Question

Health promotion and disease prevention and management play a key role in the health care system. Please briefly describe what health promotion and disease prevention management programs are available to you through your health insurance at work or for someone you know. Please indicate whether these programs have been beneficial to you, the organization you work for, or for someone you know. Please support your reasons.

Answer 1

HealthCare Prevention and Promotion

I personally have the Indian Health Organization Health Insurance and the services I can avail from this program are here below:

1. Free 5 Doctor consultations for a year
2. Dental Clinic Benefits

• Oral Hygiene Check-up - 100% concession on all consultations & examination at dental clinics
• Treatments – 50% concession on cleaning and x-rays and 25-30% concession on all other treatments

3. Diet Fit Package

This Package focuses on health conditions like Diabetes, Hypertension, Overweight, Underweight, or any other health condition. Diet plans are customized and given to patients.

4.Health Check Packages

• There are 3 different packages that performs diagnostic tests to rule out any health condition.
• The diagnostic tests range from 60 to 84 tests at a minimum cost of Rs1030/- INR

The Package highlights are

• Get complete health assessment by Thyrocare, world’s largest thyroid testing laboratory.
• Package’s tests consist of the most crucial & vital recommended tests
• Test sample collected right at your doorstep at your convenience
• Osteoporosis Diagnostic Package
• Diabetes Screening

5. IHO's Healthcare @ Home

• With this service, the insured member can avail hospital-quality healthcare in the comfort of their homes.
• Medical services rendered are by doctors, nurses, and physiotherapists for home visits, who have passed rigorous service standards and have had their backgrounds and medical knowledge verified by senior doctors.

6. Pharmacy Packages

• Pharmacy vouchers worth Rs.3500/- INR, the vouchers can be redeemed against medicine purchase at any IHO Network pharmacies across the country

Benefits

The health promotion packages I have mentioned above have been of immense use to me as a Women.

Living a sedentary lifestyle with a daily routine of 9 am to 7 pm work schedule I couldn’t find time for my health. I started putting on weight and I couldn’t make time for exercise. And the last year had been a crucial one as I was expecting my first baby and I am sure you would understand the various diagnostic tests I had to go through and medicines I had to take. On the other hand, I was obese. The diet program helped me give birth to a healthy baby without a caesarean section.

This health promotion package has helped me save money, time and helped me get the best healthcare home.