Recruitment of Citizens for Mobile Healthcare in Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, provides "special management" to citizens on the verge of chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia.

On the 22nd, Gwangsan-gu announced that it is recruiting participants for the "Mobile Healthcare" program, which offers customized health consultations via smartphone.

This project is a "doctor in your hand" service where public health center experts provide situation-appropriate consultations through a smartphone app to citizens with health risk factors.

The number of recruits is limited to the first 160 applicants, with applications accepted until the 16th of next month.

Eligible participants are citizens or workers residing or located in Gwangsan-gu who have at least one risk factor among blood pressure, blood sugar, triglycerides, good cholesterol, or waist circumference.

Those already diagnosed with a disease or currently taking medication for treatment are excluded.

After a doctor's evaluation and final selection, participants will receive customized health consultations from nurses, nutritionists, and exercise specialists through the smartphone app for 24 weeks.

They will also be provided with an activity tracker linked to the smartphone app, allowing easy monitoring and recording of their health status.

Applications can be made through the Gwangsan-gu Usan Health Life Support Center.

Gwangsan-gu plans to evaluate the degree of improvement in health indicators through mid-term and final checkups, and will conduct appropriate motivational programs such as offering prizes to participants who achieve good results by proposing tasks.

Meanwhile, Gwangsan-gu has been operating the mobile healthcare project since 2018, providing customized health consultations to 438 citizens as of the end of last year.

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