'Stay Home, Cook at Home!' Sacheon City Health Center Operates Nutrition Management Program for Seniors

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] The Sacheon City Public Health Center in Gyeongnam announced on the 1st that it will operate a nutrition improvement program called ‘Jipkok-en Jipcook(cook)’ for elderly people in need of nutritional management from June to October.

In reality, elderly people often have difficulty preparing meals by themselves due to physical discomfort, lack of knowledge about nutrition, or economic reasons, resulting in meals consisting roughly of just rice and kimchi.

Accordingly, visiting nurses and professional nutritionists visit the homes of elderly participants in the nutrition improvement program to conduct basic health checks and provide customized nutrition education tailored to the elderly. Nutrition kits for balanced nutrition are also provided.

In addition, the health center staff operate a 1:1 customized cooking class where participants watch cooking videos directly produced and edited by the health center and then prepare simple nutritious meals. They make easy but nutrient-rich dishes such as yubu chobap (tofu skin sushi) stuffed with chicken breast and tofu, and kongguksu (cold soybean noodle soup) made with tofu and soy milk.

A health center official said, “Weight loss in elderly people leads to muscle and bone weakening, and decreased activity results in frailty in the elderly. A weakened body can increase safety accidents such as falls, so expert nutritional management is necessary, which is why we planned this program.”

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