Worries About School Workers' Health Gone... Busan Office of Education Launches 'Heo Jun-i Goes' Program

Health Hazard Diagnosis and Occupational Disease Prevention Consultation for School Field Workers

Specialists are visiting schools to provide health consultations to staff members.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] “Heo Jun-i is coming.”

Busan Metropolitan Office of Education (Superintendent Kim Seok-jun) will expand the ‘Heo Jun-i is Coming’ program, which was piloted for school meal workers since July last year, to all school on-site workers starting in March.

‘Heo Jun-i is Coming’ is a program that manages the health of school workers.

On-site workers include nutritionists, teachers, cooks, kitchen assistants, facility managers, security guards, janitors, and school transportation safety assistants working at schools.

This program aims to enhance workers’ disease management capabilities through medical consultations to prevent and mitigate diseases among workers in hazardous and risky work environments.

A team consisting of specialists in preventive medicine and occupational and environmental medicine, along with health managers from the Office of Education, visits a total of 10 schools?4 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 3 high schools?once a month on a rotating basis, focusing on schools with potential risks of disease occurrence.

They diagnose health hazards related to the work environment at each school and provide medical consultations related to occupational diseases such as cerebrovascular, cardiovascular, and musculoskeletal disorders for the workers.

Last year, the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education developed and distributed various health management programs nationwide for the first time to prevent musculoskeletal disorders among school workers.

Main programs include the production and distribution of the ‘Euratcha Stretching’ video, operation of the personalized health management program ‘Red Medicine,’ operation of the ‘Mobile Medical Service,’ and the immunity enhancement program ‘Vitamin.’

Kim Chil-tae, Director of Safety Planning at the Office of Education, said, “This program is designed to promote health and prevent diseases among on-site workers in schools,” adding, “We will create an environment where school workers can work healthily and energetically.”

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