Parent & Children Walking to Health
Category: Parents & Childrens Events, Walking to Health | Author: Shirley He
30th April 2011 Community Health Walk to Wythenshawe Park, 26 people took part including parents and children.
Category: Parents & Childrens Events, Walking to Health | Author: Shirley He
30th April 2011 Community Health Walk to Wythenshawe Park, 26 people took part including parents and children.
Category: Older People Activities, Walking to Health | Author: Shirley He
Debdale Country Park Walk For Older People over 65+ on 15th April 2011. Free transport was provided and in total 20 people took part.
On the 13th April 2011, a health talk about ‘Urological Diseases (including bladder and prostate Cancer)’ was held in Little Yang Sing Restaurant. Dr Wai Man Chow, Consultant of Urology, was invited to be the main speaker. He spoke in Cantonese to explain the symptoms, causes, treatment and prevention of urological diseases including bladder and prostate cancer. This gave the audience an opportunity to ask the Consultant questions and receiving satisfying answers. In total 33 people attended the talk.
On the 30th March 2011, a health talk was held in Yang Sing Restaurant. Dr Lip Lee gave the talk about ‘Ear, Nasal and Throat Cancer’ in English. Shirley He, the Nurse Operations Manager of CHIC provided interpretation in Cantonese for the audience. The information of the signs and symptoms, causes, risk factors, treatment of the variety of cancers were well explained, including the pro and cons of treatment of cancer. 40 people attended the talk.
On the 10th March 2011, CHIC held a health talk on ‘Blood Disease’ at Little Yang Sing restaurant. The talk was given in Cantonese by Patrick Chu (Professor in Hematology) who explained the most common types of blood disease including the different types of anemia, white blood cells (leucocytes and neutrophils), platelets and their causes and symptoms.
This was followed by Dr Edmond Lau (Hematologist) who gave a brief presentation on leukemia and its treatments. This health talk attracted 40 people from the local Chinese community.
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