With the increasing improvement of living standards, China has gradually entered an aging society, October this year is the 12th "Respect for the Elderly Month" in the country, October 20 is the 24th World Osteoporosis Day. In order to make more people pay attention to the physical health of the elderly and improve the quality of life of the elderly, the 2021 Respect for the Elderly Month and World Osteoporosis Day Health Lecture Hall activities co-organized by the Nanyang Municipal Health Commission and the Nanyang Municipal Committee on Aging Office, the Nanyang Municipal Aging Career Development Center and the Nanyang Orthopedic Hospital were hosted, and the Nanyang Municipal Eye Hospital, Nanyang Stomatological Hospital, and the Third People's Hospital of Nanyang City were grandly held.
Guo Xiaohua, member of the party group and deputy director of the Municipal Health Commission and executive deputy director of the Municipal Office on Aging, Gu Lei, chief of the Aging Health Section of the Municipal Health Commission and director of the Municipal Aging Career Development Center, Jia Hulin, secretary of the Party Committee of Nanyang Orthopaedic Hospital, Du Chunsheng, president of Nanyang Orthopaedic Hospital, and Sun Haibin, vice president of Nanyang Orthopaedic Hospital, attended the event.
Gu Lei, chief of the Aging Health Section of the Municipal Health Commission and director of the Municipal Aging Development Center, presided over the meeting.
Guo Xiaohua, member of the party group and deputy director of the Municipal Health Commission, pointed out in his speech that in recent years, the municipal party committee and the municipal government have attached great importance to the work of the elderly, cared for the improvement of the quality of life of the elderly, improved the health service system for the elderly, and steadily improved the social security and service level of the elderly. Nanyang Orthopaedic Hospital, as a public hospital directly under the Municipal Health Commission, is the city's orthopedic medical, rehabilitation, scientific research and education center, and holding this event is a specific measure to inherit and carry forward the traditional virtues of respecting and loving the elderly; It is an activity to care for the health of the elderly, improve the physical fitness of all citizens, including the elderly, pour out love and reflect the humanistic care of society. I hope that the majority of elderly friends will learn health knowledge, improve disease prevention ability, and be the first person in charge of their own health.
Jia Hulin, secretary of the Party Committee of Nanyang Orthopaedic Hospital, said that paying attention to the health of the elderly is the responsibility of the whole society, and holding this activity hopes to popularize health knowledge for elderly friends, prevent and treat elderly diseases in the early stage, and ultimately reduce the pain caused by diseases.
A lecture raised the emphasis on health knowledge
The lecture was vivid and easy to understand, mainly explaining the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis diseases in the elderly, joint fractures, spinal fractures, and experts from Nanyang Eye Hospital, Nanyang Stomatological Hospital, and Nanyang Third People's Hospital also explained the prevention and treatment of common diseases of the elderly such as cataracts, periodontal disease, and diabetes for the elderly friends.
The atmosphere was lively, doctors and nurses led elderly friends to learn bone exercises, and the elderly enthusiastically participated in it.
Aunt Ma is a big fan of the activity, has been coming for four consecutive years, she said: "Before I fractured my bones twice, listened to the lecture, only to know the seriousness of osteoporosis, after daily prevention and treatment, bone density from the beginning of -2.5, has risen to -1.8, and then more exercise, and strive to return to normal levels." ”
Ms. Zhang, 58, said with emotion: "I know how painful it is when I am sick." Previously, I was diagnosed with primary osteoporosis, but I didn't care, but as a result, in July this year, due to a crushing fracture of the lumbar spine due to a weak foot, I began to pay attention to my bone health.
The 63-year-old Aunt Wang rushed from Xinye County in the early morning in the rain, just to listen to the experts' explanations: "Listen to the experts' reliable, learn a lot of things, we are in good health is also to reduce the burden on our children, the value of this trip!" ”
In this way, in the active atmosphere, everyone unconsciously understands and masters the relevant knowledge of the prevention and treatment of geriatric diseases.
Du Chunsheng, president of Nanyang Orthopedic Hospital, said in the summary that through health lectures and free clinic activities, not only popularize the scientific knowledge of osteoporosis prevention and treatment for everyone, so that more middle-aged and elderly people can stay away from fractures and bone pain, on the other hand, they also let elderly friends understand the health knowledge of orthopedics, stomatology, ophthalmology and internal medicine, and enhance their daily health care awareness, in order to let more Chinese "grow old healthily and happily" and help China achieve healthy aging!
A free clinic warms the heart
After the lecture, the hospital also organized a free consultation activity. The event invited a team of experts from orthopedics, ophthalmology, stomatology and internal medicine to provide free consultation and diagnosis and treatment services.
This activity is one of the many health public welfare activities of Nanyang Orthopedic Hospital, through public welfare lectures to improve everyone's awareness of the prevention of elderly diseases, early prevention, early detection, early treatment, to minimize the harm of diseases to the elderly, so that elderly friends can enjoy the old age.
Photo: Lin Xiangbing
Editor: Li Ying
Review: Su Wei