04.04.01.01. Dementia awareness, stigma reduction and dementia-friendly communities | Hong Kong SAR

04.04.01.01. Dementia awareness, stigma reduction and dementia-friendly communities | Hong Kong SAR

18 Aug 2022

The Mental Health Review Report (MHRR) proposes two recommendations on increasing public education and dementia-friendly neighbourhood.

  • “Recommendation 1 – Public education should be strengthened by promoting healthy lifestyles, better understanding and awareness of dementia, encouraging help-seeking behaviour and reducing stigma associated with dementia” (Food and Health Bureau, 2017a, p. 184).
  • “Recommendation 7 – Social care infrastructure should be strengthened to allow people with dementia to remain in the community for as long as possible” (Food and Health Bureau, 2017a, p. 188).

The Elderly Services Programme Plan (ESPP) proposes two recommendations about promoting age-friendly environment, healthy lifestyle, and active social participation amongst older people.

  • “Recommendation 1 – Public education should be strengthened to promote positive image of elderly persons, enhance their status and role in society, and foster positive inter-generational relations” (Working Group on Elderly Services Programme Plan, 2017, p. 20).
  • “Recommendation 3a – Promotion of healthy lifestyle should be of paramount importance in improving the quality of life of elderly persons and in reducing the risk of age-related diseases” (Working Group on Elderly Services Programme Plan, 2017, p. 20).
References:

Food and Health Bureau. (2017a). Mental Health Review Report.  Retrieved from https://www.fhb.gov.hk/download/press_and_publications/otherinfo/180500_mhr/e_mhr_full_report.pdf.

Working Group on Elderly Services Programme Plan, Elderly Commission of Government of Hong Kong SAR,. (2017). Elderly Services Programme Plan. Hong Kong: Elderly Commission of Government HKSAR Retrieved from https://www.elderlycommission.gov.hk/en/download/library/ESPP_Final_Report_Eng.pdf.