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While obesity and overweight have a higher prevalence among Mexican and that these issues raise the risk of suffering from diabetes and heart disease (first and second leading cause of death for women in the country), health policies in this area actions are not directed at them.

According to Roy Lopez Rid aura, Head of Unit for Research on Diabetes and Cardiovascular Risk Research Centre for Population Health, part of the National Institute of Public Health, the health sector has included women “in their role as mothers that can help reduce obesity and overweight in their families.”

The programs of the Health Department said, up to women as actors that can reduce the problem on others, but no actions to them, and this is because, he said, the difference between women and men with overweight and obesity “is not that high.”
The specialist said that according to the National Nutrition Survey, 71% of women are overweight, a situation in which 67% are men.
The problem is exacerbated for women when it comes to obesity, since 34.5% of them have it, compared with 24.2% of men in the country.

In addition, obesity and overweight are factors that increase the risk for diabetes and chronic heart disease, first and second leading cause of death in Mexico, according to the National Health Information (Sinai’s).

According to Sinai’s in 2008 died from diabetes 39 000 women per 100 000 deaths, while male deaths from this cause were 33 thousand for the same number of deaths.
The specialist said that while there is a higher prevalence of women in deaths from diabetes, it is not as high. However, it is worrisome because this encourages other disease such as chronic heart.

The health information manager is someone who has to maintain and care for the health records in a hospital, health department, clinic, doctor office or a center that provides medical or health records maintained.

The health information manager is responsible for maintaining medical records of health care organization have been contracted.

He has to evaluate the procedures and functions of medical records being user.

He has to provide training for clinical staff, administrative and professional with regard to content, confidentiality, security and coding of medical records.

He has to oversee the review of medical records to ensure proper documentation and timely completion.

He has to coordinate the release of correspondence and medical information bearing in mind local policy, federal and state laws and statutes.

He is responsible for organizing the storage, archiving, retrieval and destruction of medical records as well.

The health information manager should be equipped with administrative and organizational skills very good, because it will be responsible for a large number of records and data.

Technology skills are essential in this profession, because many of the works handling of medical records has to be done on the computer.

Must have management skills such as handling medical data of an entire organization is not easy.

He must have good communication skills verbal and written, that may be necessary to address a group of people.

The health information manager should have good people – skills. This allows you to get along with staff from different departments.