Gangjin-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the seventeenth that it’ll recruit 150 people for the second yr of the AI (artificial intelligence) and IoT (Web of Things)-based senior health care project.
Recruitment shall be conducted from the thirteenth to February 14th of next yr, and the project will begin in March 2024.
This project was designed to assist seniors manage their very own health in an aging society, prevent chronic diseases and live a healthy retirement life through real-time health monitoring.
Project participants shall be supplied with 4 forms of digital devices, including a wrist activity monitor, scale, blood pressure monitor, and blood sugar monitor.
By linking with the smartphone application ‘Today’s Health’, you’ll be able to receive non-face-to-face health consulting from public hospital experts, customized health information, and monthly health missions.
As digital devices and advantages, ‘wrist activity monitor and scale’ are provided freed from charge, and ‘blood pressure monitor and blood sugar meter (paid through prior health screening)’ are provided selectively.
As well as, “5,000 won in Gangjin Love gift certificates shall be provided upon completing monthly missions for six months,” and “various programs corresponding to exercise guidance, dietary counseling, and health education shall be operated to assist seniors manage their health.”
The age of participation is 65 to 75 years old (born in 1950 to 1960), and the conditions are to have a smartphone (excluding iPhone) in a single’s own name and to be in need of management of chronic diseases corresponding to hypertension and diabetes.
Nevertheless, ‘those that have been assessed for long-term take care of the elderly (grades 1 to five)’, ‘those eligible for mobile healthcare at public health centers’, ‘those eligible for support for chronic disease management self-measurement devices from the National Health Insurance Corporation’, and ‘participants in last yr’s project’ are excluded.
The population aged 65 or older in Gangjin-gun accounts for 39% of the overall, and the speed of getting been diagnosed with hypertension is 39.4% and the speed of being diagnosed with diabetes is 16.4%, which is higher than the Jeonnam average.
Accordingly, the military expects that the senior health management project will contribute not only to stopping chronic diseases but additionally to improving digital health management capabilities.
Public Health Center Director Jun-ho Han said, “This project is a possibility to assist seniors manage their very own health using cutting-edge technology,” adding, “We ask for the interest and participation of many seniors.”
For further information regarding application, please contact the Gangjin-gun Public Health Center.
Reporter Yang Jun-seok kailas21@aitimes.com
