1Department of Preventive Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
2Department of Health Promotion Team, Gangbuk Health Center, Seoul, Korea.
3Department of Emergency Medicine, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
4Health Policy and Hospital Management Graduate School of Public Health, Korea University, Seoul, Korea.
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Contents of the programs |
Effectiveness of the programs |
Active participation |
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Beneficiaries | Participants | p-value1 | Beneficiaries | Participants | p-value1 | |||
1.Children’s Health Discovery Hall & Musical on Health | Yes | 226 (65.3) | 34 (68.0) | 0.71 | Yes | 99 (28.6) | 24 (48.0) | 0.006 |
No | 120 (34.7) | 16 (32.0) | No | 247 (71.4) | 26 (52.0) | |||
2.Maintaining a school safety guard | Yes | 245 (70.8) | 37 (74.0) | 0.64 | Yes | 114 (32.9) | 24 (48.0) | 0.04 |
No | 101 (29.2) | 13 (26.0) | No | 232 (67.1) | 26 (52.0) | |||
3.Subsidize safety insurance for a third or more children | Yes | 168 (48.6) | 25 (50.0) | 0.85 | Yes | 88 (25.4) | 14 (28.0) | 0.70 |
No | 178 (51.4) | 25 (50.0) | No | 258 (74.6) | 36 (72.0) | |||
4.Improvement of child protection zone | Yes | 272 (78.6) | 36 (72.0) | 0.29 | Yes | 112 (32.4) | 20 (40.0) | 0.28 |
No | 74 (21.4) | 14 (28.0) | No | 234 (67.6) | 30 (60.0) | |||
5.Education to prevent children from injury | Yes | 239 (69.1) | 35 (70.0) | 0.89 | Yes | 102 (29.5) | 19 (38.0) | 0.22 |
No | 107 (30.9) | 15 (30.0) | No | 244 (70.5) | 31 (62.0) | |||
6.Early detection of people at high risk for suicide | Yes | 221 (63.9) | 27 (54.0) | 0.18 | Yes | 108 (31.2) | 22 (44.0) | 0.07 |
No | 125 (36.1) | 23 (46.0) | No | 238 (68.8) | 28 (56.0) | |||
7.Alcoholism prevention for the homeless | Yes | 232 (67.1) | 32 (64.0) | 0.67 | Yes | 98 (28.3) | 19 (38.0) | 0.16 |
No | 114 (32.9) | 18 (36.0) | No | 248 (71.7) | 31 (62.0) | |||
8.Mentoring elders at risk of suicide | Yes | 239 (69.1) | 31 (62.0) | 0.31 | Yes | 107 (30.9) | 20 (40.0) | 0.12 |
No | 107 (30.9) | 19 (38.0) | No | 239 (69.1) | 30 (60.0) | |||
9.Crackdown on vehicles violating important regulations to prevent road traffic injury | Yes | 267 (77.2) | 38 (76.0) | 0.85 | Yes | 109 (31.5) | 22 (44.0) | 0.08 |
No | 79 (22.8) | 12 (24.0) | No | 237 (68.5) | 28 (56.0) | |||
10.Campaign and safety education to reduce road traffic injury | Yes | 252 (72.8) | 35 (70.0) | 0.67 | Yes | 111 (32.1) | 20 (40.0) | 0.27 |
No | 94 (27.2) | 15 (30.0) | No | 235 (67.9) | 30 (60.0) | |||
11.Improving traffic facilities | Yes | 262 (75.7) | 37 (74.0) | 0.79 | Yes | 107 (30.9) | 24 (48.0) | 0.02 |
No | 84 (24.3) | 13 (26.0) | No | 239 (69.1) | 26 (52.0) | |||
12.Day of safety inspection | Yes | 211 (61.0) | 32 (64.0) | 0.68 | Yes | 103 (29.8) | 20 (40.0) | 0.14 |
No | 135 (39.0) | 18 (36.0) | No | 243 (70.2) | 30 (60.0) | |||
13.Inspection on specific dangerous facilities | Yes | 256 (74.0) | 36 (72.0) | 0.76 | Yes | 92 (26.6) | 22 (44.0) | 0.01 |
No | 90 (26.0) | 14 (28.0) | No | 254 (73.4) | 28 (56.0) | |||
14.Repair assistive devices of the disabled | Yes | 254 (73.4) | 36 (72.0) | 0.83 | Yes | 98 (28.3) | 20 (40.0) | 0.09 |
No | 92 (26.6) | 14 (28.0) | No | 248 (71.7) | 30 (60.0) | |||
15.Development programs for safety leaders for local areas | Yes | 226 (65.3) | 33 (66.0) | 0.92 | Yes | 107 (30.9) | 20 (40.0) | 0.12 |
No | 120 (34.7) | 17 (34.0) | No | 239 (69.1) | 30 (60.0) | |||
16.Safe mountain climbing campaign and safe mountain climbing class | Yes | 239 (69.1) | 37 (74.0) | 0.48 | Yes | 92 (26.6) | 19 (38.0) | 0.09 |
No | 107 (30.9) | 13 (26.0) | No | 254 (73.4) | 31 (62.0) | |||
17.Safety inspection of firefighting equipment | Yes | 256 (74.0) | 35 (70.0) | 0.55 | Yes | 109 (31.5) | 19 (38.0) | 0.36 |
No | 90 (26.0) | 15 (30.0) | No | 237 (68.5) | 31 (62.0) | |||
18.Fire and disaster safety training | Yes | 258 (74.6) | 36 (72.0) | 0.70 | Yes | 112 (32.4) | 24 (48.0) | 0.03 |
No | 88 (25.4) | 14 (28.0) | No | 234 (67.6) | 26 (52.0) | |||
19.Publicity & education on fire safety and establishment of “fire-free” towns | Yes | 226 (65.3) | 32 (64.0) | 0.85 | Yes | 93 (26.9) | 20 (40.0) | 0.05 |
No | 120 (34.7) | 18 (36.0) | No | 253 (73.1) | 30 (60.0) | |||
20.Fall prevention classes | Yes | 223 (64.5) | 34 (68.0) | 0.62 | Yes | 89 (25.7) | 21 (42.0) | 0.02 |
No | 123 (35.5) | 16 (32.0) | No | 257 (74.3) | 29 (58.0) | |||
21.Nutrition and exercise program for physically weak seniors | Yes | 231 (66.8) | 36 (72.0) | 0.46 | Yes | 100 (28.9) | 21 (42.0) | 0.06 |
No | 115 (33.2) | 14 (28.0) | No | 246 (71.1) | 29 (58.0) | |||
22.Rental of walking canes to seniors at high risk of a fall | Yes | 240 (69.4) | 39 (78.0) | 0.21 | Yes | 111 (32.1) | 24 (48.0) | 0.03 |
No | 106 (30.6) | 11 (22.0) | No | 235 (67.9) | 26 (52.0) | |||
23.Improve safety of high-risk facilities at senior citizens centers and the dwellings of seniors | Yes | 251 (72.5) | 37 (74.0) | 0.82 | Yes | 106 (30.6) | 22 (44.0) | 0.06 |
No | 95 (27.5) | 13 (26.0) | No | 240 (69.4) | 28 (56.0) | |||
24.Rescue and first aid training | Yes | 260 (75.1) | 36 (72.0) | 0.63 | Yes | 133 (38.4) | 23 (46.0) | 0.31 |
No | 86 (24.9) | 14 (28.0) | No | 213 (61.6) | 27 (54.0) | |||
25.Install automatic defibrillators | Yes | 235 (67.9) | 32 (64.0) | 0.58 | Yes | 118 (34.1) | 20 (40.0) | 0.41 |
No | 111 (32.1) | 18 (36.0) | No | 228 (65.9) | 30 (60.0) |