Study By The Group On Health Education Of The Elderly In Urban Communities

At present,the aging degree of my country’s population is deepening.The base of the elderly population is large,and the proportion of the total population in the country is constantly rising.In addition,as the elderly grow older,their physical aging and health problems are becoming more and more serious.Satisfying the health and quality of life of the elderly is an important part of health education for the elderly in my country.In this context,group social work uses professional methods to provide health education and practical activities for the elderly in the community,which plays an important role in maintaining the health of the elderly and improving the quality of life of the elderly in their later years.In this study,the author used the elderly living in Wuhan X community as the research group with health needs during the internship period,and collected data through the use of interviews,participation in observation and questionnaire surveys.Through interviews and participation in observation,we learned that community health education is lacking and cannot meet the health needs of clients.Finally,the group work method is used to carry out health education practice activities for the elderly in the community who are interested and in need,aiming to meet the health needs of the elderly in the community.In the process of intervening in health education in this group work,the researchers took the active aging theory as a perspective,combined with the health needs of the elderly,the group workers improved the acquisition of health knowledge of the elderly,changed the bad behavior habits of the elderly,and increased social participation,etc.Aspects to carry out group activities for the goal.Around the group work goals,social workers carried out 6 group activities before and after,and after the group activities,they were evaluated from the process evaluation,the satisfaction of group members and the completion of basic goals.The researchers took the group composed of community elders with health education needs as the research object,and through the practice of group work intervention in health education for the elderly,it was concluded that the professional concept and method of group work to carry out health education for the elderly in urban communities is very effective.,has unique advantages;the perspective of active aging is helpful for the development of community health education;the rich and diverse forms are helpful for the realization of educational goals;playing multiple roles is the requirement of the health education group for social workers.In the practice process,there are still some deficiencies such as low service quality,social workers’ abilities need to be strengthened,social workers’ autonomy is affected by the community,lack of integration of client resources,and lack of follow-up services.In response to these deficiencies,the researchers also put forward suggestions for improving the community health education group for the elderly from the aspects of social workers strengthening their own abilities,actively communicating with the community,striving for professional autonomy,integrating the customer support system,and providing follow-up services.It aims to enrich the practical experience of group work intervention in health education and promote the better development of social work and health education.