Health Promotion | Creating a Society of Mutual Benefit | Mutual Benefit | Shin Kong Life Sustainability
Health Promotion
In response to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal - SDG3, SKL has organized activities such as national blood donation events, and health promotion seminars to encourage people to care about their own health and enhance public health literacy. In addition, through telemedicine, we have helped provide health information to the elderly and eliminate the gap in medical resources between urban and rural areas, in the hopes of establishing a stable and seamless medical protection network.
Oral History
Keeping a close eye on issues related to senior citizens and long-term care since 2005, SKL has brought the “Legacy Art Work” and “History Alive” programs developed by Elders Share the Arts (ESTA) from New York City to Taiwan, with the intention of fulfilling our commitment to raising awareness of long-term care issues among the people of Taiwan and showing care for the health of the elderly through senior citizens’ participation in creative aging activities.
Using arts as a medium of communication, “Legacy Art Work” helps senior citizens re-establish their social connections. In “History Alive,” which is led by professional guides, senior citizens share episodes that are most easily understood by children in their life experiences through theatrical elements, so that the younger generation can learn about the value and meaning of “old.”
Community Care Everywhere
SKL keeps senior citizens and school children accompany through efforts from the sales offices across Taiwan, and realizes warm interactions between caregivers and care recipients with face-to-face, hands-on paper lantern teaching.
Telemedicine
We have partnered with the Digital Humanitarian Association to launch the "Remote Health Promotion for Rural Communities" program, which utilizes digital tools to provide online health courses and professional medical consultations for elderly residents in remote areas. The program aims to help the elderly prevent diseases and delay disability, and has shown concrete results. The remote services are available in four locations including Qimei in Penghu, Dabang in Chiayi, Liuxiang in Shuishang, and Liujiao Township, providing vital support for the health and safety of elderly residents in rural communities. To strengthen connections with local communities, we have adopted places in rural areas and provided on-site services through the help of corporate volunteers. By combining core insurance competencies, we have provided financial education and fraud prevention outreach to promote financial inclusion. We also spend time with the elderly to teach them origami, which helps to improve hand-eye coordination, enhance brain and organ activity, and delay degeneration.
SDGs
