Smart Health Management for All Geumcheon Residents, Anywhere... How?

Among Geumcheon District Residents, 450 Individuals with Obesity or Metabolic Syndrome Targeted Starting May... Smart Wearable (Band) Provided and Mobile Health Management App Installation Supported... Remote Services Including Exercise, Nutrition, Health Expert Consultation, and Home Training Offered

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Geumcheon-gu (Mayor Yuseong Hoon) will implement a ‘Non-face-to-face Smart Obesity Management Service’ incorporating ICT technology starting in May for residents who have experienced decreased physical activity and difficulties in health management due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.

The district will provide ‘exercise management (real-time physical activity analysis)’, ‘nutrition management (voice recognition-based dietary habit analysis)’, ‘health expert consultation’, and ‘home training programs’ by linking wearable devices (bands) and a mobile app to 450 individuals with obesity or metabolic syndrome who require health management.

Participants can check their heart rate, calorie consumption, and activity level (step count) in real time through the wearable band and receive optimized exercise information tailored to their physical fitness and health condition.

Additionally, the wearable band provides monitoring results of individual activity levels at weekly intervals to encourage continuous practice.

Furthermore, nutrition experts conduct pre-interviews to analyze meals and nutrition, proposing step-by-step solutions for nutritional assessment and problem improvement.

Participants can continuously manage their diet by keeping a meal diary provided through the smartphone app. Even seniors unfamiliar with smart devices can conveniently record their intake using voice recognition.

For health-related inquiries, participants can contact experts in each field (exercise, nutrition) through the smartphone app (via text or voice) and receive personalized consultation results.

Eligible participants are Geumcheon-gu residents who are classified as obese or have metabolic syndrome based on body composition measurements. Participation is possible by adding the KakaoTalk channel ‘Geumcheon-gu Public Health Center Obesity Clinic’, making a real-time chat reservation, or by phone reservation, and then visiting the obesity clinic on the 3rd floor of Geumcheon-gu Public Health Center.

Advance reservation is mandatory due to COVID-19 quarantine guidelines and social distancing measures.

Mayor Yuseong Hoon of Geumcheon-gu stated, “At a time when demand for health management services is increasing due to COVID-19, we aim to support residents’ healthy lives through a non-face-to-face customized obesity management service,” and added, “We hope for active participation from all residents.”

For more details, please contact the Health Promotion Division of Geumcheon-gu Public Health Center.

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