Yongsan-gu Recruiting 150 Participants for Nutrition Plus Program

Nutrition Education and Nutritional Supplement Support for Pregnant Women and Infants...Must Apply by Phone and Submit Related Documents to Former Health Center

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Yongsan-gu (Mayor Seongchang Hyun) is recruiting 150 new participants for the Nutrition Plus Program in the second half of 2020.

The Nutrition Plus Program is a health service that supports systematic nutrition education and nutritional supplements for 6 months to 1 year to improve dietary management skills for pregnant women and infants at nutritional risk.

Eligible participants include pregnant women, postpartum women (up to 6 months after childbirth), breastfeeding women (up to 12 months after childbirth), and infants and young children (under 66 months old). Applications are restricted if participation for at least 3 to 6 months or more is not possible depending on the target group.

Additionally, at least one risk factor such as anemia, underweight, growth retardation, or poor nutritional intake must be present based on the nutrition assessment results. The income criterion is 80% or less of the median income. Applicants can verify this by checking their health insurance premium payment (for dual-income couples, the combined health insurance premiums of both).

Support includes supplying nutritional supplements (customized packages such as rice, potatoes, eggs, milk, soybeans, gim, miyeok delivered to the home), nutrition education at least once a month (how to use supplements, proper nutrition and dietary management), and regular nutrition assessments (anemia tests, height/weight measurements, food intake surveys). However, due to the spread of COVID-19, nutrition education will be conducted online (non-face-to-face) for the time being.

Those wishing to participate must apply at the district health center and submit documents such as a resident registration certificate (issued in 2020, showing all digits of the resident registration number), health insurance qualification certificate (front of health insurance card), health insurance payment certificate (last 3 months), and maternity handbook (if pregnant).

A district official said, “Since there is a waiting period, it is better to apply a little earlier considering the pregnancy and childbirth period.”

In the first half of the year, 50 residents applied to participate in the Nutrition Plus Program. In the second half, up to 150 applications are expected to be accepted.

Seongchang Hyun, Mayor of Yongsan-gu, said, “We will continue to operate the Nutrition Plus Program for pregnant women and infants in the region,” adding, “We will send nutritional supplements composed of essential nutrients to the homes of participants every month and take care of the health of future generations.”

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