• 한국보건간호학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.528-539
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• 2015

Purpose: The aim of this study is to provide baseline data on the housing environment of a vulnerable population. Methods: This study provides a descriptive survey on the housing environment of a vulnerable population of a city in Gyeong-gi province. A total of 9,061 households were selected as research participants. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews by visiting nurses from February 2014 to March 2014. Results: Interviewees answered "poor" on items including cold drafts, illumination, daylight penetration, inflow of polluted air, house odor, stairs safety, noise, mold, pests, and ventilation. The score for housing environment problems showed a significant group difference due to gender, age, economic status, family type, type of housing, and type of ownership. Conclusion: These results indicate that the vulnerable population is exposed to a poor housing environment. Thus, there is an urgent need to improve the housing environment for the vulnerable population. Based on this study, linking a visiting health care service program and housing environment improvement projects from relevant administrative agencies might be recommended in order to effectively improve the housing environment.

• 한국농촌건축학회논문집
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2011

Due to rapid decrease in population of farming and fishing villages and drain of young rural manpower to the cities, aging is being intensified, and the conditions of housing and welfare of elderly households are inadequate. Currently, group home is being discussed as part of specialized housing and welfare support policy for the people in the vulnerable class with poor self-supporting abilities such as the aged living alone in farming and fishing villages, and aged farming and fishing households. So the purpose of this research is to present the basic data for proposing the policy of supplying group home through examining the realities of housing and welfare of the people in the vulnerable class in farming and fishing villages. Survey was conducted on the 4 regions -Cheonan-si, Gongju-si, Yesan-gun, and Seosan-si - whose apartments were all occupied by the residents among the group homes for the elderly living alone in Chungcheongnam-do and the following results were derived from the analysis on the data collected from the survey. First, great effects can be attained at small costs by reorganizing and utilizing the public facilities that are unused or little used and the existing houses that are exposed to risks due to improper maintenance. Second, it can be pointed out that the residential environment of the vulnerable members of society was improved without impairing the existing village landscape. Third, housing welfare was enhanced without investing a large sum of money and the system to promptly cope with negligent accidents and emergency can be built and operated. Fourth, the cases promoted to solve the problems of the poor, unhygienic, and unsafe housing of the elderly and the vulnerable members of society were very positive and well worthy of being presented as planning direction of future group homes in farming and fishing villages. Finally, if they are operated entirely for free, it will cause the lack of the sense of ownership and the problems in securing the budget, so the ways of paying minimum individual housing expenses should be examined. The alternatives of housing welfare for the vulnerable members of farming and fishing villages are needed and the ways of constructive planning and researches should be continuously made. Also, the government's support policy should be actively promoted.

• 사회복지연구
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.263-296
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• 2018

본 연구는 주거취약계층 매입임대주택에서 수행되는 사례관리자의 실천 경험을 파악하는 데 목적이 있다. 노숙경험이 있는 주거취약계층에게 집이 가지는 중요성은 절대적이며, 그들이 지역사회 내에서 주민으로 살 수 있도록 지원하는 사례 관리 역시 매우 중요하다. 그럼에도 이제까지의 연구는 저렴주거 공급, 주거환경, 입주자의 삶의 질과 건강에 집중되어 있었지만 사례관리에 대한 관심은 부족하였다. 본 연구에서는 10명의 주거취약계층 매입임대주택 사례관리자의 FGI를 통하여 어떤 경험을 하였는지를 탐색하였다. 연구결과 사례관리자의 경험은 '시설 이후 독립주택생활 지원의 딜레마', '임대료 관리와 사례관리 사이의 역할 경합', '지역 연계와 협력을 향한 외로운 실천', '이중고용관계와 열악한 작업 환경'의 4가지 주제로 도출되었다. 이들의 경험을 토대로 매입임대주택 사례관리 운영을 위한 정책적 실천적 제언을 제시하였다.

• 한국주거학회논문집
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.55-64
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• 2017

Elderly population has increased rapidly and adjusting the environment is in demand to support their health. To improve the living environment of elderly, an appropriate plan for customized home modification is needed upon the personal contexts. The purpose of this study is to explain the sequence and to build an insight on customized home modification for vulnerable single elderly. It is a case study based on single target that includes 6 months of execution period deeply seeking the appropriate plan for implementation. The target is a male elderly aged 74 living in a single story detached house. The various research methods are applied in this study including exploratory, participatory, action and trade-off preference researches. The result shows that plan for home modification is complex outcome of interlocking uniqueness between residence environment and resident situation. If customized modification is targeted for residentially vulnerable social group, more sensitive approach aiming for the highest result is required due to financial constraint. To conclude, comprehensive understanding of overall circumstances of a dwelling, a resident and various stakeholder is essential throughout the process. Since the aging-in-place of elderly cannot be achieved without self-sustaining living environment, customized home modification should be a tool to meet housing suitability. It is important to strengthen the experts and future workforce with networks of local residents to share opinions and appropriate plans.

• KIEAE Journal
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.81-89
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• 2010

This study focuses on a concrete understanding of the characteristics of perceptions and needs about healthy housing of the elderly, who represent the most vulnerable group of people in society, on the four evaluation dimensions of healthy housing as part of the research for evaluation indicators development for housing health performance in apartments. First, it was found that the elderly perceive an environment where their physical health is well supported as the most important factor for healthy housing. Additionally, the management support of the housing was perceived as the second most important consideration. Second, the most frequently used area for the elderly is the living room and a desired place to be added to indoor spaces was a room of their own or a 'living room', which clearly indicates the importance of the indoor environment for the elderly. Third, the biggest factor for the interior environment that affected the satisfaction level of the elderly in their housing was largely based on the convenience factor that helped lesson the discomfort in their daily life due to the physical aging process, and also on factors related to the pleasant indoor surroundings. Based on the concepts discovered in this study on healthy housing, more concrete items should be developed in the future for an extensive indicator for health performance evaluation, and actual research on the general public should follow suit.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제18권7호
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• pp.388-400
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• 2018

소형주택은 2009년 완화된 주택법 이후 꾸준히 공급되어져 오고 있다. 이에 본 연구는 소형주택 시공 관련 전문가 집단을 대상으로 설문조사를 실시하여 문제점을 도출하여 개선방안을 제시하고자 하였다. 첫째, 저가수주는 불리한 계약의 주요 원인이며 수주실적관리를 위해 저가수주를 하고 있었다. 저가입찰 및 저가수주는 건설 업체 유지를 위해 계약하게 되고 결국 건축물 안전 환경까지 위협하게 되는 것이다. 또한 적절한 기간의 입찰 및 공사 기간이 주어져야 할 것으로 판단된다. 둘째, 시공 프로세스를 준수하지 못한 사례가 많아, 중소건설업체의 업무 표준화가 필요한 상황이며, 관련 내용을 인지하지 못한 실무자가 많아 정기적인 교육이 필요한 것으로 판단된다. 셋째, 현재 가장 필요한 정책 방향에 대해 저가입찰 지양과 부실업체 시장퇴출이 가장 높게 나타났다. 안전 환경을 위해 저가입찰과 부실업체에 대한 개선이 필요하다고 판단된다. 대부분 소형주택을 짓는 중소건설업체는 업무 여건이 열악하다. 따라서 업무에 대한 표준화와 저가수주 지양으로 소형주택의 안전 환경을 제고해야 할 것이다.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.122-129
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• 2014

Objectives: Because of its properties such as resistance to heat, chemicals and corrosion; tensile strength; sound absorption; and affordable price, asbestos has been widely used as a building material, fire resistant and retardant, thermal and heat insulator, soundproofing material, and electrical insulation. Since the prolonged inhalation of asbestos can cause serious illnesses such as lung cancer, mesothelioma, and asbestosis after an incubation period of 20 to 40 years, the mineral was classified as a Group 1 carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, an intergovernmental agency forming part of the World Health Organization. Children and infants are more at risk than are adults if they are exposed to carcinogens, due to aweaker immunity that has not yet been fully developed. Most childcare centers are operated all day and children tend to spend a great amount of time in the centers. This is why it is important for them to be systematically isolated from environments that may expose them to asbestos. Materials: In order to understand both indoor and outdoor hazards to which children may have been exposed, the study focused on actual surveys of asbestos used in childcare centers, paying special attention to slate-roofed buildings in the vicinity of the centers. Results: A survey of a total of 211 childcare centers showed that the buildings of 18.1% of the centers contained asbestos, with 60.53% of the material being found in classroom ceilings. "Tex" was the most used material for ceilings, making up 89.47% of all ceilings. An outdoor survey showed that childcare centers in Daegu Metropolitan City had an average of 143 slate-roof buildings within a distance of 1km. Conclusions: Buildings housing mainly toddlers, children, teenagers and others more vulnerable to the toxicity of asbestos are not subject to asbestos investigation by law. A legal and practical basis for asbestos control is required for such buildings. In particular, housing materials which contain asbestos in day care centers require asbestos control. GIS should be used to identify the location of buildings with slate roofing materials in the vicinity of daycare centers in order to gauge toxicity of exposure to asbestos caused by potential asbestos friability possibility in outdoor conditions.