Hulu Langat Initiative: Beyond Being Healthy and Fit.

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Hulu Langat Initiative Beyond Being Healthy
and Fit.

• Assoc Prof Dr Rahmah Mohd Amin
• MD (USM) MPH (UKM) PhD (UK)
• Department of Community Health
• UKM Medical Centre
• rahmahma_at_ppukm.ukm.my
• http//elderlyconcern.blogspot.com

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A tertiary health centre

• Through Dept of Public health
• Emphasize
• Health promotion
• Promote
• Individual responsibility for health
• Community participation

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PPUKM elderly in community Hulu Langat
Initiative
Healthy Lifestyle
Problems of the elderly
Well controlled
Chronic illnesses Less active
Loneliness Not
productive
Healthy, active
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Underlying issues

• Global ageing phenomena
• Malaysia by 2030 15 of population 60 years and
  above
• Compression of morbidity
• Live longer but in good health
• Life expectancy after 60 years old

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Initiative
Active lifestyle
Encompass physical, mental, social, spiritual
component
Phase 2
Social Facilitation
2007
Active participation
Humanitarian aid
Phase 1
Treat Problem
Passive participation
2001
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Started off working with MOH premise
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From 2005 onwards
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Land / building endowed by individual who owned
religious school in the same area
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Even the old-old joined
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Health check
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Workshops
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HEALTHY ACTIVE AGEING
Resource centre Batu 14, Hulu Langat
Activities
Activities
Activities
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How we could do better?

• They must stand on their own
• Social facilitation phase
• SUSTAINABILITY

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To start a new strategy
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Shooting for TV programme
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International Golden Towerthorn 2009 climb KL
Tower
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Aha, jantung kuat lagi ni
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• What else?

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Generate income?
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Sudut Pembangunan Minda elderly take turn to
present on whatever topic they are familiar with
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They even climbed up the Great wall of China
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Strength and Opportunity

• Variety of sources
• A group of healthy and active elderly
• Senior government officer
• Good contact Networking from various walks of
  life
• Store of knowledge
• Biological and health profile
• Past knowledge
• Life experience
• Work closely with PPUKM
• Standardized patients

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Features of this resource centre

• Meet the need of all stake-holders
• Equipt with various social structure
• A lot of social functions can be carried out
• Supported by health services
• Led by those with visions
• Facilitated by a strong organisaion
• Condusive environment

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Does it sail smoothly (challenges)?

• Operating unofficially
• Not patented
• No formal organisation
• No special allocation
• No permanent staff
• No resources
• Kami Syok sendiri work of the associations
  platform

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How it could be done better

• Involvement from other departments in faculty
• Involvement of other faculties
• HEJIM in UKM
• In fact UPM (IG) has worked closely with this
  organisation
• Memorandum of Understanding

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IMPACT

• Community
• Health awareness
• Multi-ethnicity
• Elderly keep active, feels appreciated

• UKM
• Good source of standardized patients
• teaching and learning
• research
• Contribution to community

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Future Plan

• Will work up
• To be the model of an excellent community
  engagement

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A big thank you to everyone.