Gwanak-gu, led by District Mayor Park Jun-hee, was named an outstanding institution in the community-based rehabilitation project category at the Ministry of Health and Welfare's 2026 Integrated Disability Health Achievement Conference.
The district has worked to improve the health conditions and health rights of residents with disabilities as part of its eighth elected-term vision of "an inclusive city and shared welfare," and the recognition affirms the strong results it has achieved in disability health management.
To address the health conditions and living circumstances of people with physical and brain lesion disabilities, the district has systematically carried out a range of initiatives: health counseling and registration management for people with disabilities, in-clinic and home-visit rehabilitation services, early daily-life adaptation programs, social participation programs for people with disabilities and their families, referrals to local medical and welfare institutions, and efforts to strengthen access to disability health services.
The district also formed a community rehabilitation council to build a public-private cooperative framework. Through quarterly case conferences and active outreach to identify eligible individuals, it has worked to close gaps in disability health management by tailoring rehabilitation support to each person's needs and operating an integrated support system that draws on community resources.
Going forward, the district plans to pursue "strengthening health promotion for people with disabilities" — a campaign pledge of the ninth elected term — by actively identifying health, medical and welfare resources within the community and combining them into a one-stop integrated rehabilitation service, so that people with disabilities can live healthier and safer lives within their everyday neighborhoods.
For people with disabilities who have difficulty traveling or who are enrolled in integrated care, the district plans to expand home-visit rehabilitation services and broaden cooperation between public health centers and private medical institutions to deliver more specialized health management.
"Promoting the health of people with disabilities goes beyond simply providing medical services — it is an important policy task that helps them lead independent and stable lives within the community," a district official said. "In step with the ninth elected-term campaign pledges and the implementation of legislation on integrated community care covering medical and long-term care, we will further strengthen the public-private cooperative foundation so that people with disabilities can receive the health, medical and welfare services they need in one place."
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