Getting older
Worried about cognitive impairment
Especially Alzheimer’s and other age-related diseases
Many people may not know
Where to start checking
Initially just feeling memory decline
Overlooking this important signal
Not getting screened early for prevention
July 29th
The Luohu District Health and Health Bureau, together with the Shenzhen Brain Science Society
Officially launched the “Brain Health Guardian Cognition Plan” project at the Luohu Community Party and Mass Service Center
This project will be conducted in several communities in Luohu
Cognitive education, cognitive screening, cognitive training
Protecting the brain health of the elderly in Luohu district
The “Brain Health Guardian Cognition Plan”
What benefits will it bring to the elderly in the community?
The Luohu District “Brain Health Guardian Cognition Plan”
In several communities within the Luohu District, through a series of scientific, systematic, and effective measures, enhance residents’ awareness of brain health, popularize knowledge of preventing and treating cognitive impairment, achieve the goal of early detection, early assessment, early intervention, and early recovery, with the main contents as follows:
1. Cognitive education. Collaborate with the district civil affairs bureau and various senior citizens associations to conduct brain health popular science lectures with the theme of “Brain Science, Brain Health, Brain Future”;
2. Cognitive screening. Starting from July 30th to August 6th, the “Brain Science Together, Brain Health Guardian” cognitive screening project was launched, with activities setting up elderly brain health screening points in several communities within the Luohu district, providing free risk screening for mild cognitive impairment for people over 60, and providing classification guidance based on screening results;
3. Cognitive training. To cultivate and establish an early screening, early assessment, and early prevention system for elderly brain diseases, providing multiple intervention plans for target groups. Through training courses, the activity encourages elderly to love and care for their brains, gradually establishing brain-protective behaviors, and spreading brain protection knowledge.
At the event site
Dr. Wang Liping, Director of the Institute of Cognitive and Brain Diseases
At the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Delivered an informative popular science lecture
Dr. Wang Liping delved into the close relationship between brain health and the body’s other systems from a macroscopic perspective, emphasizing the importance of maintaining brain health to enhance quality of life. He expressed hope to promote the development of brain science and brain health industry through the latest achievements and knowledge in brain science, thereby improving people’s health level and quality of life.
Secretary-General Luo Wanyan of the Shenzhen Brain Science Society stated that the society will actively initiate charitable projects related to brain health, assisting groups in need of special care, such as the elderly, children, and patients with brain diseases, through personnel training, expert guidance, and volunteer services, to provide better brain health support and services.
Deputy Director Jiang Zheng of the Luohu District Health and Health Bureau mentioned that cognitive health is a crucial cornerstone for the happy lives of the elderly. Under the guidance of the Luohu District Political Consultative Conference, the District Health Bureau will actively explore innovative models, expanding elderly cognitive health screening activities from one community in Luohu to more communities, creating a comprehensive and multi-level cognitive health protection system.
Charity project leader Zhao Ruochi expressed hope to implement the “Brain Health Guardian Cognition Plan” in depth through professional associations, widely disseminating preventive knowledge about cognitive impairment, advancing early detection, assessment, intervention, and recovery of cognitive diseases, bringing substantial improvement to the health and quality of life of patients.
Next
The Luohu District will utilize various channels
To strengthen propaganda and education efforts
Encouraging community elders
To actively participate in the “Brain Health Guardian Cognition Plan”
Understand the prevention and treatment knowledge of cognitive impairment
Through scientifically effective brain exercise activities
Delay the onset and progression of cognitive impairment
So that every elder can enjoy
A wiser, healthier old age
In 2024, after summarizing the experience of the “Fengyulan Community Elderly Brain Health” public welfare project, the members of the Luohu District Political Consultative Conference proposed the recommendation “Several Suggestions on Establishing a Three-tier Prevention and Whole-process Management Mechanism for Cognitive Dementia in Luohu Community Elders,” aimed at promoting cognitive dementia screening and management in the community. The “Luohu District Brain Health Guardian Cognition Plan” is a working measure surrounding this proposal.
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Source of information: Luohu District Health and Health Bureau
Edited and compiled by: Healthy Luohu
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