Fighting COVID-19 @ Lingnan

Community-based Health Promotion of Everyday Anti-COVID-19 Actions for the Elderly by students of BSocSc Health and Social Services Management (HSSM) Stream

Professor Dickson Chan, Research Professor, Asia-Pacific Institute of Ageing Studies

Dr Vera Tang, Research Assistant Professor, Asia-Pacific Institute of Ageing Studies

During this difficult time of facing the challenge of COVID-19, the needs for health promotion are more pressing. Some of the students of BSocSc Health and Social Services Management (HSSM) Stream are doing their fieldwork to put their knowledge into practice in response to the needs . They are producing booklets with some tips of helping older people to prevent COVID-19 in daily life and maintaining health through exercising. The booklets will be completed in April - May 2020 and distributed to the older people and caregivers through the elderly service units. Online version will also be made available for the public.