Geochang-gun, Recruiting New Participants for the Yeongyang Plus Project

Implementation of Non-Face-to-Face Customized Nutrition Education to Secure Infant and Toddler Participants

Geochang-gun Public Health Center exterior view (Photo by Geochang-gun)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Geochang-gun, Gyeongnam announced on the 29th that it will recruit Nutrition Plus Project beneficiaries for pregnant women and infants throughout the year to improve nutritional issues.

The Nutrition Plus Project provides supplementary food and offers nutrition education and counseling to pregnant women and infants under 66 months from households with middle income below 80% who have nutritional risk factors such as anemia, underweight, and poor dietary intake to resolve malnutrition.

The benefit period is up to one year, and eligibility is re-evaluated every six months to decide whether to extend for another six months.

To apply, applicants must visit the public health center with required documents such as a resident registration certificate, health insurance card, health insurance premium payment confirmation, and for pregnant women, a maternity handbook.

Gu In-mo, the mayor of Geochang-gun, said, “Since the Nutrition Plus Project affects lifelong health during infancy and pregnancy, we will strive to improve nutritional issues through appropriate food supply and follow-up management according to health conditions,” and urged active participation by adding, “Since 2013, the county has fully supported the out-of-pocket expenses for supplementary food.”

The Geochang-gun Public Health Center plans to actively discover new beneficiaries and provide customized non-face-to-face nutrition education as nutritional management for vulnerable groups has become more important amid the COVID-19 situation.

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