Boseong-gun Selected as an Outstanding Local Government for Community Integrated Health Promotion Project

Evaluation of Best Practices in Obesity Prevention and Management Projects

Boseong-gun, Jeollanam-do announced that on the 5th, it was selected as an ‘Excellent Local Government in the 2024 Comprehensive Evaluation of Community Integrated Health Promotion Projects’ at the Local Government Health Promotion Project Performance Competition, receiving a commendation from the Minister of Health and Welfare and a prize of 5 million won.

This comprehensive evaluation reflected the results of the 2023 integrated health promotion project implementation and the evaluation results of excellent cases by city and province, with the Ministry of Health and Welfare selecting 16 nationwide top institutions and 18 excellent institutions.

[Photo by Boseong-gun]

The Community Integrated Health Promotion Project is a project that plans and promotes programs and services reflecting the characteristics of the community and the needs of residents, aimed at practicing healthy living, preventing chronic diseases, and managing the health of vulnerable groups in the community.

Boseong-gun was highly evaluated for promoting the integrated health promotion project through detailed analysis of local conditions and health levels and close cooperation with internal and external resources, improving the health promotion and self-health management abilities of residents, as well as for its excellent case in obesity prevention management.

Kim Hak-seong, Director of the Health Center, said, “We will strive to be responsible for disease prevention and health promotion of residents by implementing health promotion projects that local residents can feel.”

Boseong = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Cheon-seok hss79@asiae.co.kr

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