Enhancing Nutrition for Moms and Kids with Healthy Foods

Dongdaemun-gu Provides Customized Nutritional Management for Vulnerable Pregnant Women and Infants... Offers Nutrition Education and Supplement Packages to Establish Lifelong Health Foundation

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor Yu Deok-yeol) is set to actively promote the 2021 Nutrition Plus Project to provide healthy food for mothers and babies.

The Nutrition Plus Project is a nutrition support program aimed at systematically providing nutrition education and supplementary nutritional foods to pregnant women and infants with vulnerable nutritional status, establishing a foundation for lifelong health from the fetal stage throughout life.

The Nutrition Plus Project is available to pregnant women (pregnant, postpartum, breastfeeding) and infants (under 6 years old) residing in Dongdaemun-gu whose household income is at or below 80% of the median income.

The district selects individuals at health risk factors such as anemia, underweight, stunted growth, and poor nutritional intake through nutritional assessments, and provides tailored nutrition education and counseling for six months to manage their nutrition.

Additionally, customized supplementary food packages including formula, rice, eggs, and milk are delivered twice a month to support proper eating habits for mothers and children.

To establish various communication channels, a KakaoTalk channel has been opened to provide information on supplementary nutritional foods and monthly food deliveries, offer consultations on infant weaning foods, and conduct nutrition management for pregnant women and infants, providing online counseling as well.

To participate as a new beneficiary in the 2021 Nutrition Plus Project, applicants must register on the waiting list in advance, and participation is determined through monthly nutritional assessments. Pre-registration can be done by phone or via the KakaoTalk channel (Dongdaemun-gu Public Health Center Nutrition Plus).

Yu Deok-yeol, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, stated, “I hope the Nutrition Plus Project will help establish a foundation for children’s lifelong health through practical dietary management in daily life,” and added, “We will do our best to develop various health promotion projects for the health of mothers and children.”

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