• Journal of Families and Better Life
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• v.22 no.5
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• pp.331-344
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• 2004

Korean society recently realized the needs for a system that may effectively prevent and/or resolve different family problems caused by the rapidly changing modem society. In order to carry out this objectives. The Healthy Family Act has been legislated and is to be enforced from the 1st of January, 2005. Legislating the law is a means to establish an administrative and institutional structure that may bring in the total welfare system centered around family, so as to promote healthy families in our society. This is also a land marking event that has shifted the paradigm from the welfare system focusing on individual protection to the total welfare system based upon family units. Hence, this study is to examine the specific concepts of 'healthy family,' which is the goal of The Healthy Family Act, and thus to propose the objectives of the law by analysing the institutional system of it. The Healthy Family Act, which consists of major 37 items of 5 chapters with supplementary provisions, aims at the five ideals as follows. The first is to promote the healthy family which is the basis of individual welfare and well-to-do society. The second is to emphasize the importance of family and to provide total service system for family unit. The third is to establish the family value which supports gender-equality and democracy. The fourth is to reinforce the governmental support for independence and cooperation of family. And the fifth is to promote the in-advance and precautionary support for family problems. The law also includes administrative methods for Strong Families Center, different projects and programs for promoting healthy families, roles of Healthy Family Specialist and means to cultivating them, and the policies to specifically carry out the ideas of the law. It is now important to recognize that the development of nation is based on the healthy families and to put much effort in carrying out the ideas and goals of The Healthy Family Act.

• The Korean Journal of Community Living Science
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.579-597
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to examine the recognition of the "Healthy Family Act" as it relates to family strength and to examine the influences of objective and subjective variables in relation to the "Healthy Family Act" and family strength. The subjects of this study were 339 married men and women that were interviewed using a questionnaire. The data was analyzed using the SPSS/PC+ program for the frequency, mean, standard deviation, t-test, ANOVA and $X^2$ test. The major results of this study were as follows. The score for family strength by married men and women was relatively high. Variables that affected family strength were gender, academic career, region, mental health, physical health and life level. Variables that partially affected the recognition of the "Healthy Family Act" were gender, academic career, and region. Partial recognition of the "Healthy Family Act" was also affected by family strength. As well, the Government Support Program and Living Cultures Support Program were affected by family strength.

• Journal of Family Resource Management and Policy Review
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.133-144
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• 2005

The purpose of this study is to propose a remodification of the family resource management curriculum in order to vitalize the entire healthy family specialist program. In January 2005, 'the Act of Healthy Families' was enacted. From then on, healthy family specialists not only have assumed a key role in health family Projects, which is based on the Act of Healthy Families itself, but they have also become key members of the healthy family support centers. Therefore, it can be said that cultivating competent healthy family specialists is vital to the success of the management of the healthy family support centers as well as the entire healthy family project. In order to enhance the quality of the healthy family specialists, we need to modify the current curriculum, which is based on primary courses that offers healthy family specialist licences in the end, into a curriculum that focuses on work-oriented learning and practical education. Especially, the curriculum of public family management should be administered in a way that strengthens the practical management of healthy family support centers. The basic curriculum as well as the guidelines of the practical training that is being conducted through healthy family support centers should also be organized in a way that enhances the professionality and the unification of the healthy family specialist.

• Journal of Families and Better Life
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• v.22 no.5
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• pp.357-370
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• 2004

The purpose of this study is to develop the service program for family in order to strengthen the family function and increase the family well-being. The service program for family is based on The Healthy Family Act. For the purpose, researchers prosed the three approach-the type of service program, family life cycle approach, eco-systemic approach-and the specified program example.

• Journal of Families and Better Life
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• v.22 no.5
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• pp.319-329
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• 2004

The purpose of this study is to suggest family policy for enactment of Healhty Family Act. Throuh this thesis 2 points are suggested. One point is the orientation and subjects of family policy are contextulized by governancial policy viewpoint. Another point is that family supporting programs are able to povided by 6 areas : Fostering family network and community and family culture, Protecting family(home) and family functin, Developing family strength, Preventing family problems and recovering family(home), Providing information for healthy family and Intigrating of network-nation policy, local government, community and family etc.

• Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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• v.44 no.8
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• pp.101-116
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• 2006

"The Healthy Family Act" was established in 2004. It prevents problems of the family and increases the healthy characteristic of general family. According to this Act, Healthy Family Support Centers appeared to a new part of family welfare institution. This study is to search Programs and PR strategy of Healthy Family Support Center. The results of this study were as follows. First, Education program ranked highest in selecting important programs operated by the healthy family support center. Among education programs, they were the education of husband and wife relationships and the parents education that ranked on top. Second, The government further strengthen publicity relation(PR) about the HFSC. A deficiency of budget and manpower problems were major obstacles for PR activities. TV, news paper and magazine are useful medium. Management of PR activities in the HFSC is consider as one of the main factor to decide development and survival in social community.

• Journal of Family Resource Management and Policy Review
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.97-112
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• 2005

This research has studied the people's perception and understanding of the 'Healthy Family Act' that has been enacted and practised from the year 2005. For this purpose, a survey has been conducted during October 2004 in several central and local cities in Korea, including Seoul, and a total of 741 samples have been used for the final analysis. The results of this study is as follows. The participants showed a very low level of recognition of the 'Healthy Family Act', and they Perceived that establishing a home-friendly atmosphere was of primary importance among the tasks that should be conducted by the State and local governments to encourage 'healthy families' The participants chose 'supporting the mental & physical health of family members' for the government supporting programs to make healthy families, and chose 'healthy life cultures such as clothes, food, and housing' for the government programs to support the everyday living cultures of the people. 1 Two thirds(2/3) of the participants indicated a willingness to participate in voluntary activities, and more than half of the participants said that they will participate in educational programs. Also, the participants indicated that divorce counselling should be offered only to the people who want the counselling, and as far as 'contents' are concerned, the participants indicated that 'the upbringing of children' should be the most important subject of the counselling. Finally, the participants indicated a willingness of participating educational programs in the order of parent education, family ethics education, realization of family values and family life education.

• Journal of Families and Better Life
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• v.23 no.6 s.78
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• pp.179-190
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• 2005

This study discusses the conceptual meanings of 'healthy families' by examining four popular misunderstandings regarding the concept. These misunderstandings are based partly on the lack of consensus on the use of the concepts of 'health' and 'families' and partly on the intentional misreading of the 'Healthy Fanulies Act' To correspond to the Concerns related to the Act, we need to clarify various meanings of the concept of family and to confirm the theoretical pounds of 'healthy families' based on the multidisciplinary consensus. To build consensus, it might be necessary to review some of the articles of the Act that have been misinterpreted.

• Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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• v.46 no.2
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• pp.25-37
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• 2008

This study has investigated the perception of adults in relation to healthy family to help identify import issues. Gathered information were then incorporated to education programs for the Healthy Family Support Center. For this purpose, a survey was conducted in four cities in Kyungnam during March 2007. The responses of 213subjects have been used for the final analysis. The results of this analysis lead to three major findings. Firstly, the surveyed adults regarded positive interaction and domestic family functions as essential activities in healthy families. Secondly, the participants exhibited a very low knowledge-level of the 'Healthy Family Act', and the Healthy Family Support Center. Finally, the respondents said that they are more likely to specifically participate in educational program and counseling program if it helps them prevent family programs.

• Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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• v.43 no.7 s.209
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• pp.129-145
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• 2005

The Healthy Family Act was established in 2004 to prevent problems of the family and increase thehealthy characteristic of the general family. According to this Act, Healthy Family Support Centers (HFSCs) were founded as a new part of the family welfare institution. The purpose of HFSCs is providing various welfare services to enhance the health and well-being of families in the community. This study investigated the organizational system and evaluation strategies of HFSCs. This research comprised a descriptive study of the organizational system and evaluation strategies of HFSC. The study sample consisted of 217 faculty and field workers. Data were collected from December 2004 to January 2005 and analyzed by frequencies, mean, standard deviation and ANOVA. The results were as follows. First, HFSC's organization should consist of family education, family counseling, family culture-marketing, and network teams. Second, healthy family specialists should have a national certificate of qualifications also they should have more than master's degree level. Third, evaluation of HFSCs should be adapt an incentive system.