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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1979

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH EXHIBITION

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HOW TO OBTAIN OPTIMAL PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AS ONE GETS OLD WILL BE THE MAIN THEME OF A THREE-DAY EXHIBITION THIS WEEK.

ORGANISED BY THE CENTRAL HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT OF THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT, IT IS PART OF ITS CURRENT CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF THE ELDERLY.

THE EXHIBITION, CLIMAXING A THREE-MONTH HEALTH EDUCATION CAMPAIGN, WILL BE HELD AT THE OCEAN TERMINAL FROM FEBRUARY 24 TO 26, AFTER WHICH SIMILAR EXHIBITIONS WILL BE MOUNTED IN FOUR OTHER DISTRICTS DURING MARCH AND APRIL.

THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE CAMPAIGN ARE :-

* TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON WHAT IS NORMAL HEALTH IN OLD

AGE AND THE PROCESS OF AGEING-

* TO IMPACT KNOWLEDGE TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE VARIOUS

FACTORS LEADING TO ILL HEALTH IN THE ELDERLY-

* TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON HOW TO OBTAIN OPTIMAL PHYSICAL

AND MENTAL HEALTH WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THE PREVENTION AND EARLY DETECTION OF DISEASES IN THE OLD AGE GROUP AND

* TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ON THE AVAILABILITY AND THE USE

OF EXISTING HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE CAMPAIGN IS AIMED AT AROUSING THE INTEREST OF NOT ONLY THE ELDERLY BUT ALSO ALL OTHER AGE GROUPS WHO, AT ONE STAGE OR ANOTHER, HAVE TO UNDERGO THE PROCESS OF AGEING.

THE CAMPAIGN STARTED IN JANUARY WITH A PHOTO COMPETITION AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION LEAFLETS AND POSTERS.

THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A SERIES OF RADIO TALKS GIVEN BY MEDICAL EXPERTS ON ALL ASPECTS OF HEALTH IN THE ELDERLY. THE PROGRAMME CAN STILL BE HEARD OVER THE CHINESE CHANNEL OF RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG EVERY TUESDAY FROM 2.30 P.M. TO 3 P.M.

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