Gochang-gun Supports Homebound Disabled Families with Vitamin and Health Packages

The Gochang County Health Center in Jeonbuk is implementing the year-round ‘Community-Based Rehabilitation Project’ to support healthy living for people with disabilities and to establish rehabilitation infrastructure.

On the 31st, the Gochang County Health Center announced that it provided health kits to homebound people with disabilities who are unable to use welfare facilities, in cooperation with the Gochang County Disabled Welfare Center.

Gochang-gun provided health kits to disabled individuals living at home.
[Photo by Gochang-gun]

They visited the homes of a total of 100 homebound people with disabilities to check on their health status and delivered health kits consisting of nine items: a toothbrush set, dental floss, masks, antiphlogistic lotion, vitamins, pain relief patches, hand massagers, Vaseline, and non-slip socks.

The disabled population accounts for about 10.5% of Gochang County’s total population of 51,489 and is increasing slightly every year.

Accordingly, the Gochang County Health Center has formed a community rehabilitation council in cooperation with local resources (Social Welfare Division, Gochang County Disabled Welfare Center, Gochang County Independent Living Support Center for the Disabled) and is holding biannual meetings.

Currently, the health center provides weekly direct home-visit rehabilitation services for a focused management group among registered people with disabilities, helping to stimulate their diminished physical functions and maintain their fitness and health.

In addition, the health center operates a rehabilitation exercise room year-round, equipped with a total of 10 types of rehabilitation exercise equipment (including an upper and lower limb bicycle and 9 other types), striving to provide rehabilitation exercise services to about 150 to 200 people with disabilities and prospective disabled individuals annually.

Yoo Byung-su, the head of the health center, said, “Although it is a small helping hand, we hope the health kits will be of assistance to homebound people with disabilities,” and added, “We will continue to strive to provide appropriate services to promote rehabilitation and health improvement for people with disabilities.”

Gochang = Kim Jae-gil, Honam Reporting Headquarters, Asia Economy baekok@asiae.co.kr

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