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KMID : 1189420060190020168
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Journal of Korean Oriental Medical Ophthalmology & Otolaryngology & Dermatology
2006 Volume.19 No. 2 p.168 ~ p.179
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Community Welfare and Oriental-Korean Medicine for the Aged People
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Lee Hai-Woong
Kim Hoon
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Abstract
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Background and Aim: As the aged society is coming, people pay attention to it and the government is also increasing subsidy into the welfare of the aged. As a branch of social welfare, community welfare is familiar and close to local residents. We could open up a new field in community welfare for oriental medicine and oriental medical doctor(OMD).
Materials and Method: Analyzing the worts of community welfare center, we tried to find ways for OMDs to take part in there. We focused m community care and home care service of community welfare center and community health center.
Result: Free oriental medical services are offered in many places, but a lot of them are temporary and hard to continue due to financial problem and lack of specialist. Local residents want to know about oriental medicine but few OMDs are willing to participate, thereforen, unqualified lectures of such as hand acupuncture, moxibustion, meridian massage prevail among them. This leads to illegal oriental medical services in the name of volunteer medical work.
Conclusion: The system is needed that local OMD association take part in community welfare of oriental medical service and care with community welfare center and community health center. Local volunteer medical services and researches of medical policy can help increase the chance for OMDs to go into social welfare system of the aged.
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KEYWORD
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CommunityWelfare, AgedPeople, KoreanMedicaldoctor
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