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KMID : 0858820140310030109
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Journal of Korean Society for Health Education and Promotion
2014 Volume.31 No. 3 p.109 ~ p.117
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Demonstrative development of City Health Profile in Healthy City Project
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Lim Baek-Vin
Koh Kwang-Wook
Kim Hee-Suk
Shin Yong-Hyun
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Abstract
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Objectives: Although many cities have adopted Healthy Cities approach in Republic of Korea, few studies have been reported about city health profile. So we report a case of city health profile made of subjective indexes and objective indicators using available recent evidence.
Methods: To assess subjective city health indexes, questionnaire survey was implemented to public officers and citizen adapting the ’Signs of progress, signs of caution of 12 stage tool from Ontario Healthy Community Coalition. Based on recent literature objective city health indicators were collected for time-series comparison and for the comparison with those of larger province mainly using Korean Statistical Information Service.
Results: Subjective city health indexes were successfully constructed in four areas including human health, environment, social and economic area. The score was especially low in environmental area. Specific items in each area for improvement were identified. Objective city health indicators were collected for three year time-series comparison and for the compared with those of larger province.
Conclusions: City health profile comprised of subjective city health indexes and objective city health indicators could successfully be made from primary survey and secondary data in a medium-sized Korean city. That City health profile was useful in subsequent city health planning through participatory process.
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KEYWORD
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Health Promotion, Cities, Health Status Indicators, Community Health Planning, City Health Profile
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