The Characteristics of Healthy City Project in Korea / 農村醫學 地域保健
Journal of Agricultural Medicine & Community Health
;
: 155-167, 2009.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-719817
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
The purpose of this study was to investigate healthy city project related characteristics to members of the Korea Healthy Cities Partnership(KHCP).METHODS:
This study analyzed general characteristics of healthy city, characteristics of healthy city(political support, collaboration & citizen participation, healthy city project, infrastructure development, capacity building), self-evaluation of healthy city and etc by self-questionnaires from February to December, 2007, which were distributed to government workers who were in charged in health city project of 23 membership cities of KHCP.RESULTS:
The number of urban city was 11(47.8%) and that of rural municipality was 12(52.5%). Public health center was almost in charge of healthy city project(73.9%). As for the characteristics of healthy city, healthy city municipal budget(91.3%), city health profile(91.3%), technical support of cooperative university(82.6%), healthy city regulation(78.3%), citizen participation(78.3%), committee(73.9%), setting approach(69.9%) and healthy city network(69.6%) were good. But intersectoral collaboration(34.8%), long-term healthy city plan(39.1%), administrative policy or campaign promise(43.5%), programs to the vulnerable population(47.8%), department in charge(47.8%) and seminar(47.8%) were not good. Especially, characteristics of healthy city according to the existence of department in charge were significantly different in intersectoral collaboration, citizen participation, setting approach and healthy city network.CONCLUSIONS:
In spite of rapid expansion in healthy cities, there were great difficulty in political support, collaboration, department in charge and programs of health equity. So we need to go a long way to achieve the vision of healthy cites by its principles and characteristics.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Vision, Ocular
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Public Health
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Cooperative Behavior
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Fees and Charges
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Diagnostic Self Evaluation
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Korea
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Health economic evaluation
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Agricultural Medicine & Community Health
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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