Jeonbuk Province Selected as Best in 'Regional Autonomous Social Services'

Jeonbuk Provincial Government Office view. Photo by Jeonbuk Province provided

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Tae-in] Jeonbuk Province announced on the 6th that it has achieved the great honor of being selected as the best institution in the ‘Regional Autonomous Social Service Investment Project.’

The ‘Regional Autonomous Social Service Investment Project’ is a representative universal welfare project, operated through three major programs: the Regional Community Service Investment Project, the Home Care and Nursing Visit Support Project, and the Maternal and Newborn Health Care Support Project.

The ‘Regional Community Service Investment Project’ is a program that develops and operates customized social services suitable for Jeonbuk residents by reflecting the regional characteristics of Jeonbuk Province and the needs of its citizens, provided in the form of electronic vouchers (usage coupons).

Currently, 32 projects such as child and adolescent psychological support services, elderly emotional support services, and rehabilitation exercise services for the disabled are being implemented through 431 service providers.

The Maternal and Newborn Health Care Support Project dispatches health care workers to childbirth families to support postpartum recovery of mothers and care for newborns, thereby reducing the economic burden on childbirth families.

The Home Care and Nursing Visit Support Project aims to stabilize the lives of vulnerable groups by supporting home care and nursing services for low-income individuals who have difficulty with daily life and social activities, and to create social jobs for home care and nursing visit providers.

In this evaluation, Jeonbuk Province received high scores for advancing the quality certification system to improve service quality, strengthening the performance management system, operating the provider information disclosure system to expand users and enhance choice by region, efforts to utilize social economy organizations and recommend wage increases to provide quality jobs for service providers, and operating a citizen monitoring group and a fraud history management system to prevent fraudulent activities.

In particular, as a result of this evaluation, Jeonbuk Province has been honored as the best local government for six consecutive years since the Ministry of Health and Welfare began performance evaluations of the Regional Autonomous Social Service Investment Project for cities and provinces in 2015.

Gu Hyeong-bo, Director of the Welfare, Women, and Health Bureau, said, “I believe this evaluation result is the outcome of the active promotion and joint efforts of Jeonbuk Province, the Jeonbuk Regional Community Service Support Group of the Jeonbuk Research Institute supporting the stable implementation of the Regional Autonomous Social Service Investment Project, city and county governments, eup/myeon/dong offices, and all service providers, despite the difficulties caused by COVID-19. We will continue to strive so that residents can live using high-quality social services in their communities.”

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