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District Hopes To Continue Community Work Projects

Seo-gu Office, is providing jobs for the residents and the local co-activation based clean. To prepare for [2010 community employment project] is to be held. Labor hopes to exit the business projects participants and dropouts have to relieve the anxiety of the employment for the vulnerable groups to encourage stable employment. The promotion of a business responsible for the safety of the children school [child safety school zone] business Songdo Beach is responsible for water safety patrols and check them out [Water safety watch]of the business. Recent accidents in children that occur frequently and are safe from increasing social dangers. To give you is make the fence. In August is a full-scale job creation projects will be promoted to the community. The driveway and the alley vulnerable areas to improve the [ordinary residential environment improvement project areas], exploring the road and shelter the composition [theme song coast bolregil the composition of the] business, creating murals on the walls of old houses and to create shelters [dressed in the colors of hope Dakbatgol Gallery Project], a slate roof to improve. Deteriorated housing repairs, Renovating the business of hope,[multicultural family support project work], (kkotmaeul) Flower Village. Farm operation hope local resource surveys and restoration projects in the Seo-gu area, and will be carried out. Number of Participants are 160 peoples. Project budget will be put into 12 hundred million green growth and the increase in asset value growth potential Expansion and accelerate the recovery of communities living along the various projects that promote the local economy is expected to contribute substantially. (General Affairs Division, 240-4463)

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July 1 The First Local Government's [School Zone Safety] Operation

Seo-gu Office an offense against the elementary school's young students on the rise Local governments ensure safety as the first one since July, "school zone Safety guardian" Operates last July 1 the Seo-gu Office had a Dec. 31 ceremony at 10 Responsible for the safety of elementary school students in community jobs business' safe keeping school zone is operated go to school Elementary Parents Association is responsible for the safety, school way 1 Elementary School from 5:00 pm school zone safety watch stationed at the various harmful environmental. Threatened to increase safety awareness for young students outside of school life protection is coming around. School students, for a secure and patrol around schools and attending school classes. Traffic map with strangers, including the threat or safety of children in need in an emergency situation to protect. And within a vulnerable area for the school from time to time to strengthen patrols school teachers' requests immediately when a student charged with the protection and rescue activities. In particular, after school and holiday, vacation or during a student needing crisis moderators case to the nearest safe to ask for help operate the system as plans. Seo-gu Office and with the consent of disclosure of the addresses and emergency contact Student Safety Moderators School teacher wife, protected by notice to the student activities area close adhesion Moderators Policy that is practical to operate. Division staff work "School Zone Safety Moderators only care for the children right next to the safe area and close to prevent violence younger brother as a safety net for students interested students to try out, there's more to expand is, He said. Gudeok school officials" for the safety of students office or the active line a good job, schools close for safety are best advised to give. "He Said. (Transportation Administration, and 240-4552)

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The Dream Is To Raise Children of Seo-gu Cultural Center Small Library

Last April 2007 small library is located in Seo-gu cultural center Amidong the funded by the lottery fund. Originally a town hall in Seo-gu cultural center the Ami 1dong has been using the Ami 2dong in 1998 where a district office and the Amidong 2 combine March 2000 as a newly decorated cultural center was opened. Seo-gu Culture, the inhabitants of the center using a small exhibition on the cultural complex space missions cultural experiences, hobbies, providing space for community cultural facility space, as is the composition. Here added in 2007 as a small library and cultural life with the knowledge to do with filling a space was re-born.
Seo-gu cultural house small library with over 8200 volumes are endowed with a collection, of which more than 4000 books for children, is a volume fulfill variety of picture books and biographies, classic fairy tales, fairy tales interesting encyclopedias, etc. Well satisfy and interested in books for children learning the comics has a roll. The basement floor for a documentary film and video viewing room is decorated with. In the corner of one floor of the library using the Internet to browse your computer for a variety of information reading room has been installed and is operating with the 2nd and 3rd floor exhibition literary creative activity is spreading into the exhibition space is being offered to them. Meanwhile, the cultural center a small library, also operated a variety of programs for the sake of all residents .
Every Saturday the Elementary school for students to learn Chinese characters the target is children multiplication story young real exciting for the public every Thursday, and sketches of the basic program is run, the club members have gathered every Friday is antique created societies also operates autonomously. Seo-gu cultural center Amidong small library is located behind the Busan National University Hospital, is free for everyone. The poor living conditions in the highlands and the absolute lack of cultural space, a variety of local people through books, knowledge, information and rest area, between neighbors chapter meeting is shaping up as a space for residents.

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Why Must Stop Smoking?

Busan National University Hospital Family med.
Professor Leeyuhyeon

Cigarette smoke has 4,000 different kinds of chemicals and 50 kinds of carcinogenic substances. And even though we know it is not good for the health, nicotine addiction, just like drug addiction is difficult to stop.
Smokers can have many health risks. They can reduce their life span by six minutes for every stick of cigarette they smoke which means they shorten their life for 2 hours everyday and the average life span for 5-7 years. Their heart and lung function deteriorates. Blood circulation dos not work smoothly because of carbon monoxide and poisonous gas. Smoking can make one get older very quickly and the skin become rough early.
Compared to non-smokers, smokers average life span is shorten to 4-8 years. Exercise and sexual capability also decreases. We can prevent 30% of cancers, especially lung, oral, larynx, urinary bladder, kidney and pancreas cancers if we do not smoke. Cigarette smoking can also lead to arterioschlerosis. The risk of heart diseases is increased and at the age of 40-50 smokers have three times more probability to die of heart attack than non smokers. The development of emphysema of the lungs or chronic bronchitis can be six times higher and the function of the lungs deteriorates. Even with minimal movements, it is difficult to breathe and exercise.
People with asthma, TB of the lungs and cold may be worsen and the recovery is slower. The ability of the blood to supply to air is impaired so even with a very little amount of work the body seemed to be tired. If smokers exercise, they have faster breathing and the percentage of being absent at work is higher. Cigarette makes the environment dirty. Smokers develop gingivitis and the teeth turn to golden yellow. Smokers do not smoke alone but make other people nearby pasive smokers and can lure friends and members of the family to fall into dangerous diseases. Children who live with a family members who is smoking can easily develop respiratory diseases, slow intellectual development and have higher tendencies to be smokers too when they become adult.
According to the announcements of the World Health Organization (WHO) there are 2.5 million people (one in every 13 seconds) who die of tobacco related diseases. In our nation, Korea, there are 23,000 smoking related deaths every year. The number is more than traffic accident related cases.
The most effective way to maintain one's health is to stop smoking. In order to increase the success rate of people who already develop withdrawal symptoms and cigarette craving is a regular consultation with the specialist. To stop smoking is the best gift to our love one's and the most effective way to save our family and neighbors.

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(HIV)AIDS Virus When Leads the Everyday Life, is Not Infected

When is infected to HIV/AIDS, after 3~6 weeks with influenza similar condition, to say again, run a fever sore throat the whole body the changeover to throb, the sector, vomiting diarrhea, to be born even if and the body to become tired and from part the lymph gland swelling or the red patch or rash also being born to the skin, does. Like this condition does not treat especially, 1~2 does not pass, does not disappear automatically. But like this symptom is not the actual condition which appears to all infection person. Like this initial condition only they are about 30~50% infection there to be a possibility of appearing, and this conditions do not become, that many different disease frequently with the condition which is general is the possibility see there is a same this condition, when the fact that is infected to a AIDS must judge an inspection with the accurate result lead. Prosecuting attorney at the public health center or AIDS medical examination consultation office will be easy with anonymity, simply there is a possibility that will inspect. When HIV/AIDS is discovered initially to, the disease congest not to know considerably, to be discovered from the late situation which is processed, because also the treatment be when once was caught and died soon, the misunderstand became. But now through prosecuting attorney invents, former will discover and the immunity will fall below one pill, does not become ill the fact that, healthily the whole life was exchanged with the chronic disease concept which is the possibility of living. HIV/AIDS when only the immunity certain amount maintains, because the everyday life the hindrance which does be although is not the sickness where dies as for perfect cure is difficult, the management also above of the disease is possible chronic disease concept is not also below.

* AIDS counseling agency *

.Taehan AIDS preventive association 621-0444
.Seo-gu public health center preventive team 240-4871