The Secret Behind Nowon-gu Becoming a 'Healthy City'?

2023 Regional Public Health Plan Top Excellence and Comprehensive Excellence in Health Promotion Project: Double Crown Winner

Selected as the 8th Regional Public Health Plan Top Excellence District and Comprehensive Excellence District in Health Promotion Project at the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s ‘2023 National Local Government Joint Performance Conference’... Ministerial Commendation on the 7th

Nowon-gu’s 8th Regional Public Health Plan Vision: ‘Nowon, a Healthy City Enjoyed by All Without Discrimination’... 4 Promotion Strategies, 11 Promotion Tasks, 28 Detailed Tasks to be Implemented Over 4 Years

Integrated health promotion projects such as regional health management centers, mobile health buses, and creation of walkable environments recognized for being accessible to all without discrimination

Nowon-gu (Mayor Oh Seung-rok) announced that it was selected as the top excellence district for the 8th Regional Public Health Plan and an excellence district in the comprehensive health promotion project category at the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s ‘2023 National Local Government Joint Performance Conference.’

The Regional Public Health Plan is a top-level plan in which local governments present a health care vision tailored to regional characteristics to promote residents’ health. According to Article 7 of the Regional Public Health Act, local governments nationwide establish four-year mid- to long-term plans and annual plans that include health care demand, regional health care service supply, and delivery system composition.

The district has established a four-year regional public health plan from this year through 2026, setting the vision as ‘Nowon, a Healthy City Enjoyed by All Without Discrimination.’

▲ Strengthening the health safety net for vulnerable groups ▲ Enhancing infectious disease response and emergency medical capabilities ▲ Improving health levels through customized health management by target groups ▲ Creating a health-friendly environment in cooperation with the community are the four main promotion strategies, with 11 promotion tasks and 28 detailed tasks to be executed.

In particular, the district aimed to derive an appropriate plan by specifically analyzing the local community status, such as the increase in the elderly population and vulnerable groups including single-person households and people with disabilities, the deepening health gap, as well as internal and external environments like strengthening public health care and the development of the digital healthcare industry.

Accordingly, it plans to expand physical and human infrastructure to provide customized health management by target groups, including the addition of one public health branch and two dementia relief centers. It also intends to expand resident networks to create physical and mental health environments and incorporate various health-vulnerable groups such as North Korean defectors, people with disabilities, and low-income groups into the institutional framework, promoting cooperation with community welfare policy sectors beyond public health center duties.

The community integrated health promotion project is a program planned and implemented by local governments to integrate health lifestyle practices, chronic disease prevention, and vulnerable group health management targeting local residents, tailored to regional characteristics and resident needs.

The district has provided resident-centered health management services such as operating six regional health management centers and Seoul’s first mobile public health center ‘Mobile Health Bus,’ achieving first place among Seoul’s autonomous districts for three consecutive years in walking practice rates through the creation of walkable environments, and providing necessary services suited to the district’s high population of people with disabilities.

It was recognized for selecting and promoting core projects linked to the regional public health plan to ensure that everyone can enjoy services without discrimination, as well as for efforts in budget, facility, and personnel support.

The district is scheduled to receive the Minister of Health and Welfare’s Commendation at the ‘2023 National Local Government Joint Performance Conference’ on the 7th, earning the honor of a double crown as the top excellence district in the regional public health plan and an excellence district in the comprehensive health promotion project category.

Oh Seung-rok, Mayor of Nowon-gu, said, “We are pleased that our active efforts for the health of all residents, including the Mobile Health Bus, health care projects for vulnerable groups, and operating the largest number of public health branches in Seoul, have been recognized. We will continue to do our best to make Nowon a healthy and happy place where no one is left behind.”

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