Strengthening Maternal and Child Nutrition through Targeted, Community-Based Support
Led by: Korea Health Promotion Institute(KHEPI)
Partners: Local health centers, community partners, and government institutions
Theme: Healthy Eating
📌 Overview
The NutriPlus Program is a national maternal and child nutrition initiative led by the Korea Health Promotion Institute (KHEPI). It provides nutrition education, counseling, and supplemental food packages to pregnant women, postpartum mothers, and young children from low-income families across Korea.
Implemented through local health centers, this evidence-based public health program identifies individuals at nutrition risk and delivers customized nutrition management services to prevent anemia and malnutrition and promote healthy growth and development during critical early-life stages.
📈 Impacts
Total beneficiaries(2023): 61,143, including:
- 22,013 infants
- 20,970 children under 5
- 6,302 pregnant women
- 11,858 postpartum/lactating mothers
Nutritional improvement outcomes:
- Anemia rate improved by 69% (from 40.2% to 12.5%)
- Low-weight rate among young children reduced by 47.3% (from 36.4% → 19.2%)
- Nutritional intake adequacy score increased (from 0.74 → 0.85)
- Program satisfaction score: 94.6
These results demonstrate measurable, population-level improvements in maternal and child nutrition outcomes.
💡 Why It Works
- Customized nutrition management: Continuous education and counseling empower participants to sustain healthy dietary practices and build lifelong habits.
- Community integration: Operated through local health centers in collaboration with community networks to reach nutritionally at-risk families.
- Evidence-based design: Ongoing monitoring and evaluation ensure that the program responds effectively to local needs and maintains high quality.
Together, these elements show how national policy commitment combined with locally delivered services can produce measurable health outcomes at scale.
📘 Want the full story?
The complete case study — including implementation insights, partnership contributions, and lessons learned — is featured in the INHPF Healthy Eating Report Card 2025.
Source: Content adapted from Korea Health Promotion Institute (KHEPI)
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