Health Info World, established in January 1999, is the
health promotion
Health promotion is, as stated in the 1986 World Health Organization (WHO) Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, the "process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve their health."
Scope
The WHO's 1986 Ottawa Charter for Healt ...
and publicity section of the
Hong Kong Hospital Authority
The Hospital Authority is a statutory body managing all the government hospitals and institutes in Hong Kong. It is under the governance of its board and is under the monitor of the Secretary for Food and Health of the Hong Kong Governme ...
. Charity donations from fundraising events are the main sources to support the ongoing health programs.
The HKHA understands the importance of
health education
Health education is a profession of educating people about health. Areas within this profession encompass environmental health, physical health, social health, emotional health, intellectual health, and spiritual health, as well as sexual and r ...
, and thus has been organizing a series of programs in order to spread professional health knowledge to different age groups. The organization focuses on arousing health awareness in
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
by holding talks and activities.
It also sets up free health tests to the community and assists Hong Kong citizens with how to adjust their daily habits in order to improve their health condition. Despite all kinds of outdoor health promotions, the Health Info World also assists patients who need extra care. Furthermore, the Health Info World offers volunteer positions to the elderly, which could build up their confidence by contributing in the society.
External links
Hong Kong Health Authority
Medical and health organisations based in Hong Kong
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