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Yeongjong-gu District launches no-smoking campaign on apartment walkways, a blind spot for secondhand smoke
Incheon's Yeongjong-gu District (Mayor Son Hwa-jeong) said on the 27th that it has started an on-site campaign against secondhand smoke on walkways between apartment complexes, where designating no-smoking zones alone has not been enough t…
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Yeongjong-gu Takes Prenatal Health Education to Expectant Mothers With First ‘Aimajung Care+Plus’ Session
Yeongjong-gu District (Mayor Son Hwa-jeong) in Incheon has moved prenatal education into residents' neighborhoods for expectant mothers who find it difficult to visit the public health center. The district said it held its first outreach '…
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Michuhol-gu Public Health Center Uses NFC Key Ring Tags to Build Youth Oral Care Habits
Incheon's Michuhol-gu Public Health Center (Director Kim Young-ran) is continuing a program this year that lets students look after their oral health with the smartphones in their hands. The health center said Oct. 16 that it will run the …
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Yeongjong-gu Public Health Center Brings ‘Obesity Prevention Exercise Class’ Directly to Apartment Complex
Incheon's Yeongjong-gu District (Mayor Son Hwa-jeong) has taken its health services into the apartment complexes where residents live. The district will run a "Visiting Apartment Obesity Prevention Program" from Oct. 13 to Dec. 17 to help …
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Sungui Public Health Branch Office to Run Weekend Prenatal Health Class for Expectant Couples
The Sungui Public Health Branch Office of Michuhol-gu District (Mayor Kim Jung-sik), Incheon, will hold a "Couples' Prenatal Health Care Class" every Saturday from Oct. 17 to Nov. 7. The class is open to women who are at least 16 weeks pre…
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Incheon Inspects 30 Online Soy Sauce Products… 3 Fail for Insufficient ‘Total Nitrogen’
An inspection of 30 soy sauce products sold online by the Incheon Institute of Public Health and Environment found three products that failed to meet quality standards. 3-MCPD, a substance classified as a possible carcinogen, was not detec…
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The ‘Missing Link’ Between High Blood Pressure and Worsening Osteoarthritis Uncovered
High blood pressure and osteoarthritis, two conditions commonly experienced with age, are not unrelated ailments after all: a Korean research team has shown that the body's blood-pressure signaling directly accelerates the destruction of j…
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Yeongjong-gu Mayor Son Hwa-jeong: “A General Hospital in Yeongjong Is a National Duty That Cannot Be Postponed”; Presents Four Demands
Son Hwa-jeong, mayor of Yeongjong-gu District (Mayor Son Hwa-jeong) in Incheon, took part as a panelist in the 'Public Healthcare Revitalization Forum' held at the Incheon YWCA on the 28th. Son argued that building a public general hospita…
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Science Ministry Moves to Strengthen Safety Management at Semiconductor Research Labs
The Ministry of Science and ICT (Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT Bae Kyung-hoon) announced that it will newly pursue special on-site inspections and tailored support programs to strengthen safety management at semicon…
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Incheon Marks Dementia Overcoming Day… ‘3 Million Citizens as Missing-Person Tipsters’
The Incheon Metropolitan Government (Mayor Park Chan-dae) and the Incheon Metropolitan Dementia Center announced that they held the '2026 Incheon Metropolitan City Dementia Overcoming Day Commemorative Event' on the 22nd at Incheon SSG Lan…
