Committed To Becoming More Age-Friendly
The City of Gwangju Republic of Korea
In order to make Gwangju an age-friendly city, we set the vision”Gwangju, a healthy and energetic city with tomorrow and a dignified life” based on the top 5 areas of the WHO guidelines, public consultations and the age-friendly declaration.
Vision: Gwangju, a healthy and energetic city with tomorrow and a dignified life
Goal: Creating a social and physical environment for a happy retirement
- Support for jobs and economic activities
- Support for jobs and social activities for the elderly
- Support for customized jobs to the middle and old aged
- Activation of cultural leisure and social participation
- Expansion of cultural leisure infrastructure
- Expansion of cultural leisure participation programs
- Strengthening smart care welfare
- Systematic provision of welfare services for the elderly
- Promotion of senior citizens’ human rights and spread of respect culture for the elderly
- Support for health and care services
- Health promotion for the elderly
- Expansion of dementia prevention infrastructure
- Improving the level of long-term care services
- Improvement of living environment
- Creating a safe and convenient transportation environment
- Improvement of living space environment for the elderly