The exponential growth of chronic diseases is an inescapable reality of Portuguese, European and world society. It calls into question the present and future quality of life of millions of people, bringing complex challenges in the area of prevention, treatment and counseling.
Sustainable Development Objectives that the initiatives support
3
Quality health
17
Partnerships to implement the objectives
Diabetes
Measure your sweetness
We invited Employees to measure their sweetness.
Within the scope of the Corporate Social Responsibility strategy, the Ageas Portugal Group carried out a transversal initiative for all its Employees to prevent and monitor diabetes.
Diabetes
The dimension of Diabetes in Portugal becomes an inescapable theme: 40.3% of the Portuguese population between the ages of 20 and 79 has Diabetes or Hyperglycemia intermediate; Diabetes type 2 corresponds to about 90% of the prevalence of Diabetes in Portugal, being a silent disease that develops throughout the life, associated to sedentary, food habits less healthy, family antecedents, among others. In the vast majority of cases it can be avoided as long as the risk is detected in a timely manner.
* Source: National Diabetes Observatory 2016
Main results
1285
Employees covered
905
Answers
90%
Acceptance of follow-up
55h
Face-to-face tracking
9
Days
Internal screening action for the early detection of diabetes, followed by a personalized solution with a duration of one year for prevention and monitoring of the disease, has as main objective the improvement of the quality of life and general health of employees.
Action Description
Awareness campaign: dimension, symptoms and risk factors
Online questionnaire to determine the propensity to develop diabetes in subsequent years
Face-to-face screening at Ageas Portugal Group facilities for Employees who obtained a high risk indication for developing diabetes
One-year program to improve health indicators, focused on healthy lifestyles
