Thursday morning:
So, actually, each of the 5 teams in the clinic has a group for older people- and they do a lot of fun activities! This morning we participated in one group's aerobics class. They have aerobics 3 times per week, and it is free- it was located at this park- again, pretty good turnout, with children, grandchildren, etc. welcome. After the class, one of the resident doctors gave una charla about hypertension. I really do like the way this clinic practices good public health models of care- these groups are great for physical and mental health- they provide easy access to regular exercise, and a fun social experience, and some health education thrown in. Very cool.
So, actually, each of the 5 teams in the clinic has a group for older people- and they do a lot of fun activities! This morning we participated in one group's aerobics class. They have aerobics 3 times per week, and it is free- it was located at this park- again, pretty good turnout, with children, grandchildren, etc. welcome. After the class, one of the resident doctors gave una charla about hypertension. I really do like the way this clinic practices good public health models of care- these groups are great for physical and mental health- they provide easy access to regular exercise, and a fun social experience, and some health education thrown in. Very cool.
The rest of the morning we made house visits with Dra. M- we had some very complicated patients. One patient showed us all of his follow-up appointments that he had scheduled for the next six months- he was pretty much seeing every type of specialist you can imagine for his chronic diseases. I'm going to let KRF write about the patients we saw that afternoon- she understood a lot more of their stories than I did!
I like to see you in action being a doctor!
ReplyDeleteI really like all of these public health projects! We should do more of this in the US.
-Kate