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KMID : 1138720170430020123
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Korean Public Health Research
2017 Volume.43 No. 2 p.123 ~ p.134
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Current status of public health in Korea
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Park Byung-Joo
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Abstract
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Public health was defined by Wislow as one of the efforts organized by society to protect, promote, and restore the people`s health. It is the combination of sciences, skills, and beliefs that is directed to the maintenance and improvement of the health of all the people through collective or social actions. Public health activities change with changing technology and social values, but the goals remain the same: to reduce the amount of disease, premature death, and disease-produced discomfort and disability in the population. Public health is thus a social institution, a discipline, and a practice. The Acheson Report offered a more succinct definition: The science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life, and promoting health through organized efforts of society. Korea has made extraordinarily rapid economic development in the world, which is called “Miracle of Han River”. Such a rapid economic development in a short time period has made Korean people live longer, but also suffer from many chronic diseases including cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and diabetes mellitus. In addition we have to face many public health problems like health inequity, suicide, addiction, obesity, communicable diseases outbreak, environmental pollutions, elderly people, low birth rate, insecure environment, etc.. Government and National Assembly should try their best to establish effective administrative systems based on appropriate law and policy. For achieving such a goal, they should communicate with NGO collaboratively, which could solve such a huge public health problems in Korea and contribute to promote people`s health.
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KEYWORD
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current status of public health, disease prevention, health promotion, Korea
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