Maradu Municipality Launches Innovative Lifestyle Monitoring Program to Combat Health Issues | Kochi News

Kochi: The Maradu municipality has launched a comprehensive lifestyle monitoring programme aimed at assessing lifestyle-related illnesses and promoting healthier habits among its residents. Municipality officials said the programme’s primary focus is on encouraging community-based disease prevention, particularly among the elderly population.
According to chairperson Antony Ashanparambil, the initiative will promote healthy eating habits and physical activity, assist families in making lifestyle choices that mitigate risks, and establish a group-based peer support system.”The main objective of this campaign is to reduce dependency on medications by advocating for lifestyle changes,” Ashanparambil said.
He said the municipality currently hosts 29 elderly clubs, and the programme will be expanded to cover all divisions within its jurisdiction. While the pilot phase will initially target elderly participants, officials plan to extend the programme to younger generations in the future.
The initiative will also involve gathering health information from group members, diagnosing illnesses, recommending exercises for those with health issues, and conducting regular health evaluations to help restore normal health. Municipal health standing committee chairman Rini Thomas inaugurated the programme.