Kyungbok University College of Nursing Club Wins Excellence Award in Dementia Overcoming Contest

[Asia Economy (Namyangju) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] The nursing college club 'Match' at Kyungbok University received an excellence award in the Dementia Overcoming Hope Essay Contest.

Kyungbok University announced on the 5th that the 'Match' club won the excellence award in the '2022 Dementia Overcoming Hope Essay and Video Contest' held by the Ministry of Health and Welfare in celebration of 'Dementia Overcoming Day.'

'Match' is conducting creative projects such as developing learning materials to improve cognitive function in the elderly and educational materials for children to raise awareness of dementia through support from innovation projects. They also regularly run health and wellness programs and elderly visitation companionship programs at local senior welfare centers. Through these efforts, they support elderly people and dementia patients in the community to live without feelings of alienation.

Professor Park Young-sun of Kyungbok University’s Nursing College said, "This award recognizes that the videos created by the 'Match' club members to improve dementia awareness in the community have contributed to promoting dementia overcoming. Based on this, we plan to build an online platform to further improve dementia awareness."

Kyungbok University was designated as a Dementia Overcoming University in 2015 and currently conducts club activities and dementia partner education to overcome dementia.

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