Old person's week is an excuse to pay more attention to the elderly

According to Web Da Markazi report, Dr. Shahla Nazari added that elderly groups, like other groups in the society, need attention, and considering the elderly population of Markazi province, we have always tried for many years to monitor and screen the elderly physically, mentally and psychologically.
"The elderly population in the cities covered by the University of Medical Sciences is 112 thousand people and percentage of elderly people in the province is 13.3 and according to statistics, we are in the second place in the whole country after Gilan province" she stated.
She said that BMI, nutrition and mental carefully checked by a doctor and if necessary referred to relevant experts, also during certain periods, glucose, fat and blood pressure tests were performed for this group free of charge.
The director of Family Health department of Health deputy of Arak University of Medical Sciences, while pointing out that all these measures are done carefully in urban and rural centers, said" due to the long-term epidemic of corona disease, it is not possible to visit the elderly who are in our high-risk groups, but if an elderly person visit our bases, the necessary measures will be taken for them.
At the end she said that all the all the announcements and slogans on the occasion of this week and with the cooperation of Behzisti as the main guardian of the elderly and with the cooperation and assistance of Radio and Television have reached all centers and organs and general public and hope all devices will pay more attention to this group.
It is worth mentioning that several programs during Elderly Week of this week, which will be held from 28 September to October 4, 2020 with the slogan" Corona, an opportunity to change the look of the elderly" and with the approach of honoring and dignity of the elderly.