Gokseong County to Hold 'Dementia Awareness' Walking Event from 1st to 20th Next Month

"Dementia Prevention and Health Promotion for Local Residents"

Poster for the "2025 Walking Event" promoted by the Gokseong County Dementia Relief Center. Provided by Gokseong County

The Dementia Relief Center of Gokseong-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 27th that it will host the “2025 Hanmaeum Dementia Overcoming Walking Event” to promote dementia prevention and health among local residents. This event will be held as an online walking challenge from the 1st to the 20th of next month.

The Hanmaeum Dementia Overcoming Walking Event aims to raise awareness of the importance of dementia prevention and provide an opportunity to overcome dementia by encouraging walking among dementia patients, their families, and local residents. In particular, it will be conducted non-face-to-face using a smartphone application, and anyone in the community can participate.

Residents who wish to participate can download the mobile application “WalkOn,” join the “Gokseong-gun Dementia Relief Center” community, and take part in the challenge.

The goal is 100,000 steps over 20 days, with a maximum of 6,000 steps recognized per day. This is to prevent excessive exercise while encouraging consistent walking. Among participants who achieve the goal within the period, 100 people will be randomly selected to receive a 10,000-won Gokseong Simcheong mobile gift certificate.

Last year, 493 people participated in the event, and 282 of them achieved the goal. This demonstrates the high interest and participation of local residents, and a large turnout is expected again this year.

A representative of the Gokseong-gun Dementia Relief Center said, “We hope this walking event will raise awareness of the importance of dementia prevention among residents and serve as an opportunity to form healthy lifestyle habits. We will continue to operate various programs to create a dementia-friendly environment.”

Meanwhile, the Dementia Relief Center provides various support services for dementia patients and their families and operates dementia prevention programs on a regular basis.