A little help from Angels

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A staff member at a Food Angel Self-serve Hub in Kwun Tong yesterday as the service operated by the Bo Charity Foundation joined Hong Kong Polytechnic University to launch a two-year community health monitoring programme targeting elderly residents.

 

The university and the food distribution charity announced they would train 40 community workers to measure different health indicators of residents. While delivering food to 100 elderly residents living in Sham Shui Po, the workers will record their vital signs, such as blood oxygen level, blood pressure, pulse and pain index. They will upload the data to an online platform to be analysed by nurses for follow-up action.

 

Dr Arkers Wong Kwan-ching, an assistant professor at PolyU’s School of Nursing and the programme leader, said the scheme – funded by the Li Ka Shing Foundation – was the first of its kind in Hong Kong.

 

Food Angel is one of the key suppliers of free meals in Sham Shui Po and has served about 700 low-income households and almost 1,000 elderly since 2014.

 

Community workers will start training in September while the e-platform is being developed. The workers will begin monitoring participants in 2024. Photo: Jelly Tse