Gangnam-gu, Disability Health Companion Solution 'Gachi Undonghallae' Wins Presidential Award
Designing a Customized Health Service Model for People with Disabilities
Securing a Special Grant of 250 Million KRW as Award Privilege
Gangnam-gu, Seoul (Mayor Jo Seong-myeong) announced on the 30th that it won the prestigious Grand Prize, the "Presidential Award," with the disability health companion solution "Gachi Undonghallae" at the "2023 National Policy Design Performance Sharing Conference" hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, held on the 29th at the SETEC Convention Hall.
National Policy Design is a Ministry of the Interior and Safety public contest project where public officials, citizens, and service designers participate together throughout the policy process to improve and design public services. This year, out of 119 final projects carried out by National Policy Design teams nationwide, 13 were selected for the final round after document review, online, and expert evaluations.
Gangnam-gu stated that "Gachi Undonghallae" received excellent evaluations as a disability welfare policy model that carefully analyzes and designs the needs of persons with disabilities, and as a prize privilege, it is scheduled to receive a special grant of 250 million KRW.
Gangnam-gu evaluated this achievement as more meaningful as it reflects the active response to the welfare needs of persons with disabilities through the establishment of the Disability Welfare Division in the 8th elected administration’s organizational restructuring. The district launched the National Policy Design team on May 17 and developed a customized exercise model by analyzing the exercise status and needs of persons with disabilities and specialized exercise programs conducted at professional fitness centers. This model holds great value as a public policy because it is a standardized model that can be expanded nationwide, not limited to the Gangnam area.
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Mayor Jo Seong-myeong of Gangnam-gu said, “This award is a valuable achievement where concerns about promoting physical fitness for persons with disabilities have led to a demand-centered policy for persons with disabilities,” and added, “We will continue to spare no support to reduce the health gap between persons with and without disabilities and to expand social activities.”
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