Paju City Completes Elementary Students' Growth Program 'Wooriai Ssukssuk Keuja'

Paju Public Health Center in Gyeonggi announced on the 2nd that it successfully completed the elementary school student height growth program "Woori Ai Ssuk Ssuk Keuja," which was conducted from April to November.

Paju Public Health Center's elementary school student height growth program 'Our Child Growing Up Well' conducted from April to November. Provided by Paju City

"Woori Ai Ssuk Ssuk Keuja" is a project in which Paju Public Health Center collaborates with Gyeonggi Provincial Medical Center Paju Hospital and local elementary schools to provide height growth prediction reports through physical measurements and X-ray growth plate examinations, and supports customized exercises that help growth.

The program was conducted a total of 80 sessions (twice a week, 50 minutes each) for 50 third and fourth grade elementary school students who were shorter than their peers.

A professional instructor visited the health center in the first half of the year and the applying schools in the second half to teach correct posture exercises and music jump rope activities that stimulate the growth plates. Nutrition education helpful for height growth was also provided to participating students and their parents.

In a satisfaction survey, the majority of students reported being very satisfied, stating that the program helped their height growth, and the attendance rate was also relatively high, averaging over 80%.

Lee Hansang, director of Paju Public Health Center, said, "Since this program received high responses from parents and students, we plan to continue supporting it in the future."

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