Opening of Mapo-gu Child Meal Management Support Center

Support for Hygiene and Nutrition Management in Childcare Food Services with Fewer Than 100 Children Without Nutritionists...116 of 210 Sites in Mapo-gu Enrolled and Supported with On-site Guidance, Standard Menu and Recipe Development, and Monthly Nutrition Newsletters Provided

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Mapo-gu (Mayor Yoo Dong-gyun) supported and Ewha Womans University was entrusted to operate the Mapo-gu Children's Meal Management Support Center, which held its opening ceremony on the 27th of last month and began full-scale activities.

The Mapo-gu Children's Meal Management Support Center, established in September at 234 Sinchon-ro, 5th floor, had not been operating smoothly due to the impact of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), but it will start full-scale operation beginning with this opening ceremony.

The Mapo-gu Children's Meal Management Support Center aims to support hygiene and nutrition management for children's meal facilities with fewer than 100 people in the Mapo area that do not have nutritionists. A total of seven food-related professionals will manage small-scale children's meal facilities such as daycare centers and kindergartens.

As of September, there are a total of 210 children's meal facilities with fewer than 100 people in Mapo (excluding local children's centers).

Among them, 116 facilities, accounting for 52.6%, are registered as regular members managed by the Mapo-gu Children's Meal Management Support Center.

The center plans to conduct on-site visits and guidance for hygiene and nutrition management of these meal facilities, develop and distribute standard menus and standard recipes suitable for children's growth and development stages, and provide customized education programs for children, directors, and cooks.

In addition, various nutrition-related home newsletters will be provided monthly to the children's families.

At the opening ceremony, Osang-cheol, Director of Mapo-gu Public Health Center, and Hong Nayoung, Dean of the College of New Industry Convergence at Ewha Womans University, attended and reported on business operations and plans.

Center Director Oh Ji-eun said, “To provide balanced nutrition, form proper eating habits, and create a safe and healthy meal environment for children in Mapo-gu, we will actively accept opinions from children and related organizations and promote customized support for each meal facility.”

Mapo-gu Mayor Yoo Dong-gyun stated, “We will actively support so that the center can establish itself as the best hygiene and nutrition management institution for the healthy growth of children, who are the future of Mapo-gu.”

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