This study originates from a recognition that, while establishing community welfare policies responsive to various social issues and the needs of local residents emerging from community changes is an important responsibility of local governments, many municipalities’ welfare policies fail to adequately reflect community changes and the specific needs of residents. To address this gap, the study examines the relationship between community changes and community welfare policies, aiming to propose future d
To improve healthcare services in depopulated areas, this study suggests several policy options. These include strengthening public healthcare institutions, improving support systems for depopulated areas, securing and efficiently utilizing medical personnel in depopulated areas, and implementing regionalization measures to improve healthcare access.
In the context of the prevailing climate crisis, public awareness of climate change and its health impacts remains limited. This limited awareness has not translated into health adaptation behaviors. Consequently, current communication efforts for health adaptation, as promoted in domestic policies, fail to address people's needs. Therefore, this study aims to propose communication strategies that increase awareness of the health impacts of climate change and enhance health adaptation capacity by identifying the limitations and needs of communication efforts related to health adaptation to the climate crisis.
Household projection is essential for enhancing the effectiveness of health and welfare policies in response to rapid demographic changes. This study focuses on developing a household projection model that strengthens linkages with existing population projections and can be directly applied to policy research.
The study constructed a modularized household projection model based on marital status-specific headship rates, enabling various policy scenario analyses. Through systematic review of methodology and model validation, it establish
The components of a 'good death' can include hospice and end-of-life care, as well as related services such as comprehensive end-of-life care, nursing care, psychological support and counseling for patients and their families. While the definition of a good death may vary depending on individual values, various social systems exist to help people prepare for a good death at the end of life. Due to the broad scope of these systems, previous studies have often focused on one or two systems to identify specific problems. Relatively few studies have comprehensively examined the recently implemented well-dying systems, analyzed their interconnections and limitations, and proposed directions for related policies. In addition, there is a need for research to identify the factors that influence individuals' opinions on what constitutes a good death and to propose improvements to well-dying policies. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the current status of well-dying policies in Korea and abroad, identify factors influencing individuals' views on various well-dying-related elements such as hospice and end-of-life care issues, and propose directions for improving well-dying policies in Korea by collecting opinions from domestic and international experts.
This report aims to provide an overview of discussions and debates related to the concept and measurement of poverty and to measure and compare poverty levels and trends in Korea using relative income poverty, subjective poverty, and deprivation indicators, aiming to derive academic and policy implications.
France is renowned for its successful response to the declining birthrate. Although the country's total fertility rate has declined somewhat in recent years, it remains relatively high. This study aims to examine population changes in France, which has actively addressed population issues and implemented a range of policies over many years, and to provide a foundation for establishing population policies in Korea.
France has had a population policy since the 1930s and has consistently encouraged births. For population policies to be effective, they must be implemented in a gradual and consistent manner with a long-term perspective.
Even while schools are implementing several programs to reduce obesity and encourage physical activity among adolescents, their impact has not been substantial. The purpose of this study was to critically assess existing policies and suggest ways to improve future policies.
To do this, this study reviewed relevant global trends, examined domestic policy issues, and conducted in-depth analyses of the current physical activity level and demands among adolescents.
This study examines how the declining birthrate and policy changes have influenced childcare demand and supply systems and suggests specific measures for improvement. The results showed that there is an oversupply of childcare services nationwide rather than a shortage, and that there is no systematic supply-and-demand management system based on local demand. Both parental benefits and parental leave were found to have a major impact on reducing the use of institutional care. To address the supply-demand imbalance caused by the declining birthrate and institutional changes, identifying local demand and establishing a responsive supply system are essential.
The purpose of this study is twofold: expanding the openness of health and social statistics and data produced by KIHASA and improving the platform to create a more user-friendly health and welfare data portal.
The 2024 redesign of the Health and Welfare Data Portal focused on menu reorganization and introduced new features to enhance user convenience. These include building research and metadata, reorganising statistics by topic, updating and reorganising statistical visualisations, improving functionality, and more.
