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Current Status of Health and Welfare Long-Term Plans in Korea (국내 보건복지 장기계획 수립 현황)

  • Lee, Hyeon Ji;Kim, Selin;Jang, Sung-In;Park, Eun-Cheol
    • Health Policy and Management
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    • v.29 no.3
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    • pp.368-373
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    • 2019
  • Korea is undergoing a rapid environmental change in health and welfare. Therefore, the law mandates the establishment and implementation of plans in accordance with the changes. A total of 49 long-term plans related to health and welfare were specified by the National Law Information Center, the Korean representative legal information website managed by the Korea Ministry of Government Legislation. Of the 49 long-term plans, 10 plans (20.4%) were not yet fully constructed. Eight out of 10 non-constructive plans have been put into force for more than a year, but these plans still require further systematic planning and development. The complete construction of long-term plans is substantial to account for the changes in South Korean health and welfare. In addition, a systematic plan with solidarity and continuity between the mutual plans should be established in planning.

A Study on the Development of Lifelong Educational Programs for the Promotion of Health and Welfare in Later Life: Centering around the Establishment and Management of Aging Center in University (노후 건강 및 복지증진을 위한 평생교육 프로그램개발에 관한 연구: 대학 내 노년학센터(가칭)의 설치운영을 중심으로)

  • Kim, Hyoung-Soo;Lee, Won-Jae
    • Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.203-218
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    • 2003
  • In aging Korean society, many elderly people have difficulty in the areas of health, economic insecurity, role-loss(both work & spouse), loneliness, and family conflicts. Above all, retirement from work is one of the most important stressful life events having influences an elderly's persons economic & social activities, mental state, health status, and Lifelong educational programs could help the aged cope with these situations in later life. Health and social welfare are commonly recognized as an important value of life. They also have an effect on each other. Most people agree that the promotion of health and social welfare is to take a short-cut toward achieving well-being. Thus we need to develop a substantially integrated program of lifelong education, before and after retirement, for the promotion of health and welfare. Universities have the advantage of practicing lifelong educational programs because they have more material, intellectual, and human resources than any other educational facilities. As a result, the purposed of this study is to suggest life-long educational programs for promoting both health conditions and the level of social welfare by utilizing an aging center affiliated with a university. Specifically, the developmental courses of pre-retirement, learning in retirement, elder-hostels, and the connection between pre and post-retirement educational programs are proposed in this study.

Development of Evaluation Framework and Professional Evaluation of Health Information Predictability (건강정보의 예보성 평가준거를 활용한 전문가 평가결과 분석연구)

  • Kang, Min-Suk;Lee, Moo-Sik;Na, Baeg-Ju;Kim, Chul-Woung;Kim, Kwang-Hwan;Kim, Sang-Ha
    • Proceedings of the KAIS Fall Conference
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    • 2009.05a
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    • pp.575-578
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    • 2009
  • 지금까지의 건강예보제가 절대적 생산량이 부족하고, 건강정보에 관한 권위가 제한되어 있었으며, 예측정보의 생산과 적용에 대한 방법론적인 한계 등의 이유로 실패했던 것을 분석해 볼 때 지금 건강예보제 보완을 위해 필요한 점은, 충분한 정보 제공과 정보 수집의 정기성 등이 시급하다고 할 수 있다. 현재 전염병웹보고 시스템과 같은 온라인상으로 접할 수 있는 서비스를 제공하고 있지만, 이에 대한 홍보가 부족하고 정보 또한 신뢰성을 확고히 얻고 있지 못하기 때문에 전염병에 국한되어 있는 정보 제공이 아닌 일반적인 건강 상식과 관련된 분야로 정보 제공의 영역을 확장시켜야 할 것이다. 또한 정보 수집 방법을 명확히 공고하여, 공감대를 형성할 수 있어야 하며, 분류 체계를 명확히 하여, 개개인이 원하는 정보를 찾아 볼 수 있도록 데이터 베이스 작업이 필요하다고 할 수 있다.

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Indoor Air Pollution of a High-rise Apartment Caused by Combustion Sources in Winter (겨울철 연소오염원에 의한 도심 고층 아파트의 실내공기오염)

  • Kim, Jong Bum;Lee, Gwangjae;Ryu, Sung Hee;Lee, Jae Young;Woo, Sung-Ho;Lee, Seung-Bok;Kim, Kyung Hwan;Yun, Seong-Taek;Bae, Gwi-Nam
    • Particle and aerosol research
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    • v.10 no.3
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    • pp.119-130
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    • 2014
  • Home is a major living environment of children. In urban area, indoor air at home could be severely influenced by combustion sources such as vehicle exhaust and cooking. In this work, the air quality of a high-rise apartment was investigated by monitoring combustion-related air pollutants at both indoor and outdoor in winter of 2014. From 48-h continuous monitoring data, large amount of $NO_x$ was observed at the balcony of the high-rise apartment during the morning traffic hours. It deteriorated indoor air quality of the apartment. During the cooking activity, high peak episodes of ultrafine particles were seen. It was concluded that effects of vehicle exhaust and cooking activity on the indoor air of the high-rise apartment could be easily checked by $NO_x$ and ultrafine particle indicators, respectively.

Effects of various plank exercises on activation of hamstring muscle

  • Park, Yoon-A;Kim, Eun-jin;Cha, Ha-yeon;Ryu, Hee-won;Seo, Young-hoon;Seong, Ji-yeon;Hwang, Jeong-im;Choi, Bo-ram
    • Journal of Korean Physical Therapy Science
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    • v.27 no.1
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    • pp.51-55
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    • 2020
  • Background: A typical plank exercise (PE) strengthens the core muscles, stabilizes the spinal column, and provides stability around the pelvis and trunk when the trunk is aligned. However, because PE require that the hip joint be kept straight, they can activate the hamstring (HAM). Excessive HAM activation can induce tightness, which may cause low back pain. Therefore, it is necessary to explore PE methods that can minimize HAM activity while maximizing core muscle activity. Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: This study included 30 healthy adults as subjects. We measured the activity of the HAM and the erector spinae (ES), rectus abdominis (RA), and external oblique (EO) muscles using surface electromyography during three PEs (typical PE, PE with balance pad, and PE with sling). Results: The RA, EO, and ES showed the highest muscular activity during PE with balance pad and the lowest during PE with sling; however, the differences were not significant. The HAM showed lower activity during PE with sling than during the other two PEs; however, these differences were also not significant. Conclusion: Although HAM activation was not significantly difference among PE positions, we should recognize altering activation of core and hamstring muscle according to PE postures.

A Exploratory Study on the Introduction Plan of an Open Platform for Health and Welfare Human Resource Education of the Digital Convergence (디지털 융합시대의 보건복지 인력 대상 직무교육 오픈 플랫폼 도입방안에 관한 탐색적 연구)

  • Choi, Young-Soon;Noh, Kyoo-Sung
    • Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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    • v.12 no.9
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    • pp.169-178
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    • 2021
  • It is the post-corona era that we will soon face. It is time to achieve the original purpose of job training for health and welfare personnel operated by the Korea Human Resource Development Institute for Health and Welfare and to innovate change to maintain educational consistency. This study reviewed literatures to find alternatives for efficient and effective curriculum operation by integrating contents of health and welfare job education. Through this, we decided to check the possibility of building an open platform and suggest it as a sufficient alternative. It is expected that the establishment of the open platform for job education in the health and welfare sector will enable the education accessibility and the management of the learning management system of the subjects. Above all, it will contribute to the duplication of the education experts and the efficiency of the budget.

Discourses on Mental Health Act Revision and Critical Analysis on Mental Health Promotion and Welfare Service Support Act (정신보건법 개정 담론에 근거한 정신건강증진 및 정신질환자 복지서비스 지원에 관한 법률 주요 쟁점 분석)

  • Kim, Moon Geun
    • Korean Journal of Social Welfare Studies
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    • v.47 no.3
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    • pp.85-111
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    • 2016
  • This study aims to analyse major changes of Mental Health Promotion and Welfare Service Support Act(MHPWSSA) and critically discuss these changes based on the major discourses on Mental Health Act revision. For this purposes this study reviewed literatures and government reports to understand human rights discourses, welfare discourses, and prevention discourses. Secondly, the major changes of MHPWSSA were analysed and discussed based on those discourses. This study found that MHPWSSA defined the concept of people with mental disorders narrowly, tightened the involuntary admission procedures, introduced welfare service support provisions and mental health promotion provisions. But this study shows that the new legislation may well be criticised due to neglect of the concept of disability and people with psychiatric disability, involuntary admission without mental capacity assessment, neglect of the basic values and principles of self determination and independent living common in welfare of the persons with disability. And the new legislation may be criticised due to overuse of the concept of mental health promotion as encompassing promotion, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation.

Comparative Study on Mental Health Policy Goal in Korea and America (한국과 미국의 정신건강 정책목표 비교)

  • Lee, Hyun-Kyung;Jeong, Eun-Ki;Jang, An-Ki;Lee, Jong-Il
    • Korean Journal of Health Education and Promotion
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    • v.26 no.1
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    • pp.159-170
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    • 2009
  • The purpose of this study was to review national mental health policy goal in Korea and America, and to suggest strategies for advancing the national mental health policy in Korea. Objectives: First, the review of nation mental health policy in Korea. Second, the review of nation mental health policy in America. Third, the development of nation mental health plan in Korea. Methods: To achieve this objectives, review the books, journals, and national published papers and so on. Results: First, 15 goals are planned for mental health promotion in Korea Health Plan 2010. Second, 14 goals and multiple strategies are planned for mental health promotion in America Healthy People 2010. Third, 3 plans are suggested for mental health promotion in Korea. Conclusion: Mental Health is essential dimension in holistic health. And mental health promotion has been increasingly emphasized in national health plan. Therefore, effective nation mental health policy establishment would be needed continuously.