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KMID : 1143420210140020058
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Public Health Weekly Report
2021 Volume.14 No. 2 p.58 ~ p.67
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Improvement of the Screening Program for Infants and Children in the National Health Screening System
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Kim Eun-Young
Lee Ye-Ji
Seo Ja-Young
Ha Jin
Shin Son-Moon
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Abstract
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In order to monitor the growth and development of infants and children under the age of six and to promote their health, the
National Health Screening Program for Infants and Children was launched in 2007, and has been conducted seven times from four months of age. With this revision, a screening schedule was added at 14 to 35 days after birth, when health education topics, such as, breastfeeding, sleep and car seat safety was needed. In accordance with the addition of one screening cycle in early infancy, health education topics were rearranged for each screening cycle, and the questionnaires and health education contents were revised based on the latest scientific evidence. Furthermore, the reporting system of the physical examination was changed to indicate the presence of specific physical findings in stead of marking health status of every organ system in order that physicians could focus on specific physical findings.
This proposed improvements to the National Health Screening Program for Infants and Children are expected to increase the receptivity and effectiveness of the program and parents’ satisfaction.
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KEYWORD
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National Health Screening Program for Infants and Children, Early infancy, Questionnaire, Health education contents, Physical examination
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