The Chongyang Festival comes every year, and now it's Chongyang again. To carry forward the traditional virtues of respecting, honoring, loving and helping the elderly in the Chinese nation, and to enhance the health literacy and self-care ability of the elderly in the community, the Public Health Service Branch of the China Geriatrics Society, in collaboration with Beijing Huasheng Rehabilitation Hospital, launched a large-scale public welfare activity with the theme of "Pay Attention to the Health of the Elderly, Build a Better Life Together". This event benefited nearly a hundred residents from six communities in Fengtai District, including Shiliuzhuang Nanli, Nanding Village, and Guangcai Road. Through diverse forms such as free medical consultations, science popularization lectures, and traditional Chinese medicine teaching, it presented a thoughtful "Healthy Chongyang Gift" to the elderly in the communities.

At the event site, a senior expert team from the Public Health Service Branch of the Chinese Society of Geriatrics, as well as experts from multiple disciplines such as cardiology, neurology, and traditional Chinese medicine of rehabilitation hospitals, have already taken their positions in advance. With a professional attitude and full enthusiasm, the experts provide meticulous and considerate health services for every elderly friend who comes for consultation. Through detailed inquiries and basic examinations (including tests for blood pressure, blood sugar and other indicators), experts not only provided professional medication adjustment suggestions for common chronic diseases among the elderly such as hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia and osteoarthritis, but also offered scientific and reasonable dietary guidance based on individual conditions, helping elderly friends better manage their own health.

Traditional Chinese medicine services have become a "hot check-in spot". Traditional Chinese medicine experts diagnose the constitutions of the elderly and provide targeted health preservation plans based on different constitutions such as "balanced constitution" and "phlegm-dampness constitution". At the same time, Baduanjin teaching was carried out. From "supporting the sky with both hands to regulate the three jiao" to "regulating the spleen and stomach requires raising one hand", the key points of the movements were broken down step by step. The elderly were guided to improve their physical functions through simple exercises. The elderly on the spot practiced carefully to the rhythm, and the atmosphere was warm and lively.

During the popular science lecture session, Professor Ke Hui, a member of the Public Health Service Branch, and Professor Zhao Guangzhou from Huasheng Rehabilitation Hospital respectively delivered popular science explanations on the themes of "Give the Heart a 'Maintenance Manual'" and "Early Identification, Early Treatment, and Early Prevention of Stroke". The two professors popularized knowledge about the prevention, management and rehabilitation care of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases among the elderly through a combination of pictures and text and in simple and understandable language, helping the elderly establish a scientific health concept.

This event not only provided health care services for the elderly in the community, but also made them feel the care and warmth from society. In the future, the Public Health Service Branch of the Chinese Geriatrics Society will continue to focus on the health needs of the elderly, carry out community health service activities, bring high-quality medical resources to the "doorstep" of residents, and contribute medical strength to building an elderly-friendly society.