Gwangju City Launches All-Out Effort to Protect Health of Heatwave-Vulnerable Groups

Emergency Supplies for 33,000 Homeless and Jjokbang Residents
Cooling Shelters, Emergency Sleeping Arrangements, and Home Health Checks
Two Billion Won in Disaster Relief Fund Allocated Until the End of September

Heatwave safety kit. Provided by Gwangju City

Gwangju City will actively respond to the heat wave for two months until the end of September. To protect the safety of citizens from extreme heat, the city will implement comprehensive heat wave response measures, including emergency supply support, targeting approximately 33,000 people such as the homeless, residents of jjokbang housing, and vulnerable elderly individuals.

According to the city on the 29th, the period until the end of September has been designated as the heat wave response period. The city will allocate 200 million won from the disaster relief fund to provide supplies necessary for survival and health maintenance.

About 1,000 homeless people and jjokbang residents will receive emergency relief items such as bottled water, cool mats, cold packs, and portable fans.

Cooling product sets, including cool towels, cool sleeves, and UV protection masks, will be delivered to approximately 14,000 elderly individuals receiving customized care services. In addition, 18,000 people in health-vulnerable groups will receive cool sleeves and sun umbrellas through local health centers.

In particular, for the homeless and jjokbang residents, the city will strengthen on-site protection activities by cooperating with organizations such as the Dasiseogi Comprehensive Support Center and the Mudeung Homeless Shelter. These activities include operating cooling shelters, conducting night patrols, and providing emergency sleeping arrangements. Twenty social welfare centers will directly distribute supplies to residents of non-residential facilities and check on their well-being.

Supplies for vulnerable elderly individuals will be systematically distributed through coordination between regional and local agencies. Visiting health management teams at district health centers will check health conditions through home visits, phone calls, and text consultations, and will provide information about cooling shelters.

Jung Younghwa, Director of the Welfare and Health Bureau, emphasized, "This heat wave response plan focuses on eliminating welfare blind spots and preventing heat-related illnesses. We will continue to do our utmost to protect the lives and health of citizens vulnerable to heat waves, so that everyone can spend the summer in good health."

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