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of Hong Kong offers services and health information on sexual and reproductive health treatments and counselling at its clinics, youth healthcare centres, activity and resource centres and women's clubs. The FPA received $45.55 million in government subsidies in 2012-13 and over 200,000 people used its services in 2013.
Student Health
The DH provides health screening and individual counselling to primary and secondary school students through its 12 student health service centres and three special assessment centres. In the 2012-13 school year, over 661,200 primary one to secondary six students used its services. In addition, school health inspectors check schools' hygiene standards. School Immunisation Teams under the auspices of the DH's Centre for Health Protection (CHP) visit primary schools. every year to administer free vaccinations for students.
The DH's eight school dental clinics provided preventive dental services including annual dental check-ups and basic dental care to about 302,000 primary students (about 95 per cent of all Hong Kong primary students) in the 2012-13 school year.
Elderly Health
The DH's 18 elderly health centres and 18 visiting health teams provide primary health care to the elderly, improve their ability to care for themselves and encourage healthy living and their family's support. The centres provide health assessments, basic treatment, health education and counselling to people aged 65 and above. The visiting health teams conduct health promotion activities for the elderly and provide training to improve carers' skills. In 2013, the centres recorded 38,700 enrolments and 167,900 attendances for health assessment and medical consultation, while the health teams provided service to 316,500 persons.
Community Health
The HA's community healthcare services aim to reduce reliance on inpatient services and help patients' rehabilitation in the community. In 2013, the HA conducted 1,912,800 home visits and outreach care services, mainly for elderly people.
Over 80 per cent of those receiving HA's community nursing care services are elderly people. Community geriatric assessment teams make regular visits to residential care homes for the elderly to provide medical and nursing care to residents who are unable to visit the specialist outpatient clinics. These teams also train the carers to help them take care of frail residents.
Dental Health
Eleven government dental clinics provide emergency dental services to the general public for pain relief and tooth extraction, and seven public hospitals offer specialist oral healthcare services to inpatients and others with special oral health needs. The DH also monitors the level of fluoridation in water supplied to the public to reduce dental decay.
The DH's Oral Health Education Unit carries out various target-oriented educational activities to promote oral health, such as the 'Bright Smiles Mobile Classroom' for primary students. Information on oral health is also provided through the oral health education homepage
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