In order to further improve the health concept and self-health awareness of the disabled elderly, and advocate a scientific, reasonable and healthy lifestyle, Wutaizha Community, Ziyang Street, Wuchang District, Wuhan City, together with the doctors of Wuhan Seventh Hospital, launched the “Going into the Community to Care for the Disabled Elderly” ”, so that the disabled elderly in the community can have a healthy body, enrich their knowledge of physical health care, and create an atmosphere of “focus on health, enjoy health, and enjoy health” in the community.
Under the leadership of Wutaizha community grid members and disabled associates, doctors from Wuhan No. In Grandma Mei’s house, Unit 1, Building 4, Weiye Jiayuan, the doctor tested the elderly with blood pressure, blood lipid measurement, cardiac function monitoring, oral examination and many other physical examination items suitable for the elderly, and gave guidance on daily life, healthy diet, etc. Let them achieve early detection, early prevention, and early treatment. For this event, Grandma Mei said gratefully: “Thank you to the community and the government for helping us contact doctors for regular free physical examinations, and thank you to the doctors from Wuhan No. 7 Hospital who come to serve our disabled elderly! When people are old, their legs and feet are not very good. Lisuo, I’m too lazy to go out, let alone go to the hospital for a regular check-up. Thanks to you guys this time, I’m able to understand my physical condition.” The door-to-door service for health check-ups is very popular among the disabled elderly and their families, making the elderly feel more warmth. After the physical examination, the doctor also established a health file for the disabled elderly. Afterwards, Wutaizha Community signed a monthly regular on-site physical examination with doctors from Wuhan No. 7 Hospital.
This activity enables the disabled elderly in Wutaizha community to enjoy professional health check without leaving home , fully embodies the “reliance for the elderly”, and also allows them to “have medical care for the elderly”. The activity benefited more than 10 people. The Wutaizha community focused on the health services most needed by the disabled elderly, and carried out the work of caring and respecting the elderly through the way of on-site medical staff. Effectively improve people’s sense of happiness and gain.
Correspondent: Ding Yuan, Wutaizha Community, Ziyang Street, Wuchang District, Wuhan City
Responsible editor: Wang Zhuo