Shinan-gun Begins Full-Scale Elderly Health Management Service Using ICT
Selected for Pilot Project Contest Hosted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare
[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Ki-woon] Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Park Woo-ryang) announced on the 28th that it has been selected for the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s ‘ICT-based Senior Health Management Service Pilot Project’ and is accelerating the project by organizing dedicated personnel for full-scale service provision starting this October.
The ‘ICT-based Senior Health Management Service Pilot Project’ is a government-funded project that combines the know-how of existing home health care services with ICT (Information and Communication Technology). It monitors seniors’ health status using devices such as smartphones and activity trackers, and when abnormal data is detected, visiting nurses directly visit to provide personalized services such as chronic disease prevention management and health behavior improvement guidance.
The public health center has formed a dedicated team consisting of visiting nurses, nutritionists, exercise specialists, and physical therapists. Starting next month, they will promote the project and recruit participants, enabling the provision of sustainable non-face-to-face health management services to 700 seniors aged 65 and older from October.
Participating seniors will receive a 24-week health management service through various devices linked to a smartphone app, including activity trackers, Bluetooth blood pressure monitors, blood glucose meters, and scales, along with monitoring by the dedicated operation team. Those who wish to continue participating afterward can also receive ongoing services.
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Park Woo-ryang, Governor of Sinan-gun, stated, “Through this pilot project, we will actively strive to enhance seniors’ self-health management abilities, realize voluntary chronic disease management and health status improvement, and support healthy aging for our seniors.”
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