Daegu Jung-gu Selected as 'Best Institution' for Creating a Smoke-Free Environment

Jung-gu, Daegu has been recognized as a local government with a "smoke-free environment."

Jung-gu (Mayor Ryu Gyu-ha) announced on the 26th that it was selected as the "Best Institution" for creating a smoke-free environment with the highest score among the evaluated local governments at the "Community Smoke-Free Project Excellence Performance Competition" hosted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, receiving a commendation from the Minister of Health and Welfare.

The "Community Smoke-Free Project Performance Competition," hosted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, was established to share and spread excellent cases of local governments utilizing regional characteristics and conditions to create smoke-free environments, aiming for the early establishment of a smoke-free culture.

Jung-gu, Daegu, has been selected as the best institution for creating a smoke-free environment and is receiving a commendation from the Minister of Health and Welfare.

Under the slogan "Habitual Smoking Area #Jinsim #NoDam," Jung-gu, Daegu reduced secondhand smoke damage in habitual smoking areas through ordinance amendments and cooperated with institutions and schools to create a "community-tailored smoke-free environment."

In particular, by establishing a legal basis to designate private property as smoke-free zones, Jung-gu promoted the creation of smoke-free mural streets with 10 elementary schools and implemented the first QR code notice for reduced fines in smoke-free zones in Daegu, fostering a smoke-free environment for and by citizens, which received high praise from the judges.

Mayor Ryu Gyu-ha of Jung-gu said, "This is a result of cooperation among the public, private, and academic sectors with citizens' health as the top priority," adding, "We will continue to make various efforts to create a smoke-free environment and do our best to build a 'smoking-zero healthy Jung-gu' free from secondhand smoke."

In addition, Jung-gu designates smoke-free apartments, installs smoking areas, operates visiting smoking cessation clinics, and conducts smoking prevention education to protect the health of Jung-gu residents from smoking and create a pleasant smoke-free environment.

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