Suwon City Supports Health Checkups and Nutritional Supplements for Children Under 12 in Vulnerable Families

Suwon City Hall

The city of Suwon in Gyeonggi Province will provide health checkups and nutritional supplements to 'Dream Start' children who are at risk of health problems.

Dream Start is an organization that offers tailored integrated services in health, welfare, and childcare to vulnerable families such as recipients of government aid, lower-income households, and single-parent families, targeting infants and children under 12 years old and their families. Currently, three Dream Start centers operate in Suwon, located in Wooman, Seryu, and Yeonghwa.

Suwon City will first support health checkups for 65 upper-grade elementary school children who are at risk of short stature, underweight, obesity, or atopic dermatitis by June 30.

The examination items include ▲urine ▲blood ▲liver function ▲cardiovascular diseases ▲growth hormone ▲scoliosis, among others. Allergy screening and nutritional assessments will also be provided.

The Gyeonggi Branch of the Korea Health Management Association sponsors 40% of the examination costs (approximately 100,000 KRW per person). Suwon City covers the remaining 60%.

Earlier, in March, Suwon City signed the '2023 Dream Start Child Health Checkup Support Agreement' with the Gyeonggi Branch of the Korea Health Management Association.

Additionally, nutritional supplements will be provided to 150 children with poor growth and development due to short stature, underweight, or nutritional imbalance.

Child integrated case managers will visit homes and conduct consultations to identify children whose growth and development fall below standard levels, deliver nutritional supplements, and educate on how to take them. Children suspected of nutritional imbalance based on health checkup results will be continuously monitored.

A city official stated, "We hope that health checkups, nutritional supplement support, and nutrition education will help improve nutrition and boost immunity among vulnerable children," adding, "We will actively support the healthy growth and development of Dream Start children."

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