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香港醫學會「女士健康月」 全方位倡導女性關注健康

女士健康第一步，由自我愛護開始！

香港癌症資料統計中心最新資料顯示，在20至44歲年齡組中，女性患癌新症數字是男性的兩倍以上，女性癌症年輕化趨勢不容忽視。有見及此，香港醫學會今年將3月定為「女士健康月」，結合跨平台推廣，推出一系列健康教育工作，呼籲各界關注和討論女性健康議題。

此項目響應3月8日國際婦女節（或稱「女神節），以「女士健康第一步，由自我愛護開始！」為口號，鼓勵女性通過及早預防和進行定期檢查，關注自己的身心健康，讓每位都能夠成為「女神」。作為「女士健康月」項目負責人，香港醫學會義務秘書及婦產科專科凌霄志醫生表示：「現時香港女性不論在家庭還是職場中都扮演重要角色，她們需要投入更多時間和精力應付不同崗位的挑戰，因而可能忽視自身健康。作為醫學界，我們有責任倡導各年齡層的女性，通過細心觀察、主動記錄、及時求醫及定期檢查，積極管理個人健康。」

為幫助不同年紀的女性理解及早檢查和治療的重要性，香港醫學會製作多輯健康教育影片，旨在探討常被忽視的女性健康議題，以及講解常見女性癌症的徵狀。一系列針對女士健康的公眾健康教育影片陸續上載到本會 YouTube 頻道 (@the Hong Kong Medical Association) 和Instagram專頁 (@the_hkma).  。本會亦開設了女士健康專題網站 (https://health.thkma.org/womenshealth)，為不同年齡階段的女性提供重要健康資訊。透過跨平台宣傳，是次活動冀能啟發重要對話，培養女性內在力量，讓她們綻放女神的光芒。另一方面，香港醫學會為醫生會員開設兩場實體持續醫學進修課程：第一節主題為「子宮頸癌最新預防及篩查方法」，為業界提供最新資訊；第二節主題為「女性更年期徵狀管理與心理健康」，藉以提升為更年期女性提供支援的能力。

香港醫學會早期成立了健康教育委員會，積極推行各類健康教育工作，以實踐本會「維護民康」的宗旨。委員會定期檢討過去工作內容，因應不同公共衞生議題制定推廣策略。是次「女士健康月」以輕鬆有趣的方式向不同年齡女性滲透健康資訊，展示香港醫學會健康教育工作的嶄新一面。未來，香港醫學會將全力推動更多公共健康教育項目，包括「男士健康月」、「成人免疫種接計劃」及「精神健康月」，並持續製作不同系列的健康教育短片，定期更新健康專題網頁 (https://health.thkma.org) 為廣大市民提供一個重要的健康資訊平台。

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8 March 2024

The HKMA Women’s Health Month

Love Yourself: Women’s Wellness Starts with Self-Care

The latest statistics from the Hong Kong Cancer Registry reveal women aged 20 to 44 experience over double the incidence of new cancer cases versus men of the same age bracket.  This alarming trend of cancers arising at younger ages in the female population warrants attention.  In response, the Hong Kong Medical Association (“the HKMA”) launched “Women’s Health Month” in March, rolling out a series of health education initiatives through various platforms to raise awareness of women’s health issues throughout the community.

This campaign echoes International Women’s Day on 8 March with the slogan “Love Yourself: Women’s Wellness Starts with Self-Care”.  It encourages all women to care for both their physical and mental health through preventive care and regular screenings, allowing their goddess nature to shine through.  As the lead of “Women's Health Month”, the HKMA Hon Secretary and Specialist in Obstetrics and Gynaecology Dr LING, Siu Chi Tony remarked, “Nowadays, Hong Kong women balance crucial family and work duties, their health often becomes sidelined.  As doctors, we should proactively advocate for women of any age to take ownership of their health – through self-awareness, logging health data, timely doctor visits, and routine checkups – to maintain well-rounded health.”

To help women of all ages understand the importance of prioritising early detection and timely treatment of diseases, the HKMA has created several educational videos addressing under-discussed female health issues and explaining symptoms of common cancers affecting women.  A series of public health education videos on women’s health are being shared on the HKMA’s YouTube channels (@the Hong Kong Medical Association) and Instagram page (@the_hkma).  The HKMA has also launched a dedicated women’s health webpage (https://health.thkma.org/womenshealth) providing important health information for women at different life stages.  Through these digital resources, the campaign hopes to start important conversations and cultivate female inner strength and shine from within.  On the other hand, the HKMA is hosting two Continuing Medical Education seminars for its doctors members.  The first seminar will discuss “Updates in Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines from HKCOG”, bringing doctors up to speed on recent changes.  The second seminar addresses “Why Menopause Presents a Public Health Challenge”, enhancing support for women during this life transition.

Fulfilling its mission to “safeguard the health of the people”, the HKMA established an early Health Education Committee to actively promote various health initiatives.  The Committee regularly reviews past work and formulates new promotion strategies based on different public health issues.  This “Women’s Health Month” aims to share health information with women of all ages in an engaging and light-hearted way, demonstrating another facet of the HKMA’s education efforts.  Going forward, the HKMA will lead more public health campaigns, including “Men’s Health Month”, “Adult Immunisation Campaign” and “Mental Health Month”.  It will also continue producing health education videos in various series and regularly updating topic-specific health pages (https://health.thkma.org) to provide an important online health information resource for the community.

編輯備忘：

香港醫學會成立於一九二零年，旨在聯繫政府、各公立醫療機構、大學及私人執業的醫務工作者，交流意見，團結一心。醫學會致力將最新的醫療資訊及醫務發展傳遞與會員，提倡會員遵行專業操守，進而服務社會，維護民康。

Notes to editors:

The Hong Kong Medical Association, founded in 1920, aims to bring together Hong Kong's government, institutional, university and private medical practitioners for an effective exchange of views and co-ordination of efforts.  The foremost objective of the Association is to safeguard and promote public health.  The Association speaks collectively for its members and aims to keep its members abreast of medical ethics, issues and advances around the world.  In fulfilling these goals, the association hopes to better serve the people of Hong Kong.