Hampyeong County Launches Customized Programs for Dementia Prevention and Chronic Disease Management

A view of the Jeonnam Hampyeong County Office building.

Hampyeong County in Jeollanam-do announced on the 6th that it will operate customized programs to promote health, including dementia prevention and chronic disease management for local residents.

The health promotion-type Wolya Health Center will run the first half of this year's health promotion programs, reflecting local characteristics, every week until June.

Previously, the health promotion-type Wolya Health Center recruited participants for the program from residents of Nasang, Haebo, and Wolya-myeon until last month, and planned programs that reflect the health status of residents and local characteristics based on the results of a community health survey.

In the first half of the year, Wolya Health Center plans to operate a variety of weekly programs, including: ▲Good Morning Pilates Class ▲Berry Good Vascular Health Chronic Disease Prevention Class ▲Memory Memory Dementia Prevention Class ▲Samsamhan Healthy Table Class ▲Senior Health Playground Class.

The dementia prevention class, targeting local residents aged 60 and over, was fully booked within two days of recruitment.

Lee Sangik, the mayor of Hampyeong, said, "We will do our best to systematically operate customized health promotion programs for residents and create a healthy and happy Hampyeong for everyone," adding, "We will continue to actively promote various policies for the health of our citizens in the future."

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