Candidate for Mayor of Taitung Chen Ying
Unofficial translation: 「台東，世界的入口」 · Slogan source: 民視新聞 (in Chinese) ↗
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Small hospitals with beds and dialysis on Orchid Island and along the South Link
Health care
What residents worry about: I live on Orchid Island, and for dialysis I have to take a boat or plane to Taitung.
Unofficial translation
Source: News report · 聯合新聞網・五大醫療政見 (in Chinese) ↗Show original
蘭嶼、南迴設置有病床、可洗腎的小型醫院
需要設置「有病床、可洗腎」的小型醫院
Rebuild health stations over 30 years old and renovate those over 20
Health care
What residents worry about: Rural health stations are old and small, without enough equipment.
Unofficial translation
Source: News report · 聯合新聞網・五大醫療政見 (in Chinese) ↗Show original
改建屋齡逾30年的衛生所，整修逾20年的衛生所
未來將推動屋齡逾30年的衛生所改建，以及屋齡逾20年的衛生所整修
Care-away-from-home support: patient transfer and travel subsidies
Health care
What residents worry about: My parents go to Kaohsiung for regular treatment, and the ride is exhausting.
Unofficial translation
Source: News report · 聯合新聞網・五大醫療政見 (in Chinese) ↗Show original
外地就醫支持計畫：後送與交通補助
她也將推動「外地就醫支持計畫」，提供後送及交通補助
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Support and encourage growing and using Chinese medicinal herbs
Jobs & industry
What residents worry about: I'm thinking of switching to medicinal herbs, but don't know if there's a future in it.
Unofficial translation
Source: News report · 聯合新聞網・五大醫療政見 (in Chinese) ↗Show original
支持及鼓勵中草藥栽種與應用
支持及鼓勵中草藥栽種與應用
Build a "Taitung Sports Development Base" for pro baseball spring training
Sports
What residents worry about: Taitung has lots of sporting talent, but they often have to leave to get ahead.
Unofficial translation
Source: News report · 聯合新聞網・四大運動政見 (in Chinese) ↗Show original
打造「台東運動發展基地」，發展職棒春訓
提出打造「台東運動發展基地」，包括發展職棒春訓、國家隊移訓、水上及戶外運動
More subsidies for athletes' training, competitions and rewards
Sports
What residents worry about: My kid is an athlete, and the cost of competing away is so heavy.
Unofficial translation
Source: News report · 聯合新聞網・四大運動政見 (in Chinese) ↗Show original
提高選手訓練、參賽及獎勵補助
同時提高選手訓練、參賽及獎勵補助
Use AI to help learning, subsidizing teachers' AI tools and training
Education
What residents worry about: Rural kids have few learning resources and fall behind.
Unofficial translation
Source: News report · 聯合新聞網・教育政見 (in Chinese) ↗Show original
善用AI協助學習，補助教師AI工具與進修
主張善用AI協助學生學習，並補助教師AI工具及進修費用
More funding for after-school care and tutoring programs
Education
What residents worry about: After school there's no one to help my kid study, so they're home alone.
Unofficial translation
Source: News report · 聯合新聞網・教育政見 (in Chinese) ↗Show original
增加課後陪伴及課輔計畫補助
同時增加民間團體課後陪伴及課輔計畫補助
Moving and rent subsidies for new teachers, with rewards for 3 years in remote areas
Education
What residents worry about: Rural teachers keep moving on, and the kids keep getting new ones.
Unofficial translation
Source: News report · 聯合新聞網・教育政見 (in Chinese) ↗Show original
補助初任教師搬家租屋，獎勵偏鄉服務滿3年
補助初任教師搬家、租屋費用，並對服務偏鄉滿3年的教師提供獎勵
More Taitung-grown produce in school lunches, with food and farming education
Education
What residents worry about: I hope my kid's lunch includes good local food.
Unofficial translation
Source: News report · 聯合新聞網・教育政見 (in Chinese) ↗Show original
營養午餐增加台東在地農產品，搭配食農教育
陳瑩也主張增加台東在地農產品使用，搭配食農教育
Bigger subsidies for dentures and hearing aids for seniors 65 and over
Elder care
What residents worry about: Grandma can't hear well, but hearing aids are so expensive.
Unofficial translation
Source: Official platform · 民進黨官網・台灣好生活台東場（陳瑩發言） (in Chinese) ↗Show original
加碼補助65歲以上長輩裝假牙、助聽器
未來她將加碼補助65歲以上長輩裝假牙、裝助聽器，並擴大長者智慧手環照顧計畫
Build bases for the sports industry and original music
Culture & tourism
What residents worry about: Taitung has so much musical talent, but they all leave to make it elsewhere.
Unofficial translation
Source: Official platform · 民進黨官網・台灣好生活台東場（陳瑩發言） (in Chinese) ↗Show original
打造運動產業與音樂原創基地
將聚焦台東的運動與音樂人才，打造運動產業與音樂原創基地
Bigger postpartum confinement subsidies, with home postpartum care in Indigenous villages
Childcare
What residents worry about: In our village, no one brings meals or looks after me after giving birth.
Unofficial translation
Source: News report · 聯合新聞網・親子政見 (in Chinese) ↗Show original
擴大坐月子補助，部落提供到宅月子服務
陳瑩提出擴大坐月子補助，包含月子餐及鄉村、部落到宅月子服務
Public daycare in every township and small community childcare homes everywhere
Childcare
What residents worry about: There's no infant daycare in our township, so we rely on grandparents.
Unofficial translation
Source: News report · 聯合新聞網・親子政見 (in Chinese) ↗Show original
一鄉鎮一公托，普及小型公共家園
則以「一鄉鎮一公托」為基本目標，並表示正與衛福部討論普及小型「公共家園」托嬰場域
Let children help design park play equipment
Childcare
What residents worry about: Park play equipment is all the same, and the kids get bored in minutes.
Unofficial translation
Source: News report · 聯合新聞網・親子政見 (in Chinese) ↗Show original
公園遊戲設施讓孩子參與設計
從政府場館、公園遊戲設施到特色公園規劃，都應納入兒童參與
County-funded training for mother-tongue teachers to deepen Indigenous language classes
Education
What residents worry about: My kid wants to learn our Indigenous language, but the school can't find a teacher.
Unofficial translation
Source: News report · 自由時報・教育三大政見 (in Chinese) ↗Show original
縣府補助培訓母語師資，深耕族語課程
深耕原住民族與各族群母語課程，由縣府補助培訓母語師資
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