‘Welfare’ Like Geochang-gun... Receives Minister of Health and Welfare Award for ‘Community Integrated Care’

Geochang County Office Exterior View

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Geochang-gun, Gyeongnam announced on the 15th that it was selected as an ‘Excellent Local Government for Promoting Community Integrated Care in 2021’ and received the ‘Minister of Health and Welfare Award.’

This award recognizes the contribution to the stable promotion of care projects, including the development of a community integrated care model and cooperative linkage among care service providers such as housing, nursing, and healthcare.

Geochang-gun established a mid-term plan to build the Geochang-type community integrated care model. This plan created a new welfare delivery system unique to Geochang in response to care anxiety among marginalized elderly, disabled, and mentally ill individuals, as well as the rapid aging and population decline in rural areas.

After being selected for the Gyeongsangnam-do community integrated care pilot project competition, Geochang-gun installed the ‘Gajo-myeon Integrated Care Center’ in the pilot area of Gajo-myeon in cooperation with the Community Security Council, operating various programs such as the shared refrigerator ‘Treasure Warehouse,’ ‘Walking is Medicine,’ the exercise class for senior health promotion ‘Health up! Happiness up!,’ and intergenerational empathy activities with local students.

Additionally, the Arimgol Onbom community project is being promoted across 11 eup and myeon to restore community cohesion and create a community-centered integrated care environment.

Gu In-mo, the mayor of Geochang-gun, said, “This award is the result of close cooperation and heartfelt efforts by many institutions and residents in the region to protect the lives of residents in need of care. We will do our best to lead the integrated care project through public-private cooperation so that those in need of care can live healthy daily lives within the community.”

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