• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.97-105
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• 2014

Background: Prolonged standing has been hypothesized as a vital contributor to discomfort and muscle fatigue in the workplace. The objective of this study was to develop a decision support system that could provide systematic analysis and solutions to minimize the discomfort and muscle fatigue associated with prolonged standing. Methods: The integration of object-oriented programming and a Model Oriented Simultaneous Engineering System were used to design the architecture of the decision support system. Results: Validation of the decision support system was carried out in two manufacturing companies. The validation process showed that the decision support system produced reliable results. Conclusion: The decision support system is a reliable advisory tool for providing analysis and solutions to problems related to the discomfort and muscle fatigue associated with prolonged standing. Further testing of the decision support system is suggested before it is used commercially.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.503-510
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• 2023

교육현장의 현업근로자에게도 산업안전 의무가 적용되며, 교육계에선 준비하지 못하고 있었던 업무가 현실로 다가옴에 따라 대응의 어려움이 발생함과 동시에 대학 안전보건관리 체계의 구축이 필요한 상황이 되었다. 본 연구에서는 대학 안전관계자에 대한 집단설문을 통한 대학 안전보건관리에 밀접한 관련이 있는 산업안전보건법, 중대재해처벌법, 고등교육법, 연구실안전법의 적용 실태를 파악하고 문제점으로 도출된 사항에 대하여 대학에서 효과적으로 대응할 수 있는 안전관리 개선방안을 제시하였다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.139-144
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• 2015

Background: The work force in industries are at risk of developing unduly high rates of health and behaviour related problems including abuse of alcohol, betel nut and cigarette (alcohol, betel nut and cigarette consumption). This study describes the relationships between alcohol, betel nut and cigarette consumption and health promoting behaviour among industrial workers. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional survey was conducted on workers in various industries of Ghaziabad city with concerned authority permission. A sample size of 732 workers was calculated based on pilot study. Through Simple random sampling 732 workers in 20 to 50 years age group with informed consent were interviewed through structured, pretested, validated questionnaire in vernacular language by one calibrated investigator. Data on socio demography, alcohol, betel nut and cigarette consumption pattern and health behaviour were collected. The association between health promoting behaviour and alcohol, betel nut and cigarette consumption was analysed by Logistic regression and Chi-square test through SPSS 16 at p<0.05 and 95%CI as significant. Results: Total prevalence of alcohol, betel nut and cigarette consumption in study population was 88%. The prevalence of individual alcohol, betel nut and cigarette consumption were 82%, 68% and 79% respectively. Combined alcohol, betel nut and cigarette prevalence in study population was 58%. Alcohol and cigarette users were significantly higher (p<0.001) in 30 to 40 years age group with lower level of education having poor attitude towards health promoting behaviour, poor oral hygiene practices and rare indulgence in regular physical exercise. Conclusions: This study stimulate further research on exploring methods to prevent initiation of health risk behaviour and promote healthy behaviour with cessation help for the current alcohol, betel nut and cigarette users.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제8권7호
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• pp.131-139
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• 2017

본 연구는 지역주민에게 건강증진서비스를 제공하는 공무원을 대상으로 보건소 중심 통합건강증진사업의 효과성을 알아보기 위해 시행되었다. 조사는 구조화된 설문지를 이용하여 2015년 9월 10일부터 10월 5일까지 시행되었으며, 총 254개 보건소에 각 2부씩 508부를 배부하여 349부를 회수하였고, 이 중 339부를 최종 분석 자료로 활용하였다. 본 연구 결과, 대상자들은 통합건강증진사업의 효율성과 자율성, 책임성, 보건복지부지원. 유관기관지원에 대해서 전반적으로 평균 수준으로 인식하는 것으로 나타났으며, 보건소 내에 통합건강증진 전담부서가 있는 경우와 필수사업의 비중이 높을수록 모든 검정변수에서 평가가 긍정적이었다. 하지만 통합사업 전에 비해 업무량이 증가하였으며, 필수사업 시행이 지역별 건강문제나 지역 여건을 충분히 반영하지 못하는 것들이 문제점으로 조사되었다. 이러한 결과를 통합건강증진사업의 성공적 운영 전략에 반영할 필요성이 있다.

• 한국직업건강간호학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.74-92
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• 2001

This study was carried out to investigate the types of health documents for nurses, the content of informations in the documents, and writing behaviors of occupational health nurses. Health documents were collected from 7 nurses who were working in 7 group occupational health agencies (GOHA) located at Seoul and Inchon area in Korea. The collected health documents written in January to June 1999 were analyzed, and revealed the following results. 1) The occupational health nurses were using 9 to 18 different types of health documents. The contents of the documents were considered quite similar to each other with slightly different headings and items to record. Among different types of health documents. Health Management Card for Workplace', Nursing performance sheet and Workplace environmental checklist were in common among nurses and were used for content analysis. 2) The 'Health Management Card for Workplace' was the only formal sheet of small-scale-enterprises (SSE) for health management, in which health and safety related information was recorded. The information on nursing services were recorded on the Nursing performance sheet, which has slightly different names on each type with similar contents. The Workplace environment checklist was for the information on general work environment management and mainly status of workplace hygiene. This checklist is to be used by or with nurses among the 3 types health professional team such as doctor, hygienist, and nurse, but it seemed not being used frequently by nurses. 3) Analysis on recording tendencies of nurses revealed that the writing styles of occupational health nurses were associated with 'memo' using a few number of words and short sentences. The amount of information by this kind of recording style was considered not enough for health management situation. The possible reasons for nurses to use this writing style might be insufficient time for recording and improper designed format of health documents. Because nurses working in SSE spend more time on the roads to visit workplaces, nurses may not found enough time for recording properly within their working time. In addition, the health records were designed to focus on the frequency of nurse's performance in certain types of work rather than on the method they used to deal with health problems. In conclusion, this study suggests that some steps are necessary to develop health documents and recording system which is appropriate to occupational health nurses. The educational need for nurses on appropriate recording behavior is also recommended.

• Journal of Community Nutrition
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.105-111
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• 2003

Balanced intake of appropriate nutrients is the key to sustaining and promoting health as well as preventing and treating diseases. It is not always easy, however, to take balanced nutrition and various related factors must be taken into consideration. This report provides a summary of studies that have examined the nutrient intakes of Japanese middle-aged men and the relationship of this intake to drinking, job-related separation from families, and health practices. The alcohol consumption of Japanese middle-aged men has more than tripled in the last forty years. When nutrient intake was examined in relation to alcohol consumption, it was discovered that the maximum acceptable alcohol consumption was approximately 23 grams (about two drinks) of pure alcohol, provided the level of nutrient intake for drinkers was equal to that of non-drinkers. The alcohol energy ratio was approximately 5％. It was also discovered that middle-aged men's eating habits deteriorate when they relocate to new posts without their families and live by themselves. Compared to those living with their families, a higher proportion of those living alone have unfavorable eating habits including skipping breakfast or lunch, having a late lunch, and eating and drinking after dinner until bedtime. When Breslow's seven health practices, nutrient intake, and consumption weight by food group were examined, it was discovered that the group that had many beneficial eating and living habits consumed plenty of legume, pulses, fruit, green yellow vegetables and milk products. Their intake of vitamins and minerals was high and the results of a physical examination proved to be excellent. According to nutrition surveys conducted in Japan, China, the United Kingdom and the United States using a 24-hour recall method with common protocols and strict controls to ensure high levels of accuracy and cross-study validity, the Japanese had the highest cholesterol intake and the lowest dietary fiber intake among the four countries. Also, the alcohol energy ratio of the Japanese exceeded 8％, the highest among the four countries, while their intake of magnesium and iron was the lowest These results indicate that it is necessary to enhance nutritional education for middle-aged men and to reinforce the social environments in which they live and work in order to promote proper diet and nutrition in Japan. (J Community Nutrition 5(2) : 105-111, 2003)

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.159-175
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• 2002

본 연구는 대구광역시와 경상북도 보건소의 성교육 상당 담당자들의 구체적인 직무 현황과 실태를 조사하고 비교 분석하여 제반 문제점을 파악한 후 개선 방안을 도출하고, 이를 통하여 성교육 및 상담의 효율적인 수행방안을 제시하고자 수행되었다. 정상북도의 경우 총 53명을 교육하여 보건소당 평균 2.3명을 교육하였고, 보건소별로는 1명부터 5명까지 배치되어 있었다. 대구광역시의 경우도 10명을 교육하였으나, 보건소별로는 0명부터 3명까지 차이를 보였다. 성교육과 상담교육을 이수한 근무자 중에서 교육이수 후 성상담 업무를 담당한 경험이 있는 경우는 38명으로 66.7%를 차지하였다. 전체 31개 보건소 중 현재 성교육 업무를 담당하고 있는 담당자 27명이 응답한 내용을 분석해 보면 다음과 같다. 성교육이나 상담시 사용하는 자료에 대한 복수응답 결과 비디오를 이용한 경우가 25건(92.6%), 책이나 소 책자가 23건(85.2%), 사진을 이용한 경우가 10건(37.0%), 빔프로젝트 8건(29.6%), 슬라이드를 이용한 경우가 7건(25.9%) 순이었다. 성교육과 상담업무 담당자의 업무별 투입시간 비율을 보면, 성교육 외의 업무가 76.2%, 학교현장에서의 성교육 7.6%, 성교육 자료수집 5.7%, 성교육 자료개발 3.5%, 청소년 상담 3.0%순이었다. 성교육과 상담실시 여부를 분석한 결과 27개 보건소 중에서 유치원 학생에 대하여 성교육을 실시하고 있는 보건소는 12개로 44.4%, 초등학교는 13개로 48.1%, 중학교는 19개로 70.4%, 고등학교는 14개로 51.9%, 성인 대상의 교육과 상담은 10개 보건소에서 교육을 실시하고 있어 37.0%로 나타났다. '99년도 한해 동안 각 보건소에서 실시한 성상담 건수는 평균 301건이었으며, 보건소에서 실시한 현장 성 교육 횟수는 유치원이 13.1회, 초등학교 7.5회, 중학교 4.8회, 고등학교 10.9회, 그리고 성인을 대상으로 한 교육횟수가 21.0회였다. '99년 한해 동안 각 보건소에서 실시한 성교육 인원은 유치원이 평균 782명, 초등학교가 235명, 중학교 240명, 고등학교 448명, 그리고 성인 교육이 1,534명으로 나타났다. 성교육 담당자들의 업무에 가장 큰 문제점에 대한 응답 중 '업무량이 과중하다'가 9명(33.3%), '성교육 자료 부족'이 8명(29.6%)으로 가장 많았다. 성교육 담당자의 업무와 관련된 개선방안에 대한 응답에서 성교육을 담당하는 기관이 더욱 전문적이고 체계적이어야 한다는 지적이 70.4%로 가장 높았고, 교육 자료가 더욱 구체적이고 세분화되어야 한다고 응답이 44.4%, 보건소 성상담요원의 업무량의 감소로 인한 성 상담과 교육에의 전문화와 체계화에 대한 의견이 37.0%, 다음으로는 학교, 교사와 보건소와의 협조 강화가 29.6%였다. 이상의 결과로 볼 때, 현재 보건소의 성교육 상담 인력의 훈련과 배치 및 활용은 효율적이지 못하다고 판단되며, 인력의 효율적 활용을 위한 인사교류 방안의 개선과 지역의 성교육과 상담 수요에 따른 인력 양성 계획이 필요하다. 또한 보건소의 성교육을 효율적으로 수행하기 위한 전문성 확보를 위해 담당자의 지속적인 교육과 업무수행을 위한 교육자료의 개발과 보급이 필요하다.

• 의학교육논단
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.54-58
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• 2013

There has been an increase in the number of female doctors worldwide. Women now represent half of all medical students, with almost the same numbers of men and women becoming physicians. There is a pool of talented women in our midst, and it is our responsibility as leaders to find those individuals and groom them for progress. However, residency training and academic education still resemble the historical model when there were few women in medicine. Gender differences in medical specialty choices can cause a maldistribution of doctors by specialty and geographical area, which could cause significant problems at the national health care system level. Major challenges facing female physicians include gender discrimination and sexual harassment, and work/family conflicts. Women are largely under-represented in academic medicine and experience discrimination in the academic environments. Recent issues about related to the "feminization of medicine" raise important questions forabout how academic medicine deals with gender issues. To better accommodate the needs of female doctors and ensure that they will have successful careers, structural and cultural changes to medical educations are needed.

• 보건교육건강증진학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.63-73
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• 1985

Ratio of physically and mentally handicapped people among the total population is about 3∼4%. Regardless of the extent of seriousness of handicaps, they have to sustain various difficulties in their life time and pose challenging problems to their homes, community and nation. In the spectrum of their problems, measures such as treatment, rehabilitation and welfare work all occupied important part but most significant measure is the prevention. Such handicaps items from health care of maternal and child, mostly causes throughout the process of pregnancy, delivery and upbringing. And then this study is focused on the pregnant history of the mothers with handicapped children. The objective of this study is to identify the basic factors which can create a handicapped child during pregnancy and is to prevent the birth of such a child. For this study, 301 mothers who have handicapped children were selected, now receiving various training at 5 rehabilitation and educational facilities. And questionnaires distributed to them during the period of Oct, 1983 to Dec, 14. The collected responses have been analized in terms of significant numbers, percentage and metic average. Their related results are as follows: 1. The sexual ratio between the male and female was 58.5% compare 41.5%. The average age of the handicapped children was 10.1 years old and that of mothers at the time of the children's birth was 28.9 old years. They were born as 2.14th in their family, the ratio of antenatal care for pregnant mothers was 36.2% and 22.9% were abnormally delivered. 37.9% out of the total were born from mothers with ages above 35 years and as their first baby. 2. The time of confirming the handicapped nature of children was during babyhood by 97.1% and discovery of these misfortunes were made by chance. As for causes of those-handicapped status 20.9% disease from complication, 15.3% from difficulties experience at the time of delivery, 11.3% from heredity and 10% were results of drug abuse during pregnancy, and 49.8% of the handicapped children were mentally retarded.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.365-374
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• 2023

Objectives: After the MSDS submission and non-disclosure review system was introduced in January 2021, there were compliance difficulties in the field. Accordingly, for the establishment of the MSDS system, the government intends to investigate what has been improved and what urgently needs to be improved in the future, and to suggest detailed improvement plans. Methods: The background and problems of urgent difficulties in the field handling chemicals were investigated, and realistic improvement plans were derived through review of other laws related to the MSDS system and overseas cases. Results: In order to guarantee the safety of the public while at the same time promoting corporate R&D, it is necessary to alleviate the non-disclosure screening system for chemical substances for R&D, and to improve the irrationality of failing to implement the non-disclosure screening system due to information on unclassified substances being circulated. For this reason, it seems necessary to ease the requirement to submit all ingredients. In addition, it is necessary to strengthen punishment to raise awareness so that health problems do not occur due to the harmfulness and danger of hidden substances among workers who handle chemical substances and downstream users due to false descriptions in MSDS. Conclusions: All members of our society, including chemical manufacturers/importers and handling companies, academia, civil society, and the government, each subject of chemicals, should take an interest in the entire process from production to disposal of chemicals and work together to prevent harm to the public.