Meaning of the contest 'Elderly people live happily, live healthily'

On the morning of September 29, the Department of Population - Family Planning of Nghe An province coordinated with the Health Center and the Association of the Elderly of Hoang Mai town to organize the contest "Elderly Live Happy - Live Healthy" in 2023. This is an opportunity for the elderly to exchange, improve their health and spiritual life.

Attending the contest were comrades: BSCKII Nguyen Ba Tan - Head of the Department of Population - Family Planning of Nghe An; Le Truong Giang - Secretary of Hoang Mai Town Party Committee and nearly 300 members of the Association of the Elderly from 10 units of the town.

With the aim of creating a playground and opportunity for healthy exchange, the contest "Elderly people live happily - live healthily" is a meaningful activity that has been implemented by the Department of Population - Family Planning for many years.

In 2023 alone, the contest will be held in Do Luong district, Hoang Mai town and Yen Thanh district.

Participating in this contest are 45 members from 3 teams of 3 communes and wards: Quynh Lap commune, Quynh Vinh commune, Quynh Xuan ward. The teams will go through 3 rounds, including: "greeting" contest; "healthy living" contest; "happy living" contest. The content of the contest revolves around issues of the elderly, population policy - family planning and questions about culture - society.

The contest contributes to raising the understanding of leaders and people about the policies and laws of the Party and State for the elderly; the role and contributions of the elderly in all aspects of life; the responsibility of individuals, families and society in improving the physical and mental health of the elderly.

At the end of the contest, the Organizing Committee awarded the first prize to the Quynh Xuan ward team and the second prize to the two teams from Quynh Lap and Quynh Vinh communes.