新加坡：椰奶是珍多（Chendol）的关键配料，但翁女士（Doreen Ong）找到了一种更健康的替代品：无糖豆奶。
SINGAPORE: Coconut milk is a key ingredient in chendol, but Madam Doreen Ong has found a healthier substitute: sugarless soy milk.
她还在这款传统甜品中加入了奇亚籽，这是她努力向其他长者展示，熟悉的新加坡美食可以在不失去其特色的情况下变得更健康的一部分。
She also adds chia seeds to the traditional dessert, part of her effort to show fellow seniors that familiar Singapore dishes can be made healthier without losing their character.
这位60岁的老人表示：“（使用）豆奶……他们可以获得更多的蛋白质以及欧米伽-3脂肪酸。”“在我的烹饪和烘焙中，我尝试引入一些超级食物和更健康的版本。”翁女士是新加坡全国职工总会健康（NTUC Health）积极老龄化中心（AACs）的资深志愿者，她在那里为其他长者开展烹饪课程。
“(In) soya-based milk … they can get more protein, as well as omega-3,” the 60-year-old said. “In my cooking and baking, I try to introduce a little bit of superfoods and healthier versions.”Mdm Ong is a senior volunteer at NTUC Health’s active ageing centres (AACs), where she conducts cooking programmes for fellow seniors.
根据新加坡全国职工总会健康的一项新的直播计划，她的演示现在将能够触达更多无法亲自到场的长者。
Her demonstrations will now be able to reach seniors beyond those attending in person, under a new livestreaming initiative by NTUC Health.
“数字积极老龄化平台”是一个基于网络的计划，可通过 getsetup.sg 访问，于周日（9月27日）上线，该社会企业旨在使其积极老龄化中心的活动更具可及性。
The Digital Active Ageing Platform, a web-based programme accessible at getsetup.sg, was launched on Sunday (Sep 27), as the social enterprise seeks to make activities at its AACs more accessible.
需要协助使用网站的长者可以前往新加坡全国职工总会健康的27个积极老龄化中心中的任何一个，或致函该机构。
Seniors who need helping for the website can visit any of NTUC Health’s 27 active ageing centres or write in to the organisation.
该平台将提供烹饪、运动和缝纫课程等直播节目，以及关于健康和情绪福祉等主题的讲座。课程还将被录制，以便长者可以方便地随时观看。
It will offer livestreamed programmes such as cooking, exercise and sewing classes, as well as talks on topics such as health and emotional well-being. Sessions will also be recorded so seniors can watch them at their convenience.
新加坡全国职工总会健康的目标是在未来两年内通过该平台触达1万名长者。
NTUC Health aims to reach 10,000 seniors through the platform over the next two years.
该计划将与其27个积极老龄化中心的网络形成互补，特别是针对那些因工作、照护责任或其他事务而无法亲自参加活动的长者。
The initiative will complement its network of 27 AACs, particularly for seniors who may not be able to attend programmes in person because of work, caregiving responsibilities or other commitments.
新加坡全国职工总会健康积极老龄化中心主任叶丽莉博士（Dr Lily Yeo）表示，该机构还收到反馈，称部分中心的空间有限，导致长者并非总能抢到热门课程的席位。
Dr Lily Yeo, head of NTUC Health Active Ageing Centres, said the organisation has also received feedback that space at some centres is limited, meaning seniors have not always been able to secure places in popular programmes.
“通过这个数字平台，我们能够更好地服务于这些老年人，帮助他们在这个社区中保持彼此之间的联系，”她说。
“By getting onto a digital platform, it helped us to be able to serve this group of seniors, to support them in terms of staying connected together within that community,” she said.
该平台是在NTUC Health Active Ageing Centre（Care）正式开幕的同时推出的。该中心是NTUC Health计划在新加坡各地建立的四个直播工作室中的第一个；其余三个工作室计划于明年投入使用，分别服务于新加坡北部、南部和西部的老年人群体。在一个工作室里进行的节目将会被广播给其他地区的老年人。该平台还允许老年人通过远程方式加入各种兴趣小组和社区活动。
The platform was launched alongside the official opening of NTUC Health Active Ageing Centre (Care) in Geylang Serai. The centre houses the first of four livestream studios that NTUC Health plans to establish across Singapore. The other three studios, slated to begin livestreaming next year, will serve clusters in the north, south and west. Programmes conducted at one studio will be broadcast to seniors elsewhere. The platform also allows seniors to join and participate in interest and community groups from an AAC or from home.
老年人带动老年人：该组织正在招募更多老年志愿者，让他们担任指导者、活动组织者以及社区领袖，通过在线方式开展各种活动并分享自己的技能。
SENIORS LEADING SENIORS The organisation is recruiting more senior volunteers to serve as guides, facilitators and community leaders, conducting programmes and sharing their skills with their peers online.
Ong女士希望这个数字平台能帮助她将自己的健康烹饪方法分享给更多老年人。她表示，由于对老年人中糖尿病和高血糖问题日益严重的担忧，她开始尝试在烹饪和烘焙当地菜肴时使用更健康的食材。
Mdm Ong hopes the digital platform will allow her to share her approach to healthier cooking with more seniors. She said concerns about the prevalence of diabetes and high blood sugar among older people spurred her to experiment with healthier ingredients in her cooking and baking of local dishes.
“我的梦想是分享我的技能和知识，教大家如何使用不同的食材来制作正宗的新加坡美食，”她补充道。
“It's my dream to share my skills and my knowledge on how to use different ingredients to make authentic food that we have in Singapore,” she added.
除了烹饪之外，Ong女士还积极参加各种体育活动；她希望通过这个数字平台分享自己的锻炼方法。作为一名终身学习者，她利用SkillsFuture提供的培训资源不断提升自己的技能（包括烹饪技巧）。她认为，老年人越来越习惯通过数字平台进行学习。
Seniors attend a sewing class at an active ageing centre. Beyond cooking, Mdm Ong takes part in sports and other activities at the AACs, including dragon boating. She is also keen to share exercise sessions through the digital platform. A lifelong learner, she has used her SkillsFuture credits to upgrade her skills, including in training and baking. She believes seniors are increasingly comfortable learning through digital platforms.
“老年人正在广泛使用 YouTube 和 TikTok 等数字平台，”她说，“那么，我们为什么不创建一个更加健康、积极向上的平台，让他们能够通过这个平台学习如何保持活力呢？”这个平台旨在将年轻人与老年人联系在一起；年轻人也会参与到通过该数字平台提供的各种活动中去。
“Older people are using a lot of digital platforms such as YouTube and TikTok,” she said. “So, why not we come up with a platform that is healthier and more positive, and they can make use of it to learn to stay active?”BRINGING YOUTHS & SENIORS TOGETHER Youths will also be involved in programmes delivered through the digital platform.
今年 7 月，NTUC Health 推出了“青年助长者”（Youth-to-Senior, Y2S）计划，该计划让年轻人获得在社区中照顾老年人的实际经验。年轻人协助策划和开展各种促进健康、积极老化的社交活动、健康促进活动以及互动活动。
In July, NTUC Health rolled out its Youth-to-Senior (Y2S) initiative, which gives young people hands-on experience in community-based eldercare. They help plan and conduct social, wellness and engagement programmes that promote healthy and active ageing.
Yeo 博士表示，这一计划表明老年人非常乐意与年轻人一起参与这些活动。
Dr Yeo said the initiative has shown that seniors enjoy taking part in activities alongside younger people.
“通过这些活动，我们发现老年人非常喜欢与年轻人一起做事，”她说，并补充道这有助于在养老中心营造出一种更加“像家庭一样、像家一样”的氛围。
“Through this experience, we discovered that seniors really love doing things together with the youth,” she said, adding that this has helped create a more “family-like, home-like environment” at the centres.
NTUC Health 并不希望年轻人只是为老年人组织活动，而是希望两代人都能贡献自己的技能和经验：老年人可以凭借自己的生活经验和优势来引导和帮助他人，而年轻参与者则可以引入新的活动，帮助老年人更好地适应科技。
Rather than having young people simply organise activities for seniors, NTUC Health wants both generations to contribute their skills and experiences, she added. Seniors can draw on their life experiences and strengths to lead and support others, while younger participants can introduce new activities and help seniors become more familiar with technology.
“这并不是年轻人单方面为老年人服务，而是年轻人与老年人共同合作的过程，”Yeo 博士说。
“It’s not about youth doing things for seniors, but youth and seniors working together,” Dr Yeo said.
NTUC Health 的最终目标是将所有 27 个养老中心的活动都数字化，让更多的老年人能够灵活地参与其中，同时保持与社区的紧密联系。
NTUC Health eventually aims to digitalise programmes across all 27 of its active ageing centres, giving more seniors the flexibility to take part while staying connected to their communities.