[One Day 10,000 Steps One Day 1,000 Characters] Walking Prevents 'Dementia'... 'Hanmaeum Dementia Overcome' Events Everywhere

"Encouraging Interest and Participation in Dementia"

Walking events for dementia prevention are in full swing across the country. Centered around dementia safety centers nationwide, local governments are conducting the '2024 Hanmaeum Dementia Overcome' walking events to raise awareness about the importance of dementia prevention and management, and to encourage social interest and participation in dementia.

The Dalseong-gun Public Health Center in Daegu will hold the '2024 Hanmaeum Dementia Overcome Walking Event' for dementia prevention and awareness improvement on the 29th at the Techno Polis Central Park in Yuga-eup. This event aims to correct misconceptions about dementia and is open to all local residents, including dementia patients, their families, and dementia partners. On the day of the event, the Dalseong-gun Dementia Safety Center will offer a variety of attractions and events through various experience booths such as a walking activity around the park trail, dementia prevention exercise demonstrations, dementia OX quizzes, sharing hopeful messages for overcoming dementia, a photo booth with Danbi, and cognitive activity booths operated by the Dementia Safety Center and the Southern Senior Welfare Center.

Gimpo City is also operating the '2024 Hanmaeum Dementia Overcome Online Walking Event' until the 24th. The Hanmaeum Dementia Overcome Walking Event is designed to promote healthy lifestyle habits to prevent dementia and wish for overcoming dementia. This year, it is conducted online through the AI mobile dementia prevention platform app 'InjiCare.' The app calculates scores based on physical activities (step count), brain activities (solving problems), mental activities (expressing emoticons), and cognitive activities (diaries, comments). Among the high scorers, the first 200 participants will receive commemorative gifts.

The Seogwipo Public Health Center is running the 'Five Habits for Dementia Prevention in Daily Life Campaign' until December this year. Following the '2024 Hanmaeum Dementia Overcome Walking Event' held on the 11th at the Sumgol Park area with about 200 participants including walking leaders and local residents, various programs continue to urge interest in dementia prevention. Alongside this, early dementia screening, hypertension and diabetes tests, and dementia prevention nutrition lecture programs for proper eating habits are being conducted to focus on dementia prevention and management as well as creating a dementia-friendly environment. A representative from the Seogwipo Public Health Center said, "We aim to provide various participation opportunities for local residents to raise awareness about dementia prevention and management and to create a dementia-friendly environment," adding, "We hope for active participation in the campaign to adopt dementia prevention habits in daily life."