As the Minister of Health Izabela Leszczyna confirmed, the program “My Health” will be introduced in Poland. This is preventive examinations addressed to approx. 30 million people from the age of 20. The Ministry of Health announced that they are to cover, among others Genetically conditioned, cardiovascular and cancer diseases.
“My health” is to replace the program “Prevention 40 plus”, which – repeatedly extended – will end on April 30. A new preventive program will be introduced in May – confirmed the Minister of Health Izabela Leszczyna. Financed by NFZ The balance of health will include a lifestyle, heart disease, cancer, mental health, addiction and vaccinations – according to the report of the medical technology and tariff assessment agency (Aotmit).
“My health” – for whom the new program
In the intention of the Ministry of Health, the new health balance will be available to a larger group of patients than “Prevention 40 Plus”. 20-year-olds and older patients, or about 30 million people, could use the “My Health” review. People aged 20-59 would perform a balance of health not more than once every 5 years, and people aged 60 and more – not more often than every three years – according to the AOTMIT report.
The Ministry of Health wants health assessment to include: lifestyle, family intelligence, including Genetically conditioned diseases, cardiovascular and cancer diseases, mental health, addictions and realization of recommended vaccinations.
How a new balance is to work
The balance would consist of several stages. First, the patient will complete the survey and questionnaires via the patient's online account (IKP) or in the primary healthcare (Item).
Then the diagnostic tests will undergo. In the basic scope, i.e. for each patient, it would be: blood counts, glucose, creatinine, lipidogram, TSH (detects thyroid disorders), lipoprotein A (risk assessment of developing cardiovascular disease).
The extended range, depending on the age and result of the survey, would include: ALAT, ASPAT, GGTP (hepatic tests), a total dog in men (prostate hypertrophy), anti-HCV (height viral hepatitis C) and stool examination for latent blood (fit).
After examining a visit to the doctor
During the visit summarizing the patient, he would have measured blood pressure, heart rate, weight, height, waist circumference, BMI. In addition, people from the age of 60 would have a cognitive assessment (using the mini-COG scale, which allows the decision to deepen diagnostics towards dementia). Then the results of laboratory tests, the results of the survey and questionnaires for the assessment of disorders, as well as the assessed cardiovascular risk (according to the score2 or score2-op or score2-diabete) scale) would also be analyzed.
The summary visit would be combined with the preparation of an individual health plan (IPZ).
By announcing the balance of “My Health” at the beginning of the year, Minister Izabela Leszczyna said that the patient would not be alone with the results of the tests. She noted that a doctor was needed to interpret the examination. She also appealed to the participants of the 10th Congress of Health Challenges. – In May we will introduce a new preventive program “My health” and without cooperation with family doctors, with primary care nurses, with midwives, this program has no chance to be a success – she said.
“My health” – what diseases should be detected
The balance of adult health has, among others improve the early detection of cardiovascular and diabetes diseases, kidney disease, thyroid disorders, selected oncological diseases, selected infectious diseases (HCV – hepatitis C), mental and cognitive disorders. The next goal is to increase the percentage of vaccinated people (recommended vaccinations).
Cardiovascular diseases, malignant neoplasms, nervous system diseases (including dementia), depression are priority diseases for public health. Cardiovascular diseases in Poland are the most important cause of mortality – in 2023 nearly 37 percent. deaths. The second cause of death (in 2023 – 24 %) are malignant tumors. As for dementia, their occurrence depends on age. In the case of people between 60 and 65, the features of dementia shows about 1 percent. population, in a group after 85 years of age about 10-35 percent people.
According to estimates, about 1.2 million people suffer from estimates in Poland. NFZ data indicate that in 2023, 809,000 received benefits with depression (main or concomitant). patients. They were most often given to people aged 65-74.
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