SUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 1981
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HEALTH PROGRAMME FOR OLD PEOPLE
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A HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMME SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR THE ELDERLY WILL BE LAUNCHED IN SHA TIN EARLY THIS MONTH BY THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S CENTRAL HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY THAT THE PROGRAMME IS AIMED AT MAKING THE AGED AWARE OF THEIR HEALTH PROBLEMS THROUGH AUDIO-VISUAL AIDS AND TALKS.
THE PROGRAMME WILL INCLUDE A MONTH-LONG EXHIBITION AND A SERIES OF TALKS AT THE SHA TIN HEALTH EDUCATION CENTRE, ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF LEK YUEN GENERAL CLINIC, LEK YUEN ESTATE.
THE EXHIBITION WILL BE MOUNTED ON FOUR CONSECUTIVE DAYS FROM TUESDAY TO FRIDAY (AUGUST 4 TO 7) BETWEEN 10 AM AND 4 PM DAILY. IT WILL THEN BE OPEN ON THE FOLLOWING TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS.
ILLUSTRATIONS ON THE PROCESS OF AGEING, WAYS TO MAINTAIN GOOD MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH, AND COMMON DISEASES OF THE AGED WILL BE DISPLAYED.
IN CONNECTION WITH THIS EXHIBITION, A SERIES OF 12 TALKS PROVIDED FREE FOR PEOPLE OVER 50 WILL RUN FROM MID-AUGUST TO THE END OF OCTOBER ON MONDAY AND FRIDAY MORNINGS AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS.
TOPICS WILL INCLUDE EXERCISE, NUTRITION AND DISEASES OF THE SENIORS SUCH AS HYPERTENSION, RHEUMATISM, DIABETES AND RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS.
RESERVATION FOR ATTENDING ANY OR ALL TALKS CAN BE MADE BY CONTACTING THE SHA TIN HEALTH EDUCATION CENTRE AT 0-633211 EXTENSION 213.
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