A Study on the Awareness of Community Public Health Project among the Employees in The Public Health Center

Background/Objectives: This study aims to select the priority projects for the community inhabitants considered by the employees of the public health center and to enhance the inhabitants’ health and their satisfaction level on the usage of public health center.

Methods/Statistical Analysis: The questionnaire survey of 152 employees working at G health center in Gyeongsangbuk-do conducted a survey on projects that should be conducted as a priority level among residents’ public health center for local residents. The survey items were composed of 4-point Likert scale for health care project, health promotion project, and health care for the elderly.

Findings: Chronic disease control (3.40 ± 0.97) was rated as the most needed project with respect to the questionnaire on the priority of public health service projects for the elderly, followed by operation of the center for the elderly with dementia (3.34 ± 0.91) and visiting health control (3.21 ± 0.88). Medical rounding for silver center (2.82±0.92) and bathing project for the disabled elderly (2.93 ± 0.88) were rated as the least needed.

Improvements/Applications: This study was conducted to utilize it as a basic data to prepare improvement plans for improving the health of local residents and activating the functions of public health center.