Damyang County Cares for Seniors' Health with "Hanbang Mobile Clinic" at Senior Centers

Providing Medical Services Including Public Health Doctors and Korean Medicine Practitioners

A public health doctor specializing in Korean medicine and staff from the home care team at Damyang County Health Center are visiting a local village senior center to provide medical services to the elderly. Provided by Damyang County

Damyang County, Jeollanam-do announced on the 8th that it is working to improve the quality of life for its residents through the “Visiting Hanbang Medical Service for Senior Centers,” which provides traditional Korean medicine treatment and health consultations to seniors by visiting village senior centers.

The Hanbang Medical Service for Senior Centers is a program where the visiting health team and public health doctors specializing in Korean medicine visit senior centers to provide customized medical services for the elderly.

During February, five public health doctors from the Damyang Public Health Center and the visiting health team will visit 26 village senior centers to provide basic health checkups such as blood pressure and blood sugar, acupuncture treatments, basic consultations related to illnesses, and health management guidance to seniors who have difficulty moving due to pain from backaches, joint pain, indigestion, and other issues.

To help seniors maintain a healthy lifestyle, the program also includes education on stroke prevention, which is common among the elderly, the importance of early dementia screening, and dementia prevention education.

The visiting Hanbang medical service is highly satisfactory for seniors who have difficulty visiting clinics due to mobility issues and who require ongoing management for chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia. The program, which operated at 240 senior centers last year, will be expanded to 250 centers this year.

County Governor Lee Byungno said, “We are always making various efforts to protect the health of our seniors,” and added, “We will do our best to ensure that seniors can enjoy healthier and happier lives through continuous health programs and customized services.”

Governor Lee also said, “During the cold winter season, joint pain worsens and limited mobility can raise concerns about vascular health,” and urged, “I hope our seniors can spend a healthy winter through proper joint exercises and balanced nutrition.”