PHWR Public Health Weekly Report

Vol.17 No.1, January 04, 2024 Article TypePolicy NotesQuickStatsSurveillance Reports

• Surveillance Reports 2024-01-04

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  Attempts to Lose Weight and Related Factors according to Body Mass Index among Adults in the Republic of Korea, 2013–2021

  Doyeon Kim, Yoonjung Kim, Hyejin Kim, Kyungwon Oh

  Public Health Weekly Report 2024; 17(1): 1-16 https://doi.org/10.56786/PHWR.2024.17.1.1

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  We studied the self-perception of weight status as obese, attempts to lose weight, and related factors according to body mass index in Korean adults using the data from the 2013–2021 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. In 2019–2021, 28.3% of normal weight women in their 20s perceived themselves as obese, and 16.2% of underweight tried to lose weight. The rate of perceived weight status as obese has increased since 2013 to 84.6% in men and 94.7% in women with obesity in 2019–2021. However, the rate of attempts to lose weight have decreased to 54.4% in men and 66.1% in women with obesity in 2019–2021. A younger age, a higher level of education, and perceived themselves as being obese, non-aerobic physical activity were associated with attempts to lose weight among both men and women. In women, perceived stress, binge drinking, and excess intake of energy/fat, individuals without chronic disease were associated with attempts to lose weight, whereas in men, current non-smoker was associated with attempts to lose weight.

• Policy Notes 2024-01-04

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  Improving Health Information: Focusing on the National Health Information Online Service

  Juhyun Jang, Jinhong Kim, Dosang Lim, Sanghui Kweon

  Public Health Weekly Report 2024; 17(1): 17-29 https://doi.org/10.56786/PHWR.2024.17.1.2

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  The internet is an important tool for increasing opportunities for people who need information about their health. However, it also presents limitations and issues when it comes to utilizing online health information. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) operates the National Health Information Portal to respond to the risks associated with inaccurate or misleading information exposure. The core value of the National Health Information Portal is to provide verified, easily understandable, and integrated information related to health and disease. In pursuit of this core value, the KDCA is establishing a standardized system to facilitate the efficient production and quality management of content. Moreover, It’s making an efforts to generate health information that takes into account consumers’ health literacy. This includes providing training for authors and striving to enhance consumer engagement for utilization. Furthermore, KDCA is connecting channels in a way that enable public to access information, which has been distributed by different institutions, in an integrated and systematic manner from one place. As of 2022, the National Health Information Portal holds and provides 852 types of health information, over 4,000 media items, and 1,070 terms. Achieving results are included in plans outlining the direction of media to long-term policies for disease prevention and health promotion, such as the 5th Health Plan. KDCA is continually seeking ways to further develop the National Health Information Portal, enabling its active utilization as a public platform that integrates and systematically provides health information based on the needs of the public.

• QuickStats 2024-01-04

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  Trends in Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, 2012–2022

  Public Health Weekly Report 2024; 17(1): 30-31 https://doi.org/10.56786/PHWR.2024.17.1.3

  

  

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