Dobong-gu Operates 'Ontact Health Sharing Camp' with Bukhansan National Park

Report, Listen, Create, and Converse: Interactive Online Live Broadcasts... 5 Sessions on 9.20, 10.4, 10.18, 11.1, and 11.22 from 1 to 3 PM

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Dobong-gu (Mayor Dongjin Lee) operates an online "Health Sharing Camp" to help children and families suffering from environmental diseases such as atopy, asthma, and allergic rhinitis develop healthy lifestyle habits and provide psychological stability.

Since 2009, the district has been conducting the Health Sharing Camp in connection with Bukhansan National Park every year for children and families severely stressed and emotionally withdrawn due to environmental diseases (atopy, asthma, rhinitis, etc.).

This year, due to the spread of COVID-19, it is difficult to operate a forest camp, so a real-time live online camp using a video conferencing system will be held until November.

The participants are children and families suffering from environmental diseases.

The program is designed to make participants feel as if they are actually attending the camp.

In the "Parent Education" segment by Professor Changgeun Kim of Sanggye Paik Hospital, participants engage in real-time Q&A about understanding environmental diseases correctly and managing food and environment in daily life.

In the "Live Forest Interpretation" segment, participants observe the ecosystem inside Dobongsan in real time by following the footsteps of a forest interpreter, including stag beetles, aspens, black locust trees, and acorns.

Additionally, quizzes solved on the spot will add fun for curious children.

Along with this, participants will make "terrariums" using eco-friendly kits distributed in advance by mail. Children, who feel confined at home due to COVID-19, can create a small garden inside a glass jar, plant mini succulents, and enjoy visual and tactile pleasure by touching soil and colorful sand, providing a healing time through gardening.

In particular, after the camp, those who wish can receive free consultations, examinations, accurate diagnosis, and management counseling from allergy specialists in cooperation with Sanggye Paik Hospital.

The camp dates are ▲September 20 ▲October 4 ▲October 18 ▲November 1 ▲November 22, with a total of five sessions. Each session accepts 30 participants on a first-come, first-served basis until one week before the start date.

Applications can be submitted via email (0402hs99@dobong.go.kr).

Application forms can be downloaded from the notices section under Announcements/Budget and Information Plaza on the Dobong-gu Office and Public Health Center websites.

Mayor Dongjin Lee of Dobong-gu said, "I hope this camp will be a meaningful experience that gently moves children and parents who are feeling much fatigue due to COVID-19, and that they will gain positive energy along with health."

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