Given Singapore’s ageing population and the increase in chronic conditions such as diabetes and hypertension, community health management is an important intervention.

This year, as part of the Healthcare Services Employees’ Union’s (HSEU) annual community project, it is working with Nee Soon East Constituency and Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH) on a Community Outreach Programme in Nee Soon East to better educate the elderly residents on health management such as exercises, healthy cooking/ eating.

The outreach event on 23 April 2011 saw some 300 residents participate in this initiative which includes a basic health screening as well as health talks and healthy cooking demonstration.  HSEU Executive Secretary Patrick Tay was present to address the residents.  HSEU Executive Council and Welfare Committee members also actively participated in the day's activities.

HSEU is working with KTPH as the hospital is positioned in Yishun to bring integrated healthcare to the residents in the Northern region of Singapore.  As an internationally-recognised Health Promoting Hospital, KTPH also actively seeks to influence social habits through health promotion and empowerment.