Haenam-gun Receives 'Encouragement Award' in Jeollanam-do Population Policy Evaluation

Recognition of Efforts in Forming a Healthy Population Structure Including Operation of Family Harmony Center

Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do received the Encouragement Award in the 2023 Jeollanam-do Population Policy Excellent City and County Evaluation. The award ceremony was held on the 14th at the Ramada Plaza Hotel in Yeosu.

According to the county on the 15th, the comprehensive evaluation of Jeollanam-do population policy, conducted to foster a positive atmosphere for overcoming population issues, selected eight excellent cities and counties after a comprehensive assessment of nine items including population increase/decrease rate, total fertility rate, performance of visiting address change services, Jeonnam-do project implementation performance, and excellent cases of local governments.

Haenam-gun Office Building Exterior View

Haenam-gun received high praise by presenting exemplary cases of customized population policies for each life cycle, such as creating a child-rearing friendly environment, youth support policies, and warm welfare policies for healthy aging.

The Family Harmony Center, established as a family-friendly landmark, operates various family programs for different life stages through complex facilities such as the Shared Childcare Center, Together Care Center, and Toy Library. It has also achieved results in forming a healthy population structure by providing youth start-up spaces and housing stability measures.

Additionally, the ‘Healthy Until 99 at Home Project,’ promoted as part of the Local Extinction Response Fund Project, has received great response as a program that offers customized health management programs for the elderly to improve health behaviors.

The operation of ‘Dream Car to Haenam,’ the nation’s first camping car rental travel product, also attracted attention as a case of inflow of living population.

A county official stated, “We will continue to proactively respond to population issues and do our best to make Haenam a place where it is good to have and raise children and where young people return.”