Health Care Reform in China - A Rural Rehabilitation Service Station

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Submitted: July 7, 2020
Published: Aug 3, 2020
DOI: 10.17352/2455-5479.000098

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HL Qin
Manager, Qin Huai Social Work Service Centre, Xian (NGO, Xian), China
JG Ma
Orthopeadic Surgeon, FuPing County Hospital, China
F Li
Manager, Qin Huai Social Work Service Centre, Xian (NGO, Xian), China
PS Mak
Professor Emeritus, Dept of Social Worker, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
L Jieh
TCM Doctor, FuPing County Hospital, China
Ping-Chung Leung*
Professor Emeritus, Department of Orthopaedics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Abstract



A Rural Rehabilitation Service Station – an experimental model catered for elderlies and mildly disabled people is being established in a village near Xian, Shanxi Province. A non-government charity organization registered in Xian is responsible for the establishment. It has organized a team of Rural Medical Workers, Therapists, Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctors and Social Workers responsible for the development. The Service Station is receiving users regularly, and on special occasions workshops are organized. Professional support is regularly offered by one county hospital and a Charity Organization in Hong Kong.


Towards the end of 2019, a proper review on the Service Station was be carried out by academics and professionals. It is expected that this unique establishment would provide valuable information for similar attempts to provide Rehabilitation Service in the rural areas of China.



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Qin, H., Ma, J., Li, F., Mak, P., Jieh, L., & Leung, P.-C. (2020). Health Care Reform in China - A Rural Rehabilitation Service Station. Archives of Community Medicine and Public Health, 6(2), 162–166. https://doi.org/10.17352/2455-5479.000098
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