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A Study on Urinary Incontinence Clinic Operated by Local Public Health Center (일개 보건소의 요실금 치료 교실 운영 결과에 대한 고찰)

  • Yu, Sung-Jin;Jung, Jae-Hoon;Kim, Na-Young;Shin, Mi-Ran;Ko, Ho-Yeon;Lee, Dong-Nyung
    • The Journal of Korean Obstetrics and Gynecology
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    • v.23 no.3
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    • pp.112-122
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    • 2010

  • Purpose: Today, the proportion of the elderly is increasing especially in a province. For elder people, local government has conducted the health promotion act by oriental medicine. For oriental medicine hub health promotion act, Eumseong -gun carried out a program that is urinary incontinence clinic for the elderly. The purpose of this study is to show how effective the public health promotion program using oriental medicine is. Methods: The 42 patients had been treated for urinary incontinence during the 10 or 11 weeks. They were put on oriental medical treatment in the Eumseong-gun public health center. Results: 1. There was significant decreases in the degree of urinary incontinence after the treatment. 2. The treatment made the patients regain their mental security. 3. People who were treated by public health promotion program were the most satisfied. Conclusion: The results suggested that public health promotion program using oriental medicine is effective for urinary incontinence.

  • https://doi.org/10.15204/jkobgy.2010.23.3.112 인용 PDF KSCI

One Health Perspectives on Emerging Public Health Threats

  • Ryu, Sukhyun;Kim, Bryan Inho;Lim, Jun-Sik;Tan, Cheng Siang;Chun, Byung Chul
    • Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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    • v.50 no.6
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    • pp.411-414
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    • 2017

  • Antimicrobial resistance and emerging infectious diseases, including avian influenza, Ebola virus disease, and Zika virus disease have significantly affected humankind in recent years. In the premodern era, no distinction was made between animal and human medicine. However, as medical science developed, the gap between human and animal science grew deeper. Cooperation among human, animal, and environmental sciences to combat emerging public health threats has become an important issue under the One Health Initiative. Herein, we presented the history of One Health, reviewed current public health threats, and suggested opportunities for the field of public health through better understanding of the One Health paradigm.

  • https://doi.org/10.3961/jpmph.17.097 인용 PDF KSCI