History
In 2007, the Hebei Spirit and Samsung barge crane collision caused the largest marine oil spill in the Korean history, which had significant impacts on the physical and mental health of the local people.
After the accident, Taean Health Center and County Hospital was designated as the Taean Environmental Health Center(TEHC) by the Korean Ministry of Environment(MOE) in 2008. TEHC is monitoring the adults and children living in the oil spill disaster area and providing health consultations and health promotion programs even now.
Now
2020
- Implemented a Fine dust prevention education to practice healthy lives for the residents in the oil spill affected area
- Published 「Visiting Environmental Health Moving School」
- Implemented Visiting Environmental Health Class
2019
- Environmental health talk concert
- MOU signing ceremony of Medical checkup for oil spill affected area with the Health Management Association
- Jointly hosted WHO Weather, Environment, Health symposium
- 6th Survey for 671 children/adolescents/adults
- Implemented Visiting Environmental Health Class
2018
- Implemented a medical checkup project for men in Taean on prostate cancer
- 6th Survey for 658 adults
- Health Camp with National Park Management Corp.
- Environmental health talk concert
- Epigenetic study in oil pollution(IV)
2017
- 5th Survey for 800 children/adolescents
- Environmental health talk concert
- International Symposium in Commemoration of 10 Years of Oil Spill Incident, Oil Pollution and Health AInfluence
- Epigenetic study in oil pollution (III)
- Published 「2008-2017 Hebei Spirit Oil Spill Papers」
- Jointly hosted th 11th International Crisis Management Symposium
2016
- MOU signing ceremony with the Center for Gulf Coast Environmental Health Research, Tulane University of the USA
- 5th Survey for 1,275 adults
- MOU signing ceremony of Korean Children’s Environmental Health Study (Ko-CHENS) with the Seosan-si Community Health Center of Korea
- Korea-Japan joint workshop : Health effects of chemical exposure
- Environmental health talk concert
- Book Publication
「Emergency Response Manual of Marine Oil Spill for Environmental Health」
「Guide Book to Reduce the Impact of Oil Spill on Human Health」
2015
- Recruitment of local pregnant women for the new birth cohort study, Korean Children’s Environmental Health Study (Ko-CHENS)
- Environmental health talk concert
- 4th Survey for 867 children/adolescents
2014
- 4th Survey for 802 adults
2013
- Joint Discussion Meeting : Health effects among local residents after oil spill
- Establish the health check-up center in Taean Health Center and County Hospital
- Cancer monitoring with regional cancer surveillance system
- Book Publication 「After Hebei Spirit oil spill, 20 questions of Health effects research 」
- 3rd Survey for 783 children/adolescents
2012
- 3rd Survey for 1,158 adults
- Health camp and education for local children (ongoing)
- Cancer monitoring with regional cancer surveillance system
2011
- Health promotion program for local adults (ongoing)
- Book Publication 「White paper, Health effects research of Hebei Spirit oil spill」
- 2nd Survey for 760 children/adolescents
- Cancer monitoring with regional cancer surveillance system
- 4th Annual HSOS Memorial Workshop
2010
- MOU signing ceremony with the Center for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL) of Spain
- 2nd Survey for 1,257 adults
2009
- 1st Survey for 9,246 adults
- 1st Survey for 1,172 children/adolescents
2008
- Establishment of Taean Environmental Health Center
- 1st Annual HSOS Memorial International Symposium
2007
- Hebei Spirit Oil Spill