Gwangju City Health Center Dongbu Health Center Hosts 'Dong·Ban·Ja' Joint Walking Event

Over 60 Participants Attend Eastern Region-Based Health Self-Help Meeting

Gwangju City Public Health Center Dongbu Health Center held a joint walking event on the 31st at Gonjiam Ceramic Park with about 60 members of the Dongbu area-based health self-help group participating, and they are taking a commemorative photo.

On the 31st, the Dongbu Health Center of Gwangju-si Public Health Center in Gyeonggi held a joint walking event at Gonjiam Ceramic Park, with about 60 members of the Dongbu area-based health self-help groups participating.

The event was the first step to promote walking among residents of the Dongbu area and included ▲proper walking education ▲pre- and post-blood sugar tests ▲sharing activities of good walking paths, while walking along a 1.5 km section of the Spanish Sculpture Park trail within Gonjiam Ceramic Park.

Currently, the Dongbu area health self-help groups consist of five teams (two teams in Chowol-eup, two teams in Gonjiam-eup, and one team in Docheok-myeon). Among them, the Chowol Starlight Club has maintained its continuity by forming a members’ group after the walking program at the Dongbu Health Center ended.

Additionally, village-level self-help groups, led by leaders, discover good walking paths such as village alleys and walking trails and practice healthy walking on their own once a week.

Starting with this joint event, the Dongbu Health Center plans to continuously expand small living area walking self-help groups that anyone can participate in by creating various promotional and communication spaces for clubs through the ‘Walk On’ community and SNS for sharing information.

A resident who participated in the event said, “It was a meaningful time to walk and talk with fellow local residents while taking care of our health,” and added, “Through club activities, walking consistently has made my life more vibrant.”

An official from the city said, “We hope this joint walking event will be a place for friendship and unity among health self-help group members,” and added, “We will strive to expand opportunities for physical activity among local residents through support for resident-led health self-help groups and to create a walking-friendly atmosphere throughout the community.”

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