PHWR Public Health Weekly Report

Vol.14 No.2, January 07, 2021 Article TypeEpidemiology and SurveillanceNoncommunicable Disease Statistics

• Epidemiology and Surveillance 2021-01-07

  0 411 71

  Information on ‘Quarantinable management area’ in the first half of 2021

  Gu Hyo-Jin, Kim Ju-Hong, Kim Gueum-Chan

  Public Health Weekly Report 2021; 14(2): 52-57

  Abstract

  Full Text Cite Share

  Worldwide, there are numerous communicable diseases which present a risk to public health and which may require isolation or quarantine to prevent outbreaks. These ‘quarantinable diseases’ include but are not limited to cholera, polio, plague, yellow fever, avianin fluenza A, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), Ebola virus disease (EVD) and coronavirus disease (COVID-19). It is the responsibility of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) and the Korea National Quarantine Office to prevent the inflow of infectious diseases. The aim of this report was to provide an overview and an analysis of changes (effective January 6^th, 2021) to current quarantine management areas. The changes include thirteen cholera countries, one plague country, forty two yellow fever countries, one avian influenza A country, eleven MERS-CoV countries, nine polio countries, one EVD country, and the global pandemic, COVID-19. The KCDA and the Korea National Quarantine Office designate a contaminated area or a nearby contaminated area as a quarantine management area to block the inflow and spread of infectious diseases from overseas. Therefore, quarantine is enforced for individuals entering Korea from designated quarantine management areas. Quarantine management areas are assigned twice a year according to trends in overseas outbreaks, and/or are assigned in the event of a sudden outbreak of a quarantinable disease. Designation or cancellation of an area occurs after deliberation by the Quarantine Committee (Article 5, quarantine law).

• Epidemiology and Surveillance 2021-01-07

  0 373 97

  Improvement of the Screening Program for Infants and Children in the National Health Screening System

  Kim Eunyoung, Lee Yeji, Seo Jayoung, Ha Jin, Shin Son Moon

  Public Health Weekly Report 2021; 14(2): 58-67

  

  

  Abstract

  Full Text Cite Share

  In order to monitor the growth and development of infants and children under the age of six and to promote their health, the National Health Screening Program for Infants and Children was launched in 2007, and has been conducted seven times from four months of age. With this revision, a screening schedule was added at 14 to 35 days after birth, when health education topics, such as, breastfeeding, sleep and car seat safety was needed. In accordance with the addition of one screening cycle in early infancy, health education topics were rearranged for each screening cycle, and the questionnaires and health education contents were revised based on the latest scientific evidence. Furthermore, the reporting system of the physical examination was changed to indicate the presence of specific physical findings in stead of marking health status of every organ system in order that physicians could focus on specific physical findings.
  This proposed improvements to the National Health Screening Program for Infants and Children are expected to increase the receptivity and effectiveness of the program and parents’ satisfaction.

• Noncommunicable Disease Statistics 2021-01-07

  0 222 225

  Trends in bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), 2008-2019

  Public Health Weekly Report 2021; 14(2): 68-69

  

  

  Full Text Cite Share