Uljin-gun Named 'Best Institution' in Gyeongbuk Province Evaluation for 'Senior Center Happiness Helper' Program

Officials from Uljin County Office, selected as the best institution in Gyeongsangbuk-do's "Senior Center Happiness Helper Project," are taking a commemorative photo after receiving a plaque from Governor Lee Cheol-woo.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Uljin County announced on the 21st that it received the 'Best Institution Award' in the Gyeongsangbuk-do evaluation of the '2020 Senior Center Happiness Helper Project' for outstanding operational management and performance, including job design.

In this evaluation hosted by Gyeongsangbuk-do and organized by the Gyeongbuk Happiness Foundation, four executing institutions with high performance in the Senior Center Happiness Helper Project and nine exemplary happiness helpers were selected.

This year, Uljin County has continuously managed senior center facilities and conducted programs tailored to the needs of elderly users through the Happiness Helper Project, including 21,701 visits to senior centers, 1,008 administrative support tasks in towns and townships, and 142 program sessions at 20 locations.

Additionally, to strengthen the professionalism of the senior center happiness helpers, job design, weekly and monthly plans, and activity schedules were prepared, and every Friday, they gathered at the Uljin County Senior Welfare Center to share work and conduct training related to kindness.

Separately, the Uljin County Health Center supported health capacity-building education for senior center users, such as cerebrovascular education (4 sessions) and smoking cessation education (4 sessions), to promote healthy living for diabetes, hypertension, and other conditions.

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