Each year on 1st of October, the world celebrates
World Geriatric Day, which also known as International Day of Old Person, The
holiday is celebrated by raising awareness about issues affecting the elderly,
such as senescence and elder abuse. It is also a day to appreciate the
contributions that older people make to society.
On 1st of October 2013, USMKLE Phase 2 Year 3(2nd
batch) student with the guidance of Community Medicine Department has organized
World Geriatric Day in a village called Basavan Kudachi, the village where we're currently doing our Community & Family Case Study(CFCS). Basavan Kudachi is a Jain
village located about 10km away from Belgaum. Our aim is to spread the awareness
regarding health issues affecting the elderly, especially hypertension. The
exhibition was held in the school hall of Basavan Kudachi, opposite to the Temple Hall.
The exhibition booth consist of these following topic:
1.Chronic
Disease in old man:
-Hypertension
-Diabetes
Mellitus
-Rheumatic
and Ischaemic Heart Disease
-Blindness
2.Nutrition
-Balanced
Diet
3.General geriatric
health
With the help of social worker and health worker, we are
able to convey the message that is written in the poster and explain them to
old people who have visited our exhibition.
Last but
not least, we also have a booth of Hypertension Screening, where every visitor
will get their blood pressure screened. The exhibition started at 9am and ended
at 3 noon.
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| As we arrive at Basavan Kudachi, preparing for the exhibition. |
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| Meet some innocent & curious school children! ^-^ |
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| Arief: "Must focus...." |
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| Nadirah is teaching a villager on how to check for nail bed pallor, which is one of the sign of anemia. |
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Prof.Wantamutte is explaining
the posters on nutrition to the visitors of the exhibition.
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| Hypertension screening for visitors to the exhibition. |
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| Bravo again USMKLE 2nd batch, Phase 2 Year 3, 2013 |
