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            <td class="view_sub_t">수돗물불소농도조정사업 30년 기념 시민토론회 진행</td>
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            <p>지난 1981년 경남 진해에서 시작된 수돗물불소농도조정사업이 올해로 30년을 맞았다.  인천은 95년 시민운동을 시작으로 이듬해인 96년 인천시가 검토를 시작했으나 사업이 추진되지 않다가 올해 시민 여론조사 후 시범실시가 진행될 예정이다.</p>
            <p><strong>이러한 짧지 않은 역사를 가진 수돗물불소화농도조정사업(이하 불소화 사업)은 '선택이 아닌 필수'로 장애인과 우리의 아이들, 사회적 약자를 위해 반드시 추진돼야 하는 보편적 복지 사업이다.</strong></p>
            <p>수돗물불소농도조정사업을 추진해온 시민단체들은 '수돗물불소농도조정사업 30주년 기념사업협의회(이하 불소협의회)'를 구성하고 29일 오전 11시 시의회 의총 회의실에서 시민토론회에서 불소화 사업 추진을 다시한번 촉구했다.</p>
            <p>이 자리에서 불소협의회 공형찬 공동대표는 "지난 30년 전 진해를 시작으로 시작된 불소화 사업이 이젠 인천에서 빠른 시일 내에 시행되길 바란다"며 "더는 선택이 아닌 필수인 불소화 사업은 반드시 추진돼야 한다"고 말했다.</p>
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            <p>이어 토론회를 마련한 인천시의회 정수영 의원은 "95년 시민운동을 시작할 당시 5대 의제 중 하나였던 것으로 기억한다"면서 "보편적 복지 사회를 만들기 위해 반드시 추진해야할 보건사업인 불소화 사업이 시범사업을 통해 확대되길 바란다"고 강조했다.</p>
            <p>이번 토론회는 발제자로 보건복지부 산하 구강보건지원사업단 김진범 단장, 토론회 좌장으로는 인천시 치과의사회 김유성 부회장, 토론자로는 인천사회복지보건연대 유해숙 운영위원장, (사)장애인자립선언 문종권 대표, 참의료실천단 장정화 단장, 서울대 치과대학 예방치과 배광학 교수가 참여한 가운데 진행됐다.</p>
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            <p>발제에 나선 김진범 단장은  "건강보험 외래환자 요양급여비 10대 질환에서 지출 1위와 5위가 치아 질환이며, 금액으로 따지만 6천9백억여 원이 이에 해당된다"며 "수돗물에 0.8ppm의 불소를 넣은 불소화 사업은 질병 예방을 위해 반드시 추진돼야 한다"고 설명했다.</p>
            <p>특히 "노령화 사회로 접어든 우리나라 사회에서 영구치수는 국민 건강에 직결되는 만큼, 현재 일반병의원에 비해 약 1.5배에서 2배까지 비싼 치과 치료를 받는 것은 경제적 이유로 어려운 만큼 이 사업은 국가가 나서서 추진해야 한다"고 말했다.</p>
            <p>뿐만 아니라 "우리나라에서 이 사업을 진행하고 있는 도시의 충치 예방률은 30.0%에서 67.7%이며, 그 중 <span style="color: #ff0000">합천군</span>이 제일 영구치수가 가장 적은데 12세가 1.07로 전세계 1위에 해당하는 수준"이라고 강조했다.</p>
            <p>그러면서 불소화 사업은 보편적 복지로 사업의 편익 비용에서도 막대한 사회적 비용 지출이 감소되고, 건강형평성을 확보할 수 있을 뿐만 아니라 비용편익도 20배에서 60배에 달한다고 주장.</p>
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            <p>아울러 "불소가 독이라는 주장을 하려거든 지구를 떠나야 할 것"이라면서 "국내의 전문가 검토에서도 인체에 유해하다는 증거가 없다는 것이 확인되었으며, 미국과 일본 등에서 소송이 있었으나 시민들의 건강 보호가 우선된다는 내용의 판결이 난 만큼 불소화 사업은 반드시 추진돼야 한다"고 목소리를 높였다.</p>
            <p>이어진 토론회에서 4명의 토론자는 개인의 선택권, 중증 장애인, 아이들의 건강, 대안과 정당성 등 다양한 의견을 제시했다.</p>
            <p>인천사회복지보건연대 유해숙 운영위원장은 "불소화 사업의 반대 이유 중 안정성의 문제와 개인의 선택권에 있어서 선택권의 문제는 철학적 문제로 본다"면서 "이 같은 철학적 가치관과 신념은 문명적 수준과 결부되어 있는데, 사회적 약자 특히 건강을 위한 문제는 선택의 문제가 아닌 공적인 문제로 국가가 보장해야 한다"고 강조했다.</p>
            <p>이어 "이러한 사회적 약자의 건강 등의 기본권에 있어서 불평등이 심화되어서는 안된다"면서 "보편적 복지라 할 수 있는 수돗물 불소화 사업은 반드시 추진돼야 한다"고 주장.</p>
            <p>(사)장애인자립선언 문종권 대표는 "중증 장애인의 경우 치아 건강 상태가 좋지 않으며, 이들 중 대다수가 타인의 도움없이는 칫솔질이 불가능하다"며 "장애인들을 위한 충치 예방을 위해서 이 사업은 꼭 필요한 사업"이라고 설명했다.</p>
            <p>참의료실천단 장정화 단장은 "저소득층 가정의 아이들은 비용의 부담이 많아서 병원에 가지 못하거나, 저소득층 가정이 아니라 할지라도 시간이 없어서 제대로된 치과 치료나 한 번의 칫솔질도 쉽지 않은 아이들이 우리 주변에 있다"며 "이 사업은 우리 아이들을 위해 매우 기쁜 일"이라고 말했다.</p>
            <p>끝으로 서울대 치과대학 예방치과 배광학 교수는 "장애인들의 구강보건 정책에 있어서 대안이 없는 것이 사실이며, 불소화 사업은 가장 우수한 정책 대안으로 생각한다"면서 "아무리 좋은 보건사업도 건강격차가 벌어질 수 있으나, 그렇지 않은 거의 유일한 사업은 불소화 사업"이라고 강조했다.</p>
            <p>그러면서 "이 사업의 객관적이고 긍정적인 사실과 반대 이유의 과학적 빈약성에 대해 반대하는 분들이 수긍했다 하더라도 '긍정할 의무가 없다'는 식으로 반대입장을 굽히지 않는 것은 도무지 이해할 수 없다"며 "우리의 건강을 위해 불소화 사업은 더는 늦출 수 없다"고 덧붙였다.</p>
            <p>한편, 수돗물 불소화 사업은 송영길 인천시장의 공약 사업으로 시는 여론조사를 거쳐 부평, 남동, 공촌, 수산 등 4개의 정수장 중 한 곳에서 불소화사업을 시범적으로 시행할 예정이다.</p>
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