Gangjin-gun Health Center in Jeollanam-do announced on the 19th that it is receiving great response by providing a "customized visiting health care service" that directly visits families of the medical vulnerable.
In particular, Gangjin-gun has a high proportion of the elderly and many places with inconvenient transportation, indicating that the demand for close medical administrative services visiting is high and satisfaction is high.
Customized visiting health care is a service in which nurses visit 2,462 households in the vulnerable health group to provide basic health care and counseling. This year, intensive management will be started by selecting those who are in a health care crisis.
In addition, under the preemptive policy of "Protecting health when it is healthy," they will visit senior citizen centers in each village to provide basic health and health education such as blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol.
Mobile physical therapy buses are also in operation throughout the year to visit the village for the residents of the county who have difficulty in transportation Thanks to the great response of the county residents, 1:1 customized physical therapy, interference wave and infrared treatment, and manual therapy services will be provided to 161 village senior citizens, up 39 from last year.
Recently, projects to prevent cardiovascular disease, a major cause of death in Korea, are also actively carried out. Professional instructors are invited to provide basic education on prevention and management, high blood pressure and diabetes diet practice, muscle exercise, and atrial fibrillation screening training.
The campaign will also be carried out steadily by utilizing places where many county residents gather, such as markets and terminals.
Seo Hyun-mi, head of the health center, said, "The healthy life of the county residents is a measure of happiness in Gangjin-gun." "We will do our best to help the county residents achieve a healthy and happy life by developing and continuing to provide various services that run on their feet," he said.
Writer: Yeyoung Jeon
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