This article is reproduced from: People’s Daily Online Chongqing Channel
People’s Daily Online Chongqing, February 25th. Recently, in order to further protect the health of the elderly and promote the equalization of basic public health services, various medical and health units in Bishan District have continued to carry out a series of Love the elderly and help the elderly with health service activities to ensure that the elderly in the jurisdiction “have medical care and care for the elderly”.
Routine blood test. Photo courtesy of Bishan District Health Commission
In the central health center of Batang Town, Bishan District, medical staff are providing health examinations for the elderly aged 65 and over. Specifically, it includes a number of health services such as height, weight, blood pressure, urine routine, blood routine, liver and kidney function, electrocardiogram, B-ultrasound, consultation and auscultation, TCM constitution identification, family doctor signing, and establishment of health records. The family doctor will have an in-depth understanding of the physical condition of the elderly and give reasonable and effective guidance and suggestions on the spot.
The 79-year-old grandpa Zhou, who went to the medical examination, said: “The current policy is getting better and better. We can get a free medical examination without paying money. Thank you.”
Gao Dingmei, Secretary of the Party Branch and Dean of the Central Health Center of Batang Town, Bishan District, said: “By conducting physical examinations for the elderly, we can comprehensively understand the health status of the elderly in the town, and analyze and evaluate the changes in diseases of the elderly. It can help the elderly identify the early state of some diseases, so as to achieve early detection, early diagnosis and early treatment, so as to further improve the health level and quality of life of the elderly.”
It is reported that as of now, the health center has completed more than 300 elderly health examinations in 2022, and it is expected that by the end of March, eligible elderly health examinations in the jurisdiction will be fully covered.
The site of the health lecture. Photo courtesy of Bishan District Health Commission
In order to further popularize the knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine health care, recently, the health center of Jianlong Town, Bishan District organized medical staff to give lectures on TCM health care knowledge in the Xiaojiazui community of the town, focusing on the spring A healthy lifestyle, cultivating a reasonable diet, prevention and control of common diseases such as hypertension and diabetes, etc., explain the knowledge of Chinese medicine health care from the aspects of Chinese medicine health preservation, diet and daily life, and exercise. Encourage the elderly to actively participate in exercise and develop healthy living habits.
Free clinic service site. Photo courtesy of Bishan District Health Commission
In the Dingjia Street Health Center in Bishan District, medical staff are providing face-to-face free medical services for the elderly. Experts from hepatobiliary surgery of Bishan People’s Hospital were invited to explain common popular science knowledge of liver diseases to the elderly, introduce the harm and prevention measures of fatty liver, and how to nourish the liver in spring. Experts point out that it is necessary to develop good living habits, ensure high-quality and adequate sleep, pay attention to the liver’s “sOS” signal, and effectively enhance the awareness of self-health management.
Ma Xiaochuan, Secretary of the Party Branch and Dean of Dingjia Street Health Center, said that through this way of connecting up and down, district-level medical resources can be sunk to the grassroots level, and people in the district can enjoy better quality medical care nearby. service, the public’s satisfaction with medical treatment continued to improve.
It is reported that in 2021, the Bishan District Health System will adhere to the principle of “loving the elderly and helping the elderly and caring for the elderly only in progress, not in completion”, and will solidly carry out the combined services of elderly health and medical care: for 47,000 people in the jurisdiction The elderly aged 65 and above provided medical and nursing services, and provided health assessments for 1,212 disabled elderly people. At the same time, it has successfully established a national elderly-friendly community, and regularly organizes publicity activities for the elderly health publicity week and the “Respect for the Elderly Month”, so that the elderly can enjoy high-quality health services at their doorstep. Through various efforts, the average life expectancy in the region has increased to 78.54 years, and the health literacy level of residents has reached 26.82%. (Chen Qi, Jiang Yongjin, Hou Qiaojiao)