Gwangjin-gu Operates 'Mobile Healthcare' Utilizing ICT

24 Weeks of Counseling Support, Helping Health Management Using Mobile App and Smart Band

With Experts in Various Fields Such as Doctors and Nutritionists... Providing Diverse and Useful Health Information

Recruiting 100 Participants Until the 31st of This Month, Apply by Phone or Email to the Health and Medical Department

Gwangjin-gu (Mayor Kim Kyung-ho) is promoting a 'Mobile Healthcare' project that helps health management using information and communication technology (ICT).

Mobile healthcare is a health management service that provides personalized one-on-one counseling using a dedicated app and devices. It helps office workers and residents who find it difficult to visit the health center on weekdays to take care of their health anytime and anywhere.

Participants will be provided with an activity tracker (smart band) that can measure heart rate, calories burned, and step count. When this device is linked to the mobile app, biometric information is automatically sent to the health center's dedicated team, and based on the collected data, participants can receive health counseling for 24 weeks.

The counseling covers various topics such as exercise, nutrition, smoking cessation, and alcohol moderation. Experts in different fields, including doctors, nurses, and nutritionists, provide health information tailored to the participant's condition.

Additionally, an information leaflet containing various details is sent every Monday.

At weeks 12 and 24 after starting, participants will visit the health center. A professional coordinator will conduct counseling to check whether health goals are being properly achieved and provide detailed advice on areas for improvement.

The program is open to residents or those living in the Gwangjin-gu area aged 19 or older. They are recruiting 100 participants until the 31st of this month, and those interested can apply by phone or email to the Health and Medical Department.

After applying, participants will undergo health screenings including blood pressure, fasting blood glucose, and triglycerides. Those showing risk factors for chronic diseases in the test results will be given priority support. However, those currently taking medication for disease treatment are excluded.

Mayor Kim Kyung-ho said, “We are operating mobile healthcare to help people easily and conveniently take care of their health amid busy daily lives,” and added, “We hope this project will help form healthy lifestyle habits.”

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