KCDC is carrying out projects to improve the public awareness of various diseases for which national-level control is necessary and also to promote strict prevention and control of diseases.
KCDC’s infectious disease control policy focuses on national education and publicity with a goal to encourage the public to maintain safe and hygienic conditions and to voluntarily and autonomously undergo examinations. In particular, to boost the examination rate of high risk and vulnerable groups, the Disease Prevention Center organizes educational and publicity programs by cooperation with civic groups. As such, KCDC plans to promote disease prevention and control projects specialized to each target group.
Center for Disease Prevention table - divistion of, objective
Division of
Objective
Chronic Disease Control Research
Support establishment of a comprehensive plan for chronic diseases
Plan, coordinate, and implement projects to investigate and prevent chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases and cerebrovascular diseases
Investigate health conditions associated with chronic diseases and perform epidemiologic investigation
Produce and distribute statistics of health conditions associated with chronic diseases
Develop and operate a surveillance network monitoring health conditions in associated with chronic diseases
Investigate health conditions in associated with chronic diseases and develop capability of and guide persons in charge of control
Perform sample monitoring of health conditions associated with chronic diseases and designate and manage medical institutions for public health management
Produce, distribute, and promote information of health conditions associated with chronic diseases and establish international coordination
Perform epidemiologic investigation in compliance with 「CANCER CONTROL ACT」
Operate administration team to oversee the standards and quality of the national health screening program with expert evaluation for medical institutions
Develop and distribute the standards for the national health screening program and standardize diagnostic methods of chronic diseases
Establish health profiles by area and support and organize health surveys of communities
Compare the standards of chronic disease surveys in compliance with the international standards and disclose them to the public
Chronic Disease Prevention
Plan and implement chronic disease prevention programs and policies
Develop community health workers’capacity in chronic disease prevention area
Manage regional medical centers specialized in chronic disease prevention and prevention of chronic disease recurrence
Develop and provide health information of chronic disease prevention and fulfill international cooperation
Perform epidemiologic investigation in compliance with ｢CANCER CONTROL ACT｣
Operate the committee for the criteria and quality control of the Korea National Health Screening Program(KNHSP) and conduct standard management for the KNHSP
Operate the National Medical Reference Laboratory and perform medical laboratory tests standardization for chronic diseases
TB and HIV/AIDS Control
Establish and adjust comprehensive plan for HIV/AIDS, STDs, TB, and Hansen's disease
Establish and coordinate supply plan of medicine and supplies for HIV/AIDS, STDs, TB, and Hansen's disease
Research and raise awareness of HIV/AIDS, STDs, TB, and Hansen's disease
Implement a comprehensive control of TB and latent TB
Implement a comprehensive control of HIV/AIDS
Implementing a comprehensive control of sexually transmitted infections and Hansen's disease
Health & Nutrition Survey
Plan and operate Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Plan and operate Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey
Create and provide Korean National Growth Charts
Develop and provide scientific knowledge for setting Dietary Reference Intakes for Koreans(KDRIs)
Collect and provide base data for evaluating the diet and nutritional status
Promote national health and nutrition survey and establish international cooperation
Operate other matters that are related to nutrition survey according to 「NATIONAL HEALTH PROMOTION ACT」
TB Epidemic Investigation
Plan and implement a comprehensive control of epidemiologic investigation for TB
Perform epidemiologic investigation of collective facilities and support technology
Organize and operate central epidemiologic investigation team for TB
Provide technical guidelines and perform evaluation of epidemiologic investigation for TB
Control and study epidemiologic investigation of TB
Establish and coordinate supply plan for epidemiologic investigation of TB
Provide education and training for epidemiologic investigation of TB
Management of TB patients, high-risk groups
Intensive care for infectious TB patients
Private·Public mixed(PPM) TB control program
Treatment and support for TB patients in vulnerable social group
Medical Radiation
Oversee the safety management of diagnosis institutions and radiation exposure dose rate of patients
Manage medical radiation equipment and radiation protection facilities and establish and revise notifications
Perform trial tests of medical radiation and develop the test methods
Detect medical radiation and register, supervise, and provide guidance for institutions
Oversee the safety management of detection institutions of radiation exposure dose rate and persons in charge of radiation
Conduct training for persons in charge of safe management of medical radiation throughout the country
Calibrate radiation measuring devices in medical and detection institutions to comply with the standards
Perform radiation standard survey targeting detection institutions and guarantee the quality of medical radiation for medical institutions
Perform all surveys and research prescribed from no. 1 to no. 8 and establish international coordination
