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TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 1979

'HEALTH OF THE ELDERLY' EXHIBITION

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A THREE-DAY HEALTH OF THE ELDERLY+ EXHIBITION, WHICH WILL END ON THURSDAY, IS BEING HELD AT QUEEN'S COLLEGE, CAUSEWAY BAY FROM 10 A.M. TO 5 P.M.

THE EXHIBITION, MOUNTED BY THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S CENTRAL HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT, IS PART OF THE CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED BY THE DEPARTMENT TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH OF THE ELDERLY.

ITEMS MAKING UP THE EXHIBITION INCLUDE NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS, DRAWINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND CARTOONS.

THERE ARE ALSO SLIDE SHOWS ON FOOD AND NUTRITION, EXERCISE AND POSTURE FOR THE ELDERLY AND CARE OF THE EYES, EAR AND ORAL HYGIENE OF THE ELDERLY.

FREE COPIES OF +HEALTH OF THE ELDERLY+ MANUAL ARE DISTRIBUTED AT THE EXHIBITION.

SIMILAR EXHIBITIONS WILL BE HELD AT THE PRINCESS ALEXANDRA COMMUNITY CENTRE, TSUEN WAN, FROM NEXT MONDAY TO THURSDAY (MARCH 19 TO 21), AT YUEN LONG TOWN HALL FROM MARCH 27 TO 29, AND AT THE KWUN TONG COMMUNITY CENTRE FROM APRIL 3 TO 4.

THE MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE CAMPAIGN ARE:

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TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON WHAT IS NORMAL HEALTH IN OLD AGE AND THE PROCESS OF AGEING-

* TO IMPART KNOWLEDGE TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE VARIOUS FACTORS

LEADING TO ILL HELATH IN THE ELDERLY-

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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.

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