Pando and Barros Blancos, from the department of Canelones, Uruguay, were chosen among many other locations in Latin America to be part of a scientific study that is measuring, for the first time in history, the cardiovascular health status of the population of the Southern Cone. .
This is CESCAS1, a study that will generate information on heart attacks, cerebrovascular accidents (CVA), diabetes and other diseases that are the leading cause of death in Uruguay. This research will allow obtaining the necessary local scientific evidence so that measures can be taken to improve the health of the inhabitants of the region.
This scientific evidence will be obtained through surveys and medical studies that have already begun to be carried out on 2000 inhabitants of Pando and Barros Blancos. Men and women between 35 and 74 years old are being called to participate in CESCAS1, as is happening in 2 other Latin American countries: Chile and Argentina.
A specially trained and identified team of interviewers is already visiting the homes of Canelones residents to ask questions about healthy habits and lifestyles. Those who answer the survey will be asked to undergo medical studies, which will be completely free.
“The population of Pando and Barros Blancos now has a unique opportunity to contribute to scientific knowledge. We ask those who are invited to be part of this study to please join. It involves answering survey questions and taking tests at the Salvador Allende Civic Center polyclinic. These are measurements of blood pressure, weight, height and abdominal perimeter; an electrocardiogram; a respiratory function study and a blood test. "Those who agree to be part of this initiative will be contributing to the health of their generation, but above all to that of their children and future generations," says the doctor specializing in family and community medicine, responsible for the Canelones Healthcare Teaching Unit in the East of the Faculty of Medicine/UDELAR and researcher at CESCAS Uruguay, Dr. Jacqueline Ponzo.