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Current Status of National Health Promotion Fund in Korea (국민건강증진기금 현황)

  • Kim, Juyeong;Lee, Joo Eun;Park, Eun-Cheol
    • Health Policy and Management
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    • v.27 no.4
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    • pp.366-371
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    • 2017
  • The National Health Promotion Fund has grown as the increase of tax on tobacco consumption, but more than half of the fund was spent on health insurance supporting. It is important to use the fund appropriately to keep legitimacy and sustainability of health promotion. Therefore, services regarding health promotion should be a priority in spending health promotion fund, and operation system should be established to manage and administer the fund properly.