Cancer Survivor Health Management "Leave It to Uljin-gun Public Health Center!"

Leave cancer survivor health management to Uljin-gun Public Health Center!

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Gwiyeol] The Uljin-gun Public Health Center in Gyeongbuk conducted professional capacity-building training and survivor health management education on the 25th and 26th at the Gun Medical Center, hosted by the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Regional Cancer Center and the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Regional Cancer Survivor Integrated Support Center.

Jeon Seong-woo, a professor of gastroenterology and director of the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Regional Cancer Center, provided capacity-building training to 30 staff members in charge of cancer-related work at Uljin-gun Medical Center and the Public Health Center. Through a staff meeting, they took time to strengthen the foundation for operating regional cancer management projects.

The Daegu-Gyeongbuk Regional Cancer Survivor Integrated Support Center guided 25 home-based cancer patients (cancer survivors) in Uljin-gun, who are experiencing physical, emotional, and social difficulties, on nutrition and healthy lifestyle management methods, and operated programs such as art therapy, receiving great responses from the cancer survivors.

Participants stated that through this education, cancer survivors who have completed treatment aimed at a cure after diagnosis obtained various health management and information to overcome mental and social distress that they can practice themselves, ultimately helping to promote survivors' health and improve their quality of life.

Nam Hwamo, director of the Uljin-gun Public Health Center, said, “We will promote the health of residents through customized health management such as distributing nutritious meals and health tech via visiting services targeting 350 cancer survivors currently under management in the area.”