Gwangju Seo-gu Designates 3 Additional Dementia Overcoming Leading Organizations

Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Kim Ikang) announced on the 1st that three locations in Pungam-dong, designated as a Dementia Safe Village, have been additionally designated as Dementia Overcoming Leading Organizations.

Seo-gu is conducting dementia awareness improvement projects to build a social consensus for living with dementia, and has selected and manages a total of 51 organizations, companies, institutions, schools, and libraries participating in dementia overcoming activities and creating a dementia-friendly society as Dementia Overcoming Leading Organizations.

Lotte Mart Culture Center Dementia Overcoming Leading Organization.
Photo by Seogu

The newly designated organizations ▲Lotte Mart World Cup Branch Culture Center ▲Pungam-dong Post Office ▲Pureun Saemaeul Geumgo Pungam Kumho Branch will promote activities such as creating a dementia-friendly environment where dementia patients and their families can feel secure, establishing a dementia safety net system, and dementia prevention for local residents.

Those wishing to participate in Dementia Overcoming Leading Organizations can apply by having all members of their organization receive dementia partner education and visiting or calling the Seo-gu Dementia Safe Center.

A Seo-gu official stated, “Through this project, we hope that all Seo-gu residents can become strong partners for dementia patients, and we ask for the interest and participation of many various institutions.”

Meanwhile, Seo-gu is carrying out various projects such as visiting dementia screening projects, dementia safe senior centers projects, awareness improvement campaigns, and the One Mind Dementia Overcoming Walking Event to improve dementia awareness.

Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Shin Dongho baekok@asiae.co.kr

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