Imsil-gun Launches Dementia Awareness Improvement Campaign

[Imsil=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Nosik] Imsil-gun, Jeonbuk, announced on the 21st that it recently conducted a dementia awareness campaign to spread the importance of early dementia screening, prevention, and awareness improvement among local residents.

The Imsil-gun Dementia Safety Center provided dementia project guidance, promoted early dementia screening, conducted dementia awareness improvement and accurate dementia education, and distributed promotional materials to about 800 residents.

The county plans to run bus and video advertisements starting next month to improve awareness of dementia in the region and to promote accurate understanding of dementia, and the dementia awareness campaign is also ongoing steadily.

Through this, they are actively promoting that elderly people aged 60 and over in the region can receive dementia screening once a year.

A county official said, "Dementia is not only a family issue but a problem that everyone must take interest in and solve," adding, "We will continue to actively promote so that local residents can accurately understand dementia and obtain information about dementia through continuous campaigns."

Imsil=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Nosik sd2481@asiae.co.kr