Hanam-si Promotes Health Improvement Campaign at K-Earthing Festival

WalkOn Barefoot Walking Challenger Promotional Poster.

Hanam City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Lee Hyun-jae) announced on the 15th that it will conduct a health promotion campaign targeting citizens participating in the K-Earthing Festival organized by the Hanam Barefoot Walking Association on the 19th.

The Hanam K-Earthing Festival is a nationwide barefoot walking event held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hanam Parachute Training Ground and Misa Hangang Sand Road.

The first part consists of a pre-ceremony performance, opening ceremony, and a commemorative barefoot walking event, while the second part features musical performances and various food stalls as part of a cultural event.

This campaign is the second public-private cooperative event following a business agreement signed on July 31 with the Hanam Barefoot Walking Association (President Kim Beom-jun) to establish a mutual cooperation system for promoting citizens' health.

On the day of the campaign, the Hanam Public Health Center will open a health promotion booth to promote the mobile walking app ‘WalkOn’ and encourage on-site registration, as well as promote the hypertension and diabetes registration management project and the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease prevention management project.

A health center official stated, “Through this public-private cooperative campaign, we plan to improve citizens’ walking practice rates and increase understanding of hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases,” adding, “Hanam City will continue to make various efforts to promote citizens’ health.”

Meanwhile, in line with the K-Earthing Festival, the Hanam Public Health Center is conducting the ‘Autumn Barefoot Walking’ WalkOn challenge from the 14th to the 27th. A total of 300 participants who achieve a cumulative 98,000 steps over 14 days (up to 8,500 steps per day) will be selected by lottery to receive prizes. An event will also be held where participants can certify their barefoot walking by submitting photos taken at barefoot walking locations in Hanam, such as Misa Hangang Sand Road.

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