Gimhae City Dementia Safety Center and Gimhae Jungang Girls' High School Designated as 'Dementia Overcoming Leading Schools'

Jonghak Lee, Director of Gimhae City Health Center (left), is presenting the designation certificate of Dementia Overcoming Leading School to Hooki Min, Principal of Gimhae Central Girls' High School. (Photo by Gimhae City)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Woo-kwon] The Gimhae Dementia Safety Center in Gimhae, Gyeongnam, announced on the 14th that it designated Gimhae Jungang Girls' High School as a Dementia Overcoming Leading School and presented a plaque and certificate of designation.

The Dementia Overcoming Leading School designation project is a program that fosters dementia partners who improve negative perceptions of dementia through regular education and play the role of companions for dementia patients and their families.

Prior to the designation, considering the concurrent in-person and remote classes to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Dementia Safety Center conducted dementia partner education online and offline for students and staff. All students and staff participate as dementia partners in the Dementia Safety Center's dementia awareness improvement campaigns and dementia partner volunteer activities.

Lee Jong-hak, director of the Dementia Safety Center, said, "We will continue to discover dementia overcoming leading organizations targeting local institutions, groups, schools, and libraries and actively engage in dementia overcoming activities."

Meanwhile, dementia partner qualification is granted by watching online education videos after installing the Dementia Partner website or Dementia Check app, or by receiving offline education at the Gimhae Dementia Safety Center. Organizations, companies, schools, and libraries wishing to be designated as dementia overcoming leading organizations can contact the Gimhae Dementia Safety Center.

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