Public Awareness Campaigns
Petalouda, after 27 years of continuous service, is in the happy position of being able to share with you some of the largest public awareness campaigns that have been carried out in our country, having offered information and free preventive checks in every corner of Greece! Our scientific team with passion toured large urban centers and small, isolated areas because patient awareness must reach every last house! After so many years, we have been left with the sweet love of the people and the joy with which they welcomed us every time, and this is something that is engraved in our hearts and cannot be easily captured! Thank you and we will do everything in our power to be close to you!
2024-2026 National campaign for chronic venous disease "Take care of what supports you"
For three consecutive years, Petalouda has been organizing national public awareness campaigns for chronic venous disease and has a great prevention project to demonstrate, which has covered areas throughout the country. In fact, last year, another examination was added: cardiovascular risk assessment for the next 10 years.
2023 - 2026 Prevention Week in collaboration with PROSYFAP
Prevention Week has already been counting down three years of relentless action with actions being carried out in most Municipalities of Attica. The actions are varied every year and include free preventive bone density checks, foot scans, tests for chronic venous disease, lipometry and many other tests. During the prevention week, many informative talks are also held about osteoporosis, exercise, nutrition, prevention, etc.
2023 Panhellenic Campaign for Osteoporotic Fractures
The campaign was implemented under the title "Have you ever had a fracture? Let's see if you have osteoporosis!", lasted for a year and included various actions, such as publicity actions, informative speeches to the public by a group of specialized scientists, and the offer of free preventive checks, resulting in the prevention and correct treatment of many osteoporotic fractures.
2015 - 2017 National Campaign for Spinal Fractures
The national campaign "Do you have osteoporosis, have you had an X-ray?" lasted two years and the main pillars of the campaign were the preparation of a research study on spinal fractures and osteoporosis and the offer of 5,000 free X-rays throughout Greece. The action also had other sub-pillars such as informative speeches to patients and personal counseling to patients.
2017 - 2018 National campaign for osteoporosis through 1000 Dexa tests
During these two years, a national public awareness campaign was carried out, in collaboration with private diagnostic centers, during which patients had the opportunity to have a Dexa test at two points (spine & hip) completely free of charge and could then present it to their treating physician for evaluation. In total, 1000 free tests were offered and patients were supported in cities throughout Greece. Petalouda has been awarded for this action.
2014 - 2020 National osteoporosis campaign "Your skeleton supports you, do you take care of it?"
The national osteoporosis campaign "Your skeleton supports you, do you take care of it?" is one of the largest, organized efforts that have been made in Greece to raise public awareness about osteoporosis. During this campaign, publicity actions, informative speeches with the collaboration of specialized scientists from all over Greece, free preventive bone density checks and many other information actions were implemented. Thousands of patients were served and we are particularly proud that prevention took on a truly national dimension after the completion of this entire huge campaign.
1999 - 2026 Public awareness of osteoporosis, exercise, nutrition, menopause, prevention