Gwangyang City Public Health Center, Mobile Healthcare Project Midterm Checkup Results Show 'Effectiveness'

Achieved a 51.6% Reduction Rate in One or More Health Risk Factors

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Gwangyang City Health Center announced on the 13th that the health status of participants improved according to the interim test results of the 'Mobile Healthcare Project' conducted for chronic disease health risk groups.

The 'Mobile Healthcare Project' is a smart support program that allows participants to manage their health independently through real-time monitoring by a dedicated team (doctors, nurses, nutritionists, exercise instructors, coordinators) by receiving health information from participants via smart devices.

One-on-one intensive counseling on health, exercise, nutrition, and smoking cessation is conducted 3 to 4 times a month. After 3 and 6 months of service use, participants visit the health center to check for improvements in health risk factors and receive future health management plans.

According to the interim test results, among a total of 93 participants, 40 (43.0%) showed improvement in health behavior practices, and 48 (51.6%) had a reduction in one or more health risk factors, demonstrating a high improvement rate.

Mr. Woo (60 years old), who participated in mobile healthcare, said, "It was good to be able to check daily activity levels and calorie consumption in real time through my smartphone and activity tracker," adding, "Above all, the one-on-one intensive counseling in each area greatly helped lower my blood sugar and triglycerides."

This year's mobile healthcare project is scheduled to conclude with the final examination and visit counseling in December, 24 weeks after service participation.

Park Joo-pil, director of the health center, said, "We hope for active participation from project participants to improve risk factors that hinder healthy living," and added, "Next year, we will expand the mobile healthcare project to minimize the progression to chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension."

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