Thuringia fights against heart failure: AOK plus calls for provision!

Thuringia fights against heart failure: AOK plus calls for provision!

In Thuringia, a lot of people fall ill with heart failure - in 2022 there were over 121,800 affected people, which corresponds to 7.03 percent of the population. This makes Thuringia the second highest region in Germany, immediately after Saxony-Anhalt, with a particularly drastic urban-country gradient. While the disease rate in Jena and Erfurt is comparatively low with 4.86 percent and 5.74 percent, in rural areas such as Eichsfeld with 8.7 percent, Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis with 8.57 percent and Hildburghausen with 8.38 percent is a frightening picture.

The AOK Plus calls for provision and emphasizes the importance of a healthy lifestyle for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. Dr. Stefan Knupfer, board member of AOK Plus, explains: "A healthy lifestyle can already do a lot." In order to support your insured, the health insurance company will refund health courses and offer tailor -made health goals with the AOK Navida app. Regular preventive examinations are crucial to identify symptoms at an early stage and thus minimize the risk of cardiovascular, circulatory and metabolic diseases. For more information, see the current reporting on Gotha -aktuell.info .