Youth Empowerment Programs for building Dementia Friendly Korea. YunHye Jo National Institute of Dementia, Korea, Republic of(south)

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1 Youth Empowerment Programs for building Dementia Friendly Korea YunHye Jo National Institute of Dementia, Korea, Republic of(south)

2 The trends in dementia prevalence Contents#1 Contents#2 Contents#3 The number of Dementia patients Dementia prevalence

3 Dementia rates in the elderly Contents#1 Contents#2 Contents#3 ONE IN FOUR PEOPLE OVER 80 HAVE DEMENTIA ONE IN TEN PEOPLE OVER 65 HAVE DEMENTIA

4 Total Fertility Rate Contents#1 COUNTRY TOTAL FERTILITY RATE (CHILDREN BORN/WOMAN) The dementia prevalence 6.49 Contents# Contents# Total fertility rate *the bottom of OECD 0.82 CIA (2017), The World Factbook Care burden on younger generation

5 Social costs Contents#1 Contents#2 Contents#3 National social costs for dementia (2017) 12.9 billion USD Approximately 8% of Korea GDP Dementia social costs per person (2017) 18.3 thousand USD National Institute of Dementia (2018), National institute of Dementia annual report 2017

6 The need of youth empowerment programs Contents#1 Contents#2 Contents#3 Make younger generation Expect their roles in preparing dementia friendly society Develop visions to overcome dementia

7 Programs & Contents Contents#1 Contents#2 Contents#3 Dementia Friendly School(DFS) Designation Program National Dementia Awareness Student Contest Healing Atti* School *Atti means Friends in Korean

8 Contents#1 Contents#2 Contents#3 Dementia Friendly School(DFS) Designation Program Main Goals Improvement of dementia awareness for youth through public education and creation of a dementia-friendly environment

9 Overview Elementary Schools TOTAL 644 (By June 2018) Dementia Friendly Schools The requirements for designation Middle/High Schools Elementary Schools Middle/High Schools 74 Teachers and students must complete the education of dementia partner! Colleges *Additional training is required for new students every year

10 Overview 28 The requirements for designation Elementary Schools Colleges 165 Each college can apply for DFS Middle/High Schools Including dementia-related courses in the regular school curriculum which approves credits 74 Maintaining annual dementia-related courses continuously Colleges

11 Designation Process Local Dementia Centers Promotion to the local schools (from elementary school to college) Providing Dementia partner education Send an application to a Regional Dementia Center for approval Regional Dementia Centers Make a list of schools which want be DFS in each region Request approval to KNID National Institute of Dementia Review validity Assign designation number Allow the Local Dementia Center to convey a signboard

12 Designation Process

13 Activities INCHEON HEALTH HIGH SCHOOL - Managing Dementia awareness campaign planned by students - Running OX Quiz Event to boost understanding of Dementia DAESEONG GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL - Demonstration of Dementia Prevention Exercises for local resident - Promoting the rules of preventing Dementia through brochure

14 Activities Public awareness campaigns Improved local residents perception of Dementia through awareness campaign Dementia-related courses Volunteer activity Offering the liberal art course for understanding dementia(kangnam University, designated in 2013) Volunteering of University students at Overcome dementia day(21 st, september)

15 Contents#1 Contents#2 Contents#3 National Dementia Awareness Student contest Main Goals Energizing and Inspiring teenagers to discover their own power to be influential dementia friendly community leaders

16 Overview Target Middle/Highschool students nationwide Activities Performing several missions related dementia in teams The total participants 1,032 students(237 teams) since 2013

17 How to progress Performing missions for a month Being held once a year in July Education on dementia and dementia partner & mission assignment Evaluation and distribution of prizes and hours for volunteer work Submit Application Attending Workshop Performing Missions designated KNID

18 Missions (2016) Missions are changed annually. MISSION 1 MISSION 2 MISSION 3 MISSION 4 Fixing incorrect information of dementia Dementia awareness campaign Dementia awareness campaign Promotion of Dementia early detection Find & edit false information about dementia described by media Online campaign using social network services Writing an essay on memory loss assuming I have dementia Using Check dementia application to test old people for dementia

19 Best practices POLARIS The winner of the contest in 2015 Where Public places where many old people gather What Comprehensive promotion activities about dementia prevention How Visit in large gathering places such as senior welfare centers, community parks, local hospitals for campaign Managing social network services such as twitter, Youtube and blog for their online contents regarding dementia

20 Contents#1 Contents#2 Contents#3 Healing Atti School Main Goals Providing the education on dementia and the volunteer program at the KNID for high school student to correct their misunderstanding of dementia

21 Healing Atti School ATTI = FREINDS Healing Atti School To be friends who support people with dementia and their family in the local area based on right acknowledge and attitude about dementia

22 Overview Target Highschool students in the surrounding areas Opening Every summer and winter vacation The total participants 284 Highschool students since 2013

23 Curriculum & program Curriculum Understanding of Dementia Providing Detail presentation to introduce Dementia such as symptoms and active management to delay disease progress Dementia Partner Education Establish understanding of Dementia Partner and learning proper techniques to assist people with dementia Experience Program Presenting simulation for Dementia prevention Exercises and activating Check Dementia application Volunteering Work Performing Awareness campaigns about national support services for the local elderly using what they learnt from Healing atti school

24 How to progress Offering twice a year during summer and winter vacations Progressing Twoday intensive course at KNID Performing volunteering by utilizing what they learned Conducting Volunteering Activities Evaluation and Offering a certificate & hours of volunteer work Submit Application Attending Program

25 Program effectiveness Comparison of Awareness about dementia before and after program (2017) Knowledge Attitude * Measured on a 100 point scale

26 Conclusion Contents#1 Contents#2 Contents#3 Dementia Friendly School(DFS) Designation Program National Dementia Awareness Student Contest Healing Atti School Raise future leaders who get it right about dementia Implementing Dementia-friendly Korea

27 Special thanks to Contents#1 Contents#2 Contents#3

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