Journal of agricultural medicine and community health (농촌의학ㆍ지역보건)

Korean Society for Rural Medicine and Community Health (한국농촌의학지역보건학회)
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A Literature Review on the Public Program of Walking Promotion for Active Living

활동적 생활을 위한 걷기증진 공공사업에 관한 고찰

  • Kim, Dong Ha (Department of Public Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kang, Jaewook (Department of Public Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University) ;
  • Yoo, Seunghyun (Department of Public Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University)
  • 김동하 (서울대학교 보건대학원 보건학과) ;
  • 강재욱 (서울대학교 보건대학원 보건학과) ;
  • 유승현 (서울대학교 보건대학원 보건학과)
  • Received : 2021.05.26
  • Accepted : 2021.06.22
  • Published : 2021.06.30
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Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed to describe the current public programs for community walking in Korea and to discuss their challenges. Method: We identified the literature related to community walking including five laws, 22 white papers from government departments and 84 program reports from the Seoul Metropolitan Government. Results: Korean law guarantees legal rights and validity to create safe, convenient and equitable environments for community walking. The government department, which has jurisdiction over legislation relating to community walking, has dominated community walking programs, and the role of public health department has been insufficient. Almost all sectors in the department of Seoul Metropolitan Government were involved in community walking programs. However, inter-sectoral cooperation system for community walking was insufficient. Conclusion: It is necessary to revise the condolences of the National Health Promotion Act to establish the role and perspective of public health in community walking promotion. Institutional efforts should be made to expand the network structure between sectors of community walking programs by establishing an organizational, budget, and performance sharing system for inter-sectoral approach.

본 연구는 지역사회 걷기와 관련된 공공사업의 현황을 확인하고 정책적 시사점을 모색하기 위해 한국의 법령, 중앙정부부처의 백서, 그리고 우수사례로서 서울시 사업을 고찰하였다. 지역사회 걷기와 관련된 법령에는 물리적 환경 개선을 중심으로 제도적 근거가 마련되어 있고, 관련 법령을 소관하는 중앙정부부처에서만 걷기를 목적으로 한 다수의 사업을 장기적으로 추진하고 있어 지역사회 걷기증진을 위한 포괄적인 법적 토대를 구축해야 한다. 서울시는 지역사회 걷기와 관련된 유관부서의 개입이 다각적으로 이루어지고 있지만, 부서를 아우르고 연계, 조정할 수 있는 거버넌스 체계의 개발과 걷기 친숙한 사회문화적 여건을 조성하기 위한 보다 구체적이고 체계화된 노력이 요구된다.

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이 논문 또는 저서는 2017년 대한민국 교육부와 한국연구재단의 지원을 받아 수행된 연구임(NRF-2017S1A5A2A01026275)

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