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Effects of Korean Medicine Health Promotion program for Children -Focus on Education and Prevention Programs-

  • Sung, Angela Dongmin (Dept. of Preventive Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Sangji University) ;
  • Sung, Hyun-Kyung (Dept. of Pediatric Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Semyung University) ;
  • Park, Haemo (Dept. of Preventive Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Sangji University) ;
  • Lee, Sundong (Dept. of Preventive Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Sangji University)
  • Received : 2017.12.08
  • Accepted : 2017.12.22
  • Published : 2017.12.31

Abstract

Objectives: This study was designed to confirm the effects of the Korean Medicine health promotion program targeting young children. One important aspect of the Korean Medicine health promotion program for children is to bring awareness of health benefits of introducing Korean Medicine methods to young children and to promote incorporating such methods in children's daily activities to develop healthy habits. Methods: The following experiment was conducted for 6 weeks, and the participants were in the age between 2 to 6 years old from 6 child care centers in Wonju and Chungju. 268 participants were in the intervention group, and 277 in the control group. To measure the outcomes of the Children Korean Medicine health program, the intervention group received Korean Medicine prevention programs (children education, parent education, growth exercises, common cold prevention scarf, and pear herb tea), control group did not. This research collected and compared the following data as the children's health indicators to measure the outcomes before and after the program: medical services usage, the number of absences, early leaves, and tardiness to the child care centers due to the participant's health condition. Results: After applying the children's health promotion programs on children between the age of 2-6, there was a decrease in the overall medical services usage, absences, early leaves, and tardiness to the child care center. This health promotion program was purely based on Korean medical theories and Korean Medicine resources without any conventional medical mediation. Conclusions: It can be concluded that a positive change was noted in raising awareness of Korean Medicine through educating both the parents and children. By learning to incorporate Korean Medicine prevention practices to daily habits, not only was there a reduction in the Medical services usage, but the children also became familiar and comfortable with Korean Medicine and its treatment procedures; the overall satisfaction level of the program was also high.

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