The effectiveness of the "Elderly helping the elderly" club in Hai Lang

With good and practical methods, in recent years, the elderly clubs helping the elderly in Hai Lang district have become a support for the elderly, creating favorable conditions for them to receive health care, improve their spiritual life, live happily and healthily, and contribute positively to the overall development of the locality.

Members of the Elderly Club help the elderly in Dien Sanh town regularly participate in sports activities to improve their health and spirit - Photo: DSHL

Implementing the Project on Elderly Health Care for the period 2017 - 2025 in Quang Tri province, in 2018, in Hai Lang district, 4 Elderly Clubs were established to help the elderly, each club has an average of 30 - 40 members. The clubs maintain regular activities with rich and diverse content and organization, thus attracting a large number of elderly people in the locality to participate.

Among them, the Elderly Club helping the elderly in Dien Sanh town is considered a club with many meaningful activities, contributing to improving the health and spirit of the elderly. Mr. Le Thanh, Chairman of the Elderly Club helping the elderly in Dien Sanh town shared: “The club is mainly retired cadres. For the club to operate effectively, the Club's Board of Directors actively coordinates with population officers and medical officers of the district and town to develop plans and activities such as: organizing health check-ups, consulting on self-care for common diseases of the elderly (diabetes, blood pressure...).

Inform new policies and guidelines, especially those related to the elderly. Coordinate with other clubs in the district to organize cultural and artistic competitions, physical education and sports through practical playgrounds such as volleyball, aerobics, chess, bonsai... to help the elderly have the opportunity to interact happily. We also mobilize social resources, contribute funds to serve the club's activities and visit members when they are sick or pass away." With a gentle and cheerful way of living, the club has become a useful playground for the elderly in the locality.

“Since joining the club, receiving consultation, medical examination, and regular exercise and sports, I have seen a clear improvement in my physical and mental health, especially in my bones and joints. My mind is sharper, my spirit is more optimistic and I love life more. The club is truly a place for us to meet, exchange, and motivate everyone to live happily, healthily, and usefully together.

From there, actively propagate and mobilize children in the family and everyone to well implement the policies, laws of the Party and State and the benefits of implementing population and development work," said Ms. Nguyen Thi Loi, a member of the Elderly Club helping the elderly in Dien Sanh town happily.

Continuing to maintain and improve the quality of the elderly care club model, from 2022 to now, Hai Lang district has expanded 6 more elderly clubs to help the elderly. Currently, the whole district has 10 clubs with more than 400 elderly people participating in activities. In addition to quarterly activities, the clubs coordinate with the health - population sector of districts, communes and towns to organize specialized talks to provide knowledge and skills for self-care for the health of club members.

In particular, in response to the traditional day of the Vietnamese elderly (June 6) and the International Day of the Elderly (October 1), the District Health Center organizes cultural, artistic, physical education and sports exchange activities for clubs in the whole district such as volleyball and folk dance exchanges. Strengthen communication activities to raise awareness of changing behavior in elderly health care; guide the elderly to take care of their own health; improve the capacity of commune and town health stations to organize periodic health check-ups for the elderly.

Organize communication campaigns that integrate health check-ups for the elderly; create health records for the elderly. Build and maintain the activities of Elderly Clubs to help the elderly create a lively and joyful atmosphere for the elderly through cultural and artistic exchange activities, and learning about elderly health care knowledge between the clubs.

With the attention of all levels and sectors, the Elderly Clubs help the elderly in Hai Lang to increasingly promote their effectiveness, constantly innovate in content and methods of operation, and organize many useful programs suitable to the actual situation. From there, it further motivates the elderly to promote the role of "old age, bright example"; contribute to promoting propaganda work, raising awareness, changing behavior in the community, families with elderly people regarding elderly health care, gradually improving the quality of life, promoting the role and contribution of the elderly in the new situation.

Deputy Director of Hai Lang District Health Center Nguyen Dinh Nam said: “To improve the health and spirit of the elderly in the locality, in the coming time, the district health and population sector will continue to take advantage of the leadership of the Party Committee, the government and the synchronous coordination of sectors and organizations at all levels in implementing the goal of elderly health care. Strengthen propaganda among the people about elderly health care.

Continue to improve the quality and develop a network of volunteers participating in monitoring activities, supporting health care, managing chronic diseases and non-communicable diseases at home for the elderly. Continue to replicate the model of Elderly Clubs to help the elderly in communes and towns. Encourage clubs to innovate rich, diverse and appropriate content and methods of operation to attract more elderly people to participate in activities.

Ko Kan Suong

Source: https://baoquangtri.vn/hieu-qua-cau-lac-bo-nguoi-cao-tuoi-giup-nguoi-cao-tuoi-o-hai-lang-193579.htm