The work undertaken this year primarily encompassed five major components, including: "Strengthening the Management and Environmental Cleanliness of Regulated Public Restrooms," "Enhancing the Management of Environmental Pesticides in the Region," "Reducing the Breeding of Dengue Fever Mosquito Vectors in the Area," "Improving Public Awareness on Environmental Cleanliness and Hygiene," and "Other Supportive Measures." The project was executed from December 30, 2022, to December 31, 2023, with the final report completed in December 2023. A summary of the execution outcomes is as follows: 1. Strengthening the Management and Environmental Cleanliness of Regulated Public Restrooms 1.1. The project has completed the establishment and updating of the baseline data inventory for public restrooms in the county by the end of March, and uploaded it before April 20, 2023. 1.2. For the inspection of regulated public restrooms in the county, the project has inspected 832 facilities, with an additional 589 inspections conducted on holidays, as agreed upon by the Environmental Protection Bureau, totaling 1,421 inspections. However, deficiencies were found in 823 of them (1,424 items, accounting for 1.07% of the total), mainly divided into three categories: hardware equipment (0.81%), cleaning and maintenance (2.76%), and maintenance inspection records (1.01%). 1.3. In coordination with the Ministry of Environment's regulations, the project has assisted in the repair of public restrooms and controlled the progress of the "Improvement of Public Restrooms and Promotion of High-Quality Public Restrooms" plan. 1.4. Assessment operations were conducted, involving 51 locations with a total of 149 public restrooms participating in the evaluation. Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards were selected in each category, with an award ceremony for excellent public restrooms held on October 25 in conjunction with the Cleaners' Festival. 1.5. The project designed and produced new public restroom management tags, incorporating local Yilan features, with a total of 300 completed (exceeding the contract number), in which replacement has been completed at the end of August. 1.6. This year, exterior and interior beautification of public restrooms was carried out in 10 locations, including the Dongshan River Water Park Visitor Center, the Chung Hsing Cultural and Creative Park's Hsing Tsang House, Yilan City Green Jiu Market, Tiansongpi Train Station, the south side of the Ji Mi Square Woodworking House, the Wufengqi Scenic Area Parking Lot, Tangwei Gou Park, Qingshui Geothermal, the north and south banks of the Yilan Riverside Park. 1.7. This year, 1,072 public restroom satisfaction surveys were completed. The public places great importance on cleanliness and odor, hoping for more provision of toilet paper and disinfectants, with overall satisfaction reaching 70%. 1.8. The project assisted in compiling the assessment data and strengths and weaknesses for the monthly environmental cleaning implementation points performance assessment conducted by township and city offices. 2. Enhancing the Management of Environmental Pesticides in the Region 2.1. This year, an audit of the sale of vector control pesticides was conducted, totaling 13 businesses and 617 environmental pesticide products audited, all of which complied with regulatory requirements. 2.2. Audits were completed on 19 businesses involved in vector control and the sale of environmental pesticides, including 15 vector control businesses. Two businesses were unattended during the inspection and unreachable, reported to the Environmental Protection Bureau for penalties according to regulations. Three businesses lacked health inspection records, which were requested to be submitted to the Environmental Protection Bureau within a deadline for review. One business had items exceeding the storage limit, which were requested to be reverse-recycled, and receipts reported to the Environmental Protection Bureau for review. The rest complied with legal requirements; all four audited sales businesses met regulatory requirements. 3. Reducing Dengue Fever Vector Mosquito Breeding in the Region The project recorded inspections and cleanups of 156 vacant lots and houses, as well as dengue breeding source inspections and cleanups in 495 locations across townships, totaling 651 dengue breeding source removal inspections. A total of 787 water containers were cleared, and approximately 1,691 breeding sources were identified. 4. Enhancing Public Environmental Cleanliness and Hygiene Awareness 4.1. The first public restroom cleaning learning activity was organized on June 1, targeting elementary school students, with 117 students participating. The second event was held on October 2 for managed public restroom units, with 26 participants. Satisfaction surveys conducted for these events showed overall satisfaction, with 82% being very satisfied. 4.2. Dengue fever prevention personnel training and civil defense training briefing were held on April 26, with 53 participants from 12 townships and cities, primarily targeting dengue fever business handlers (followed by civil defense teams and pesticide applicators, etc.). 4.3. Nine public restroom culture promotion activities were conducted in conjunction with various large-scale events (such as the Yilan Green Expo, the Ji Mi Market, and the Yilan International Children's Folklore and Folkgame Festival), reaching 1,286 participants in total. 5. Other Supportive Measures 5.1. A total of 2,063 environmental-friendly business inspections were completed, with occasional cigarette butts and small litter found on sidewalks or tree bases. Following reminders and guidance from the project, immediate improvements were made, enhancing the overall cleanliness and tidiness of Yilan County. 5.2. Assisted in the monthly submission of environmental sanitation cleaning and maintenance, dengue fever prevention, and high-quality public restroom promotion and management assessment items, meeting assessment requirements. 5.3. In response to the Environmental Protection Bureau's needs, assistance was provided for enhanced inspections and cleanups in dengue fever hotspots and for conducting advocacy activities at booths. 5.4. In response to natural disasters, assistance was provided in inventory checks of cleaning equipment, recording the current status of equipment in township and city offices, and establishing an inventory of cleaning equipment.

High-Quality Public Restrooms, Environmental Sanitation, Public Works, Dengue Fever, Environmental Pesticides