Gyeonggi Province is actively working to improve awareness of allergic diseases by expanding the ‘Atopy and Asthma Safe School’ and providing customized prevention education.
ⓒProvided by Gyeonggi-do Northern Office
Gyeonggi Province announced on the 12th that it held the ‘2025 Atopy and Asthma Prevention and Management Project Performance Contest’ at Sono Calm Goyang and awarded seven organizations and individuals for their contributions.
This event was hosted by the Northern Gyeonggi Province Atopy and Asthma Education and Information Center (operated by National Health Insurance Corporation Ilsan Hospital), and about 100 officials from city and county public health centers and safe schools attended to share best practices and future plans.
Three public health centers, including Yongin-si Suji-gu Public Health Center, Paju-si Un Information Health Center, and Seongnam-si Sujeong-gu Public Health Center, two schools including Yangpyeong-si Danwol Elementary School and Bucheon-si Yeokgokhana Daycare Center, Director Sang-mi Han of Opo Neungpyeong Daycare in Gwangju-si, and Lee Mi-young, a health teacher at Eunhyeon Elementary School in Yangju-si, received the Governor’s Award.
Yongin City Su District Public Health Center has contributed to improving the quality of life of local residents through various projects such as operating an atopy and asthma-safe school, developing forest healing and musical programs, and supporting medical expenses for vulnerable groups. Yangpyeong Danwol Elementary School implemented customized education for students and parents through the ‘Atopy and Asthma Zero Green School’ project to improve self-health management skills.
Director Sang-mi Han has been operating a safe school since 2018, signed the region’s first safe hospital agreement, and received good reviews for protecting children’s health through careful environmental management.
Gyeonggi Province improved awareness of allergic diseases and expanded the designation of safe schools through the operation of the Atopy and Asthma Education Information Center.
The ‘Atopy and Asthma Safe School’ project, which started in 3 elementary schools in 2007, has expanded to 820 schools this year. The center provided customized training for patients, medical personnel, teachers, parents, and paramedics.
In particular, the anaphylaxis emergency response training for paramedics, which has been continuously operated for 14 years, has raised the awareness of anaphylaxis among paramedics from the 30s to the 90s.
Gyeonggi-do received additional support from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency last year to operate an atopy and asthma education and information center, and entrusted it to Seoul National University Bundang Hospital and National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, which are now operating one center each in the South and North. Through this, we plan to provide accurate information on allergic diseases and improve the level of allergic disease management in the community.
Lee Jong-ik, head of the Gyeonggi Province Health Promotion Department, said, “Early prevention and continuous management of allergic diseases are important,” and added, “We will guarantee the right to health of provincial residents by strengthening customized education programs and community cooperation networks centered on the Education Information Center.”
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