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8: Community Support and Health Services

• Transit Home and Night Shelter for the Homeless

INSTALLATION OF AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS (AED) IN PHASES IN PUBLIC PLACES AND ACTIVE AREAS.

Guidelines for Provision of Automated External Defibrillators (AED) in the City Council of Penang Island Administrative Areas.

AED LOCATIONS INTEGRATED INTO PEARL ONE TOUCH PENANG APP

AED locations are easily accessed by public whenever needed during an emergency situation (sudden cardiac arrest) through the Pearl One Touch Penang App.

HEALTH PROMOTION ACTIVITIES AT PUBLIC PLACES

Health promotion activities are conducted on a daily basis at public places which aims to educate the public on dengue fever awareness, leptospirosis as well as food hygiene. In addition, dengue prevention and pest related campaigns are also conducted yearly.

 PROVIDING HEALTH AWARENESS TO EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTES

The city council continues to conduct activities as well as promoting health awareness in educational institutions. Nurses as well as health officers visits kindergartens and schools to conduct sessions within classrooms to talk about topics such as hand washing techniques, food hygiene and dengue fever awareness.

FOOD HYGIENE AWARENESS AND ANTI TYPHOID VACCINATION FOR FOOD HANDLERS

The city council provides food hygiene awareness and anti typhoid vaccination for the food vendors of Penang Island at the MBPP Anti Typhoid Clinic. Anti Typhoid vaccination is effective in preventing Typhoid fever which is a life-threatening infection caused by Salmonella Typhi bacteria.