The Healthy Community Clinic, one of The Royal Health Awareness Society (RHAS) projects implemented with the collaboration of the Ministry of Health (MOH), and with the support of Colgate Jordan organized a day that tackles the importance of oral hygiene for the diabetic patients in Mafrak health center.
RHAS team, and with the support of Colgate Jordan distributed an oral hygiene kits for the patients in Mafrak health center. The health kit included a tooth bruch, a tooth paste a soap and a towel. Dental care is particularly important for people with diabetes as one of the major complications is gum and teeth infections and deterioration.
Healthy Community Clinic is a community-based health project launched within the final quarter of 2011 to be conducted with the Ministry of Health (MoH). The project aims to build the capacity of participating Health Centers to provide better preventative services to empower patients to manage their diseases and reduce future complications.
The Healthy Community Clinic, established within existing MoH facilities, provides medical practitioners with the training and resources necessary to implement management and prevention-based care to patients in underserved communities. Activities in the HCC centers include: interactive lectures which address health topics of priority such as cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, blood pressure, asthma, allergies, reproductive health, obesity, healthy diet, importance of physical activity and smoking cessation.
RHAS was established in 2005 under the direction of Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah to promote health and to empower Jordanians to adopt healthy lifestyles and behaviors. RHAS community-based projects are implemented in accordance with the needs of the communities and revolve around the national health priorities.