on Healthy Living as a resource for providing essential information to citizens across the country.

I am pleased to dedicate this to my fellow countrymen on April 7th the World Health Day.

I urge every individual to access this site and make the best use of the information available. I particularly request the parents, teachers and the elders to encourage the youth and children to adopt healthy life style practices suggested in the website.

This would go a long way in tackling the growing threat of non-communicable diseases due to unhealthy lifestyle".

Source : Press Information Bureau

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