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W.H.Y

W – Well Being H – Health Y – Youth

Sophia In Kim Xiaoming Li Hong-gyun Lim Woo-hyeock Choi

Contents

l Current Status l Cause of These Phenomena l Specific Actions To Achieve These Goals l Expected Impact And Conclusion

SDGs Target

Well being Improve quality of life Psychological well being

Current Status

The elderly Population

u As of 2015, the population a

ged 65 is 6.57 million, and it s portion is 13.2% of the tot al population.

u The United Nations defined

that an aging society is whe n the population over 65 is

• ver 7% of the total populati
• n. Therefore, we can say t

hat our country has entered into an aging society.

65 + Others

13.2%

The elderly Poverty

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This indicator represents the proportion of the elderly who ear n cost of living less than 50% of the income of the middle class among the elderly over the age of 65.

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As the graph shows, Korea is the No.1 among the OECD countri es.

The elderly household rate

Single-Person Houshold One Generational Household Two Generational Household Three Generational Household

THE TYPE OF THE ELDERL Y HOUSEHOLD 32.9% 34.0%

u Of the total The elderly households, 32.9% are households living

alone, and 34.0% are just one generational household. This show s that there are a lot of households living alone or staying away from their children and living only with the couple.

The elderly happiness index

u The happiness index of over 60 was measured the lowest in

all ages.

The elderly suicide rate

u In Korea, the suicide rate in over 60 has high portion in al

l age groups.

Under 9 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s

SUICIDE RATE PER 100THOUSAND IN KOREA

Core Problem

Therefore, Korea already has entered an aging society but Kor ea society has not respond properly, so now Korean society is s uffering poverty and suicide of the elderly people.

Cause of These Phenomena

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Since the traditional Korean old people support system has collapsed due to increasing individualism of the Korean society, we can observe chaos and difficulty in situation that has no new old people support system.

Cause of These Phenomena : Change Cognition of Youth

Cause of These Phenomena : Negative perception about The eld erly

u Negative perception about The elderl

y

• The elderly are stubborn.
• The elderly are useless
• The elderly can’t work properly
• The elderly are sick

Specific Actions To Achieve These Goals

Goals

u Improve youth’s Awareness about The elderly u Well being life of The elderly

Specific Actions To Achieve These Goals : Smart Village

u Smart House

: In general, Smart House is a house that combines ren ewable energy and electric vehicles with housing, and opti mizes energy use by checking and remotely adjusting energ y information by utilizing IT technology Sustainable Energy

Specific Actions To Achieve These Goals : Role of Youth

u Partnership between public an

d private(ppp) College students can participate i n building design. And they can give creative idea ab

• ut sustainable development.

Specific Actions To Achieve These Goals : After Building Complete

u Tourism

u Operated by The elderly

u Accommodation

u Operated by The elderly

Expected Impact And Conclusion

Expected Effect

u The elderly’s well-being life

u Achieve physical and psychological well-being life

u Negative perception settlement

u Understanding the elderly through the construction of the

Smart Village that preceded the understanding of the elder ly and resolving negative stereotypes about the elderly

u Vitalize sustainable development through youth’s partici

pating

Conclusion

Reference Q & A

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The elderly rate, National Statistical Office, senior citizen statistics, soc iety statistics the planning section, 2016.09.26

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The elderly poverty rate, OECD stats, Income and poverty of older peopl e,

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Aged household statistics, National Statistical Office, Aged statistics, soc iety statistics the planning section, 2016.09.26

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Suicide statistics Classified by Aged, suicide prevention center

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Economic happiness index, Hyundai economic researcher, The lowest ec

• nomic happiness index record after a 5-year hiatus, Heng-gi Back