Our Children's Medical Foundation actively promotes welfare for children and adolescents...Need cooperation between the government and local governments
Mar 26, 2025
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At the meeting, Chairman Chung Sung-kwan emphasized that `For the proper growth and health of children and adolescents, policy development and institutional support that encompasses not only pediatric and adolescent treatment but also welfare are needed.'
Chairman Chung said, `When I think of pediatrics, I often think of soothing a crying child in the clinic and getting vaccinated with a stethoscope, but in recent years, the social role for children and adolescents has been continuously increasing", he explained.
◇Development of various social activities for the welfare of children and adolescents
Chairman Chung explained that Our Children's Hospital and Seongbuk Woori Children's Hospital have been carrying out various activities for the welfare of children and adolescents beyond simple treatment.
Major activities include △ Participation in child abuse response meetings: Participate in child abuse prevention and response meetings operated by local governments every month to conduct active discussions △ Support for health checkups and treatments for children from low-income families: Providing free health checkups and treatments to children from families with low access to medical care △ Mental health counseling linked to the Office of Education: Support for psychological counseling and treatment for children with mental health problems △ Psychological examinations for children with disabilities: Conducting professional psychological evaluations for children with developmental disabilities and emotional difficulties.
In particular, it was revealed that the medical findings of pediatric and adolescent specialists play an important role in the adoption process, and that they have contributed various social contributions, such as attending a meeting of the Children's Rights Security Council and presenting opinions for the protection of children and adolescents' rights.
Chairman Chung evaluated "We are receiving positive evaluations of our hospital's activities from related organizations and believe that it is actually effective in eliminating blind spots in the welfare of children and adolescents."
◇ Emphasis on the need for cooperation with the government and local governments
Chairman Chung emphasized that cooperation with the government and related organizations is essential to resolve the blind spot of welfare for children and adolescents.
He added that `The active role of pediatric adolescents is needed to solve various problems facing our society, such as preventing child abuse and solving the problems of reclusive and isolated children and adolescents"Not only pediatric medical institutions, but also the government, local governments, and related organizations should cooperate to come up with comprehensive welfare measures."
In addition, "As a pediatrician, I will do my best to ensure that not a single child has a hard time in the welfare blind spot, and I hope that government policymakers will recognize the welfare role of pediatricians as important."
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
