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The Institute has collaborated with the Sham Shui Po District Office (DO) through various initiatives to empower various stakeholders in order to improve the quality of life of the residents.

Health screening and networking with community NGOs

Older people are often one of the most vulnerable groups requiring support, especially those with less economic resources and social support network. In collaboration with DO and NGOs, the Institute has conducted a series of activities in the district from Nov 2022 to Mar 2023 to equip older people with mindset and tools for self-management, make referrals to nearby NGO and District Health Centre, and empower property management staff in the district to identify potential frail residents with community resources available in the district.

• Home visits to older adults aged 60 or over in a private building (without lift) over 50 years to conduct health screening with results and follow up actions to take, introduce app for continued self-management, and refer them to Neighbourhood Elderly Centre and District Health Centre for community support in the long run.
• Train social workers and volunteers in the NGO to utilize an app to assess the health of older people and take actions for self-management
• Empower property management staff and housing estate committee members and older people to identify those in need as well as kits and resources to address the unmet needs.

Map to identify high-risk residents to hot weather

Increase in ambient temperature due to global warming is related to increased health risks. The high building density poses further risks to the district, in particular those with less resources and living in poor living condition.

The Institutes of Ageing and Health Equity identified city-dwellers more vulnerable to the impacts of the extreme heat through locating buildings with overcrowdedness together with public data and database from DO. A pilot model of a map with near real-time data and a forecast of heat-health risk is produced and presented to DO in September 2023 with the aim of providing more timely alert for local NGOs and District Care Teams to react upon.

DO used data obtained earlier from cooperation with the Institutes to create a list of high-risk to hot weather buildings in the district. The research results provided useful reference to District Care Teams to provide the following service under hot weather.

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• 「探訪酷熱天氣高危大廈居民」啟動禮 (Aug 2024)

Sham Shui Po District Care Teams Training Series

To deepen the understanding of District Care Teams on prevalent health concerns among the elderly and gain insights into effective strategies for supporting aging in place, the Institute organized a series of training from February to April 2024 to equip them with practical skills and introduce relevant community resources. Training topics include home design, memory and medication problems, frailty, sarcopenia and combating hot weather.

The training met with overwhelming enthusiasm, attracting over 60 participants in each session. With positive feedback from the participants, it is expected that the training could better support their elderly service in the district.

Fun Day on Combating Hot Weather

The Institute will collaborate with the District Office and other stakeholders in the district to organizing a fun day「熱島熱不倒•深水降温」同樂日on 25 July 2024. The event will feature interactive games, informative talks, and health check-ups, all aimed at raising public awareness about effective heat-relief techniques for the older adults.

CUHK Jockey Club Institute of Ageing
Conference on
"Promoting Intrinsic Capacity in Ageing"

Date:	4 December 2017 (Monday)
Time:	9:00am - 4:30pm
Venue:	Lecture Theater 1, Yasumoto International Academic Park, The Chinese University of Hong Kong ( Map)
Download:	Programme Book Press Release: (ENG) http://www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk/en/press_detail.php?id=2664 (CHI) http://www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk/tc/press_detail.php?id=2664

Programme rundown

9:00-9:30am	Registration
9:30-10:00am	Opening Ceremony
	Welcoming Remarks by Prof. Fanny Cheung Pro-Vice-Chancellor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
	Opening Address by Ms. Imelda Chan Head of Charities (Grant Making – Elderly, Rehabilitation, Medical, Environment & Family), The Hong Kong Jockey Club
	Officiating Address by Ms. Elizabeth Tse Permanent Secretary for Food and Health (Health), Food and Health Bureau
10:00am-12:45pm	Quality of End-of-Life Care in Hong Kong: Current Status and Future Directions Prof. Yeoh Eng Kiong  Director, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, CUHK
	Moving Towards Universal Access to High-Quality Serious Illness Conversations Dr. Susan Block  Co-Director, Harvard Medical School Center for Palliative Care and  Director, Serious Illness Care Program, Ariadne Labs
	Ethics for Ageing Societies: How Can We Promote Flourishing and Improve Care Dr. Nancy Berlinger  Research Scholar, The Hastings Center
	Panel Discussion Prof. Cecilia Chan  Project Director, Jockey Club End-of-Life Community Care Project and  Professor, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong  Dr. Raymond Lo  Honorary Professor, Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, CUHK and  Consultant and Chief of Service, Palliative Care Services New Territories East Cluster, Hospital Authority  Dr. Derrick Au  Director, CUHK Centre for Bioethics
12:45-2:00pm	Lunch
2:00-4:30pm	Trajectories of Frailty among Chinese Older People in Hong Kong between 2001 and 2012: An Age-period-cohort Analysis Dr. Ruby Yu  Research Fellow, CUHK Jockey Club Institute of Ageing
	Impacts of Physical Environment on Elderly Health and Well-Being in High-Density Cities: Implications on Urban Planning and Design for Active Ageing Dr. Kevin Lau  Research Assistant Professor, CUHK Jockey Club Institute of Ageing
	What Does Age Friendliness Mean to Older People: Perspectives from Rural China and Urban Hong Kong Ms. Carol Wong  Programme Manager, Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response  Dr. Anna Wong  Postdoctoral Fellow, CUHK Jockey Club Institute of Ageing
	Hospitals as Healing Environment for Older People Prof. Renuka Visvanathan  Director, Adelaide Geriatrics Training and Research with Aged Care Centre, University of Adelaide
	Concluding Remarks Prof. Jean Woo  Director, CUHK Jockey Club Institute of Ageing

大埔古稱「大步」，直至清朝光緒年間才稱為「大埔」。大埔位於新界東部，佔地約14,740 公頃。大埔擁有優美的海濱長廊、青蔥的綠野和陡峭的山峯。

陳女士，今年64歲，55歲開始退休，居住大埔已有三十多年。｢我好鍾意做運動。現在隔日做運動，一定要做運動，唔郁的話機能會差晒，隔日做可以讓身體有充分休息的機會之餘，對身體亦好。｣2015年年底，陳女士參加了由香港賽馬會推行，香港中文大學賽馬會老年學研究所負責大埔區的｢賽馬會齡活城市計劃｣。參與培訓後，陳女士分享到對長者及年齡友善城市的不同範疇增進了認識，包括『室外空間和建築』範疇。她說﹕「我現在正學習一種新運動―『步行』，步姿適當才不致太易勞損膝蓋。大埔的『室外空間和建築』做得好好，有好的環境讓我可以盡情地享受運動的樂趣。大埔有景色優美的步行徑；周邊環繞很多綠化植物；附近設有座椅、洗手間等。這些設施都方便及推動我做運動。｣

現時陳女士隔天會到大埔的海濱長廊跑步，由大埔市中心跑往科學園，再跑回大埔。另外，她每星期亦會上網尋找不同的行山友伴，一同征服大埔不同的山峯。

「人生要學習適應每個階段、每個情況，但最重要是可以過得開開心心。｣這是陳女士的座佑銘。人生未必盡如人意，但她認為多做運動、保持樂觀的心境，有助人渡過人生不同的挑戰。她希望大埔的｢室外空間｣能吸引更多人感受運動的樂趣，一同開開心心『大步』行。

Jo Jo 陳玉嬌女士
賽馬會齡活大使 (大埔區)
賽馬會齡活城市計劃﹕www.jcafc.hk