Siheung City to Select "Outstanding Smoke-Free Apartment Complexes"

Health Support Programs Offered to Designated Complexes

Siheung City in Gyeonggi Province will select "Outstanding Smoke-Free Complexes" among local apartment complexes.

On April 21, Siheung City announced that it will implement the "Smoke-Free Zone Project for Multi-Family Housing" starting this year, aiming to spread a smoke-free culture and create a healthier environment.

This project provides a variety of support to apartment complexes designated as smoke-free zones in order to increase the effectiveness of the initiative. The city plans to select one apartment complex that actively participates in the project as an "Outstanding Smoke-Free Complex." The selected complex will receive a certification plaque, a banner, and stickers indicating its outstanding status.

The city recently sent notices to 60 apartment complexes that have been newly designated as smoke-free. After conducting evaluations through September, it will select the outstanding complex. The main evaluation criteria include: ▲ operation of a smoke-free promotion center ▲ participation rate in smoke-free clinics ▲ frequency of distributing promotional materials. The "Smoke-Free Promotion Center" is a health support program that offers mobile smoke-free clinics, as well as education on alcohol prevention and cardio-cerebrovascular health management. For multi-family housing complexes with 10 or more smoke-free clinic registrants, the center will operate once a month until August.

According to the National Health Promotion Act, if more than half of the residents in a multi-family housing complex agree, they may request the city to designate all or part of the hallways, staircases, elevators, or underground parking lots as smoke-free zones. Smoking in designated smoke-free areas within the complex is subject to a fine of 50,000 won. For more information, contact the Healthy City Division of Siheung City Public Health Center.

Kim Hyunjung, head of the Healthy City Division of Siheung City, stated, "We will strive to ensure that the designation of smoke-free apartments yields tangible results through not only institutional support but also a range of efforts, including the operation of smoke-free promotion centers."

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