"With the Spring Festival approaching, the number of people returning to their hometowns has increased, and the prevention and control of the epidemic in rural areas has ushered in new challenges, and we are strengthening the popularization of health knowledge." On the morning of January 17, Xu Tianhui, a village doctor who is on call 24 hours a day and serves more than 5,000 people in seven surrounding villages, came to the door to deliver special health knowledge "New Year goods" to villagers.
Distribute health kits. Photo by reporter Hu Lijun
Last week, Yangtze River Daily, Wuhan Evening News, Ali Charity Daily Positive Energy, Wuhan Charity Federation and Tong Xin Jie Charity Care Fund jointly launched the "Everyone is a Health Promoter and 100 Wuhan Volunteers in Action" public welfare activity. On the morning of the 17th, a reporter from the Yangtze River Daily drove 2 hours to Shu'an Street, Jiangxia District, and went to the door with Xu Tianhui, a 42-year-old village doctor and one of the "most beautiful hometown people" in Wuhan in 2022, to give a science popularization lecture for the elderly in the village, the elderly living alone, and the elderly paralyzed in bed, and distributed "health packs" to villagers.
Distribute health kits. Photo by reporter Hu Lijun
"When using a forehead thermometer to measure body temperature, first install the battery, and then keep the hand stable in this way, the forehead should be kept dry, clean and unobstructed, and the distance between the forehead thermometer and the forehead should be kept about 3 cm like this." During the presentation, Dr. Xu demonstrated the correct temperature measurement and wearing masks for the elderly present, 5-year-old Gong Siquan child held his grandfather's hand, his eyes stared at Dr. Xu's hand movements, and when he received a "health kit" containing commonly used medical supplies such as masks, forehead temperature guns, antigen test cards, and disinfectant gels, the children couldn't wait to pick up a forehead temperature gun to imitate Dr. Xu to measure his grandfather's temperature.
Popular science and health knowledge. Photo by reporter Hu Lijun
13-year-old Xia Nuoyan is in her first year of junior high school this year, and she participated in our public welfare activities when she returned to her grandmother's house for the winter vacation. "I also want to become a 'health promoter' and teach my grandmother about this epidemic prevention." 65-year-old grandma Xiong Heyi usually lives alone, her children and grandchildren are not around, Xia Nuoyan has always been worried about her grandmother's health, "Grandma, you see, this book is written with the key points of epidemic prevention for the elderly, I will read it to you", science popularization activities made her feel interesting and practical.
"Dr. Xu is the lifesaver of our family, I used to work outside, and my 86-year-old father suddenly collapsed with a cerebral infarction, and it was Dr. Xu who came to my door for emergency treatment and then told me to go home to take care of the elderly." Villager Xia Mingfang told reporters that his father Xia Yi, 86 years old, was blind and deaf in both ears before, and was paralyzed after a cerebral infarction and falling.
Live at the event. Photo by reporter Hu Lijun
After the launch of the "Everyone is a Health Promoter" public welfare campaign, many "most beautiful hometown people" reported by Yangtze River Daily responded positively, and village doctor Xu Tianhui was one of them. "My father and I have been village doctors for 60 generations, and the older generation of villagers has little awareness of medical care, so I often do popular science publicity for villagers. Now that the Spring Festival is approaching, a large number of migrant workers have returned to their hometowns, and the elderly in rural areas are once again facing health challenges, and the popularization of health and epidemic prevention knowledge is urgent. ”
[Reporter: Hu Lijun Feng Hao]
[Editor: Ma Huijie]
[Source: Yangtze River Daily Changjiang Public Welfare Studio]
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