Dobong-gu Selected as an Excellent Institution for Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease Prevention and Management in 2020

Dobong-gu Achieves High Ratings with 95.6% Hypertension Treatment Rate and 93% Diabetes Treatment Rate, Exceeding Seoul City by 5.1% and 1.1% through Various Projects Including 'Geongang Ieumteo' Operation

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Dobong-gu (Mayor Dongjin Lee) was selected as an "Excellent Institution for Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease Management" at the 2020 Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease Prevention and Management Conference held at Seoul National University Hospital Biomedical Research Institute on the 26th of last month, receiving the Minister of Health and Welfare Award.

This award, hosted by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, is given to individuals and institutions recognized for their significant contributions to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease prevention and management projects nationwide. Dobong-gu Public Health Center was the only institution in Seoul to be selected as an excellent institution.

Dobong-gu Public Health Center conducts various programs for local residents' cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease prevention and management, including ▲ chronic disease patient registration and management ▲ hypertension and diabetes health classes ▲ Know Your Blood Vessel Numbers campaign ▲ citizen health points project for continuous management of hypertension and diabetes patients.

Additionally, they are promoting various projects to improve residents' health, such as ▲ operating the Dobong Health Management Center ▲ establishing a tight safety net through customized visiting health care ▲ creating healthy villages through resident and senior participation.

In particular, as a Dobong-gu specialized project, they operate small public health centers called ‘Geongang Ieumteo’ within 14 community service centers to increase access to health care, providing health measurements, health consultations, education, and linkage services close to residents, striving for the prevention and management of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases among local residents.

Through this systematic management, residents' self-management abilities have improved, resulting in a hypertension treatment rate of 95.6% and a diabetes treatment rate of 93% in Dobong-gu, which are 5.1% and 1.1% higher than those of Seoul, respectively, receiving favorable evaluations.

Mayor Dongjin Lee of Dobong-gu stated, “With rapid changes in lifestyle and a fast-growing elderly population ratio, the establishment of health care policies for chronic disease prevention is urgently needed.” He added, “We will continue to operate high-quality education and promotional projects related to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease prevention and management to help local residents form healthy lifestyle habits and improve their quality of life.”

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