Damyang-gun Conducts Training to Strengthen Dementia Prevention Manager Competencies

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[Damyang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] On the 6th, Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do announced that it conducted competency training to strengthen expertise in dementia prevention.

The training, held for 10 dementia prevention managers, was conducted in compliance with quarantine guidelines such as temperature checks, hand sanitization, and mask-wearing.

The training invited a dementia specialist professor to provide specific and professional lectures aimed at enhancing the capabilities of dementia prevention managers, including dementia prevention and integrated cognitive function improvement methods.

Going forward, dementia prevention managers will utilize the knowledge and practical techniques acquired through the training to operate dementia prevention classes for local residents and continuously provide dementia prevention services to promote dementia-preventive lifestyle habits and cognitive function improvement.

Kim Sunbok, director of the Dementia Safety Center, said, “This competency enhancement training will contribute to improving the efficiency of dementia management in the local community and the quality of dementia-related services.”

Meanwhile, dementia prevention managers have been trained since 2019 through dementia-related education for the general public, providing multidimensional professional education such as cognitive enhancement, sensory, physical, craft, and nutrition education to about 190 local residents in 22 villages.

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