There is an increased prevalence of housing poverty among urban young adults; however, research on housing poverty and health is lacking. This study examined the effects of housing poverty on the health concepts of young people living alone. In-depth interviews were conducted with 20 single-person households, with individuals aged 19–39 years, living in Seoul, the demographic group with the highest housing poverty rate in South Korea. Data were analyzed using the constant comparison method. Based on the health concepts of the respondents, housing poverty negatively affected health in terms of “the occurrence and continuation of anxiety,” “the increase and continuation of lethargy,” “the difficulty in managing daily life and taking care of health,” “the lack of a dependable support person,” and “the difficulty in preventing and treating disease.” The majority of young people experienced difficulties responding to their situations, and their housing poverty was hard to overcome. This study suggests the need to expand healthy housing policies, strengthen housing safety nets, and enhance access to public resources needed for a healthy living.

Qualitative Geographic Information Systems (QGIS) represent an emerging geospatial and qualitative approach to comprehensively understand health issues. This scoping review gathers evidence from 38 articles to illuminate when and how QGIS is used to address health issues. QGIS can contribute to recent health-related studies focusing on determinants of health and health equity at the community rather than individual level, highlight relationships between place and health, and encourage participation from people and communities in health-decision making. If more studies attempt to specify detailed data analysis methods and develop ways to use rich contexts of qualitative data, QGIS can provide greater scope for those working to solve health problems.

Objectives: This study aimed to explore the meaning of neighborhood and the perceived healthy lifestyle of young single-person households experiencing housing poverty. Methods: The research design applied a single case study approach. Purposive sampling was implemented until data saturation was reached; 20 young single-person households experiencing housing poverty in a vulnerable neighborhood in Seoul were recruited for the study. Data were collected between September 2021 and May 2022. We conducted qualitative multi-methods analysis with semi-structed interviews that combined cognitive mapping and timetabling of the participants’ daily activities. The collected data were analyzed using pattern matching. Results: For single-person households experiencing housing poverty, the perceived healthy lifestyle involved living an orderly daily life in accordance with a planned schedule for daily tasks. Single-person households in housing poverty preferred goal-oriented and individual living spaces use to minimize the cost, time, and energy expended in daily life. For young single-person households in housing poverty, the concept of neighborhood implied a place where they could live conveniently but did not wish to settle down. Conclusion: Community health promotion programs should be planned based on an understanding of the perceived healthy lifestyle of young single-person households experiencing housing poverty. A place-based approach that creates natural opportunities for meeting neighbors could help them rethink the meaning of their neighborhoods and develop a sense of belonging.

Objectives: This study aimed to examine the value and direction of health promotion in South Korea as Health Plan 2020 proceeds to 2030. Methods: We conducted a full-text content analysis of Health Plan 2020 and its evaluation reports for the plans and implementation of health promotion programs in public health. We used the five strategies of the Bangkok Charter and the five action areas of the Ottawa Charter as the analytic framework. Results: South Korea’s health promotion projects in public health are still centered on individual behavior changes. Capacity building and personal skill development were common strategies employed by half of the 247 health promotion projects. Policy-level approaches were limited to the efforts in the health sector. The aforementioned tendencies were reflected in that “education” and “promotion” were the frequent terms in the Health Plans and their evaluation reports, while the terms “ecological” and “multilevel” did not appear as much. Conclusion: Health promotion in South Korea needs to reinforce multilevel approaches. Such attempts should aim to address the social determinants of health in cooperation with other sectors. The Ottawa Charter still offers valid and fundamental guidelines for planning and evaluating health promotion.

Sociopolitical activism is growing as both a corporate practice and topic of research. One intriguing aspect of this practice is that the issues addressed have direct implications for society at la...

본 연구는 질적 메타분석을 활용하여 고교학점제 시범학교 운영 과정에 관한 11편의 질적연구를 분석하였다. 시범운영에서 확인된 정책 성공을 위한 요인과 실패를 방지하기 위해 경계하고 고려해야 할 요인을 살펴봄으로써 2025년 전면 시행을 앞둔 고교학점제를 심층적으로 이해하고 정책의 목적을 성공적으로 달성하기 위한 시사점을 얻고자 하였다. 연구 결과 교육과정 차원, 교사 차원, 학생 차원에서 고교학점제를 성공적으로 운영하기 위해 직접적으로 필요한 촉진요인과 정책의 실패를 방지하기 위해 지양되어야 할 경계요인을 발견할 수 있었다. 질적 메타 분석을 통해 고교학점제의 촉진요인과 경계요인을 관통하는 두 가지 키워드는 교원제도와 대입제도인 것으로 나타났다. 2025년 고교학점제의 전면 시행에 앞서 위 두 제도의 정책적 방향성에 대해 제언하였다.