Namdong-gu, Incheon announced on the 9th that Incheon Dongbu Elementary School has been designated as a 'Dementia Overcoming Leading School' to prepare a coexistence society centered around schools where people live together with dementia.
When designated as a Dementia Overcoming Leading School, students and faculty receive education to better understand dementia and improve dementia awareness, actively participating in dementia overcoming activities such as caring for dementia patients and paying attention to wandering elderly.
Students at Incheon Dongbu Elementary School are receiving brain health education. Provided by Namdong-gu, Incheon
Accordingly, 3rd and 4th grade students at Dongbu Elementary recently received brain health education conducted by the 'Incheon Value Together Sangnok Volunteer Group.' This education is a dementia partner program adapted to the students' level based on Incheon’s education policy brand Read·Walk·Write, covering topics such as ▲What the brain does ▲Creating a healthy brain ▲Understanding the feelings of dementia patients.
Upon completion of the education, participants can become warm companions in the community who care for dementia patients and their families as dementia partners.
Lee Ji-young, Director of Namdong-gu Public Health Center, said, "We hope that the Dementia Overcoming Leading School will help improve negative perceptions of dementia and contribute to creating a dementia-friendly environment." She added, "We will work to expand participating schools in the future to build a dense dementia safety net in the local community."
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