Health is CORE vs SUPPORT+ 2.0

The Food and Health Bureau (FHB) awarded the 3-year operation service contract of Sham Shui Po District Health Centre (SSPDHC) to St. James' Settlement. Advocating the concept of "Health is CORE", Sham Shui Po District Health Centre provides district-based primary healthcare services through health promotion, diseases prevention, health assessment & consultation and chronic diseases management to enhance public awareness of self-management of health. Through public-private partnership, the chronically ill are well-supported and the residents can receive necessary health service in the community. Sham Shui Po District Health Centre gathers various talents to take care of residents' health-related needs. Our professional health management team includes registered social workers, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, dietitian and fitness trainer. Sham Shui Po District Health Centre is now officially launching the mobile app "Health is CORE". By providing online health services in a more convenient way, the mobile app enables service users to receive the latest information about SSPDHC and join our online health-related activities. The functions of "Health is CORE": • Membership registration • Personal health profile management • Latest information of SSPDHC • Message notification • Healthy lifestyle tips • eLearning videos • Health Programmes Enrolment • Make an appointment for consultation Stay tuned with us! More new features are coming in near future. For details on SSPDH, please visit our website : www.sspdhc.org.hk, facebook : www.facebook.com/SSPDHC/ and Instagram : www.instagram.com/ssp_dhc/

“SUPPORT+” is an initiative of the Department of Clinical Oncology, LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong. “SUPPORT+” aims to support advanced cancer patients and their families in the local community – in the form of a mobile app. “+” can literally mean ‘families’, ‘positivity’, and ‘extra’ in Chinese. “SUPPORT+” aims to support cancer patients and their families by - helping them live positively even if their illness is incurable, - positively influencing their course of illness. - letting them have extra resources at their disposal. For better home care, “SUPPORT+” equips patients and carers with up-to-date educational materials on cancer management, palliative care and end-of-life support. Registered users can also record their symptoms and communicate with their healthcare professionals through this app. Life as a cancer patient can be a difficult journey. Therefore, we are here, to SUPPORT you in a POSITIVE way. This initiative is fully funded by Bank of China (Hong Kong) (“BOCHK”). We express our sincerest gratitude to BOCHK for their generous support. DISCLAIMER: The information provided by this app are for general educational purpose and reference only. Such information is not medical advice, diagnosis or treatment on any individual case or patient and should not be treated as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. You should consult your attending doctor or professional for any medical condition that you may have, rather than relying on the information provided in this app.