What is the Nutrition Plus Business (Supplementary management of pregnant women, infants, and toddlers)

It is the government*s system for lifetime health management that supports nutrition for pregnant women, infants, and toddlers with unbalanced nutritional states. The system aims to form the basis of lifetime health by encouraging breastfeeding and promoting health improvement through special feedings for a certain period of time.

Conditions of the subjects

  • Women living in Dobong-gu who are pregnant or who gave birth, as well as infants and toddlers less than 6 years old
  • Those with actual income less than 200% of the minimum living expenses
    Among those who satisfy the above conditions:
  • Risk factors: anemia, underweight, growth retardation, nutritional intake

Services : Education and counseling on nutrition, provision of supplementary food with nutrition

Process of application: Application with documents ⊥ Inspection of nutritional state ⊥ Selection of qualified subjects

  • Required documents
    - Required documents: A copy of the resident registration, pocketbook of a pregnant woman (Original), health insurance (Copy), receipt of paying health insurance fee, and document that can prove one*s income (any document that can be presented as a proof including Certificate of Tax Payment on work, certificate of income, letter of confirmation on one*s employment, income report, etc. But, if there are more than two income earners in one household, documents of each one shall be presented.).
    - Direct drop-in for those who want to apply

≦ The income standard to select the subjects

The income standard to select the subjects
No. of family members Household with
1 person
Household with
2 persons
Household with
3 persons
Household with
4 persons
Household with
5 persons
Household with
6 persons
Household with
7 persons
One*s own charge for health insurance Subscribers from work 20,790 35,030 46,400 57,500 67,030 76,770 86,520
Local subscribers 14,680 38,190 54,560 68,970 82,960 96,950 112,610
Mixed (Work+local) 21,460 38,160 54,370 68,680 84,660 94,200 113,280
  • Inspection on nutritional state
    - Blood test, inspection of nutritional intake, measurement of height and weight, survey
  • Selection of subjects
    - Individual contact after screening based on the standards (Mail or phone call)

Content of supplementary foods

Content of supplementary foods
Name of food Food package 弘 Food package 弗 Food package 必 Food package 戊 Food package 打 Food package 扔
0-5 mon. old infants 6-12 mon. old infants 1-5 year old toddlers Pregnant/breast feeding women Giving birth Complete breast feeding
Powdered milk        
Rice  
Potato
(or noodle)
 
Egg  
Milk    
Black bean
(or cereal)
   
Canned tuna          
Brown seaweed      
Laver    
Carrot  
Tangerine
(or orange juice)