Analysis of Physical and Mental Healing Effects at Kyungpook National University
[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] The Gyeongbuk Agricultural Technology Institute opened the ‘Health Farm Care’ education program for 30 local residents at the ‘Gyeongsangbuk-do Healing Agriculture Center’ starting from the 3rd, aimed at preventing and managing chronic diseases.
Health Farm Care is part of a collaborative project promoted after the Agricultural Technology Institute and the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Regional Headquarters of the National Health Insurance Service signed a business agreement in March to promote community health and activate healing agriculture.
This education program will be conducted over a total of 9 sessions from the 3rd of this month to July 1st.
‘Health Farm Care’ consists of activities such as creating organic vegetable gardens, kitchen gardening, and drawing flowers of the mind, with the goal of preventing chronic diseases like hypertension and diabetes through regular physical exercise via agricultural activities and balanced meals prepared with fresh vegetables from the garden.
The Daegu-Gyeongbuk Regional Headquarters of the National Health Insurance Service supports the selection of participants and funding, while the Agricultural Technology Institute is responsible for program implementation and evaluation.
Additionally, in cooperation with Kyungpook National University, an analysis of the physical and mental healing effects of Health Farm Care will be conducted.
At the opening ceremony, Professor Hyo-shin Kang from the Department of Psychology at Kyungpook National University attended and conducted surveys on participants’ psychological stress and life satisfaction.
Pulse wave (the wave formed as the pulse is transmitted to peripheral nerves) measurements were taken to analyze accumulated fatigue and physical vitality.
The physical and mental health status of participants will be reassessed after the program to evaluate the before-and-after effects.
Shin Yong-seup, Director of the Gyeongbuk Agricultural Technology Institute, said, “Recently, there has been an increasing demand in agriculture and rural areas to comfort the mind and body and promote health. Through this project, we will scientifically analyze the healing effects of agriculture and develop, expand, and distribute various customized healing agriculture programs for future demand.”
The Gyeongbuk Healing Agriculture Center, located in Dongho-dong, Buk-gu, Daegu, is the nation’s first base institution for healing agriculture.
It plays a role in systematically supporting local healing agriculture, including consulting for healing farm startups, farm quality management, and training of specialized personnel. The center held a plaque ceremony on the 16th of last month and began pilot operation of Health Farm Care.
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