Karen Leung Foundation (KLF) partners with PolyU School of Nursing to advance women’s health and healthy ageing in Hong Kong. This overarching initiative integrates community-based screening, HPV education, cancer prevention, and social frailty detection to empower women with timely information, follow-up care, and holistic health guidance.

This project will engage around 1,500 previously consented cohort members through nurse-led community booths across multiple districts in Hong Kong, with health assessments including blood pressure, HbA1c, BMI, and body composition. It also adds an important focus on HPV awareness, cancer risk screening, and practical health education for women, especially younger women.

Through in-person counselling, printed materials, and online resources, the project will help participants better understand HPV, cancer prevention, and pathways for follow-up care such as Pap smears and referrals through District Health Centres when needed. The programme is designed to improve early identification of risk, support healthier choices, and generate evidence that can inform future primary care and cancer prevention efforts in Hong Kong.

About the Partnership

KLF supports high-impact projects that strengthen women’s health and community prevention. Collaborating with PolyU combines cutting-edge research, practical screenings, and education for sustainable, long-term outcomes in Hong Kong’s ageing society.

What the Projects Do

• Nurse-Led Health Checks: Delivers blood pressure, HbA1c, BMI, and body composition assessments directly in communities, alongside HPV education, cancer risk screening, and referral pathways.
• Social Frailty Screening: Deploys the MSF-10 tool—a rapid, digital screener—to identify early social vulnerability (resources, participation, connections, self-management), enabling reversible interventions before physical decline.

KLF’s Role in the Bigger Picture

KLF supports the “Future-Proofing Against Social Frailty” project, led by Dr. Jed-Ray Montayre, as a key pillar of its broader women’s health and healthy ageing strategy. Through funding validations, clinician training, awareness campaigns, and pilot integrations into primary care and social prescribing, KLF bridges research to real-world action—tackling social risks that rival smoking’s mortality impact and affect 58.5% of older adults locally.

Why It Matters

This holistic approach enhances awareness, early detection, and equitable access, while generating data to shape future policies. By addressing biological, social, and preventive needs together, KLF drives high-ROI healthspan strategies, fostering resilience and independence.