Gwangju Dong-gu Accelerates Efforts to Create a Sustainable Healthy City

Dong-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City is accelerating its efforts by holding the '2023 Dong-gu Healthy City Advisory Committee' to build a sustainable healthy city through expert consultations.

At the meeting held on the 18th, more than 20 multidisciplinary expert committee members, including Dong-gu Mayor Im Taek, attended to share the progress and plans for the '2023 Dong-gu Healthy City and Korea Healthy Cities Partnership (KHCP)' and discussed key issues regarding the development direction of Dong-gu as a healthy city next year and the establishment of a smart healthy city.

To create a 'Healthy City Dong-gu,' the district is leading the implementation of a healthy city by regularly holding the Healthy City Advisory Committee, preparing a mid- to long-term development plan profile for the healthy city, conducting health demand surveys among Dong-gu residents, operating a Healthy City Children’s School, and running single-person dining restaurants. Additionally, as the 9th Chair City of Korea, Dong-gu directly operates the secretariat to spearhead the realization of a healthy city.

A Dong-gu official stated, "This event was organized to strengthen the creation of a healthy city Dong-gu through mutual cooperation with experts belonging to the advisory committee," adding, "We will continue to listen carefully to the opinions of experts and residents and devote ourselves to promoting healthy city policies."

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