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Key findings of the 2018 Community Health Survey
- Date2019-04-25 19:06
- Update2021-04-15 17:44
- DivisionDivision of Strategic Planning for Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Key findings of the 2018 Community Health Survey
Won Ji Su, Cho Sang Yun, Lim Do Sang, Choi Yun Jung, Song Min Kyoung, Kim Hye Yun, Kim Su In, Kim Young Taek
Division of Chronic Disease Control, Center for Disease Prevention, KCDC
The Community Health Survey has been conducted mandatorily every year since 2008. It provides annual statistics of health status per region (254 Si/Gun/Gu) in order to establish and evaluate each Community Health Plan. The survey targets adults aged 19 years or older, and approximately 230,000 individuals nationwide participate every year. For the 2018 survey, information was collected from 254 regions, which included 281 questionnaires related to overall health, such as health behaviors and health awareness. The 2018 survey was performed from August 16 to November 23 by trained staff members who were permitted to visit targeted households to conduct the interviews. After analyzing the results, thirteen key indicators were described. Based on the results of the Community Health Survey over the past eleven years, major health behaviors related to the occurrence of chronic diseases have not shown improvement. Some have deteriorated continually, in particular, smoking, drinking, obesity, and walking practices. In the latest study, regional disparities did not show any significant decline in most of the indicators, and the regional gap increased in 2018, compared to the previous year. For all health indicators, the trends at national and regional levels were different. One example is the walking rate. Despite exhibiting an upward trend at the national level, approximately one-third of regional indicators showed declining walking rates. To improve regional health indicators, local health policies should be strengthened systematically. Therefore, it is necessary to establish and implement customized local health policies based on the regional characteristics revealed by Community Health Survey results. This would contribute to more efficient utilization of limited resources while maximizing the effectiveness of regional health investments. Full results of the survey are available on the Community Health Survey website (https://chs.kdca.go.kr).
Keywords: Community Health Survey, Health status, Adult, Health behavior, Chronic disease
Won Ji Su, Cho Sang Yun, Lim Do Sang, Choi Yun Jung, Song Min Kyoung, Kim Hye Yun, Kim Su In, Kim Young Taek
Division of Chronic Disease Control, Center for Disease Prevention, KCDC
The Community Health Survey has been conducted mandatorily every year since 2008. It provides annual statistics of health status per region (254 Si/Gun/Gu) in order to establish and evaluate each Community Health Plan. The survey targets adults aged 19 years or older, and approximately 230,000 individuals nationwide participate every year. For the 2018 survey, information was collected from 254 regions, which included 281 questionnaires related to overall health, such as health behaviors and health awareness. The 2018 survey was performed from August 16 to November 23 by trained staff members who were permitted to visit targeted households to conduct the interviews. After analyzing the results, thirteen key indicators were described. Based on the results of the Community Health Survey over the past eleven years, major health behaviors related to the occurrence of chronic diseases have not shown improvement. Some have deteriorated continually, in particular, smoking, drinking, obesity, and walking practices. In the latest study, regional disparities did not show any significant decline in most of the indicators, and the regional gap increased in 2018, compared to the previous year. For all health indicators, the trends at national and regional levels were different. One example is the walking rate. Despite exhibiting an upward trend at the national level, approximately one-third of regional indicators showed declining walking rates. To improve regional health indicators, local health policies should be strengthened systematically. Therefore, it is necessary to establish and implement customized local health policies based on the regional characteristics revealed by Community Health Survey results. This would contribute to more efficient utilization of limited resources while maximizing the effectiveness of regional health investments. Full results of the survey are available on the Community Health Survey website (https://chs.kdca.go.kr).
Keywords: Community Health Survey, Health status, Adult, Health behavior, Chronic disease
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