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Busan Metropolitan City to Hold the 2025 “Know Your Vascular Number, Red Circle Campaign”

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Busan Metropolitan City Mayor Park Heong-joon announced that, in recognition of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease Prevention and Management Week (September 1–7), the city will host the 2025 “Know Your Vascular Number, Red Circle Campaign” in front of the City Hall Auditorium from 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on September 3.

Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease Prevention and Management Week is observed annually during the first week of September. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency designated this week in 2014 to raise awareness of prevention and management methods for serious diseases such as myocardial infarction and stroke.

Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases can only be treated after being recognized, and early recognition is critical to preventing severe outcomes and death from treatment delays. However, despite the rising prevalence of chronic diseases among people in their 50s and older, and worsening health behaviors and obesity among those in their 20s to 40s, awareness of these diseases among young and middle-aged adults remains low.

This campaign, held under the slogan “Know Your Vascular Number, Red Circle (Healthy Vessels),” is designed to provide citizens with hands-on experiences and health information for vascular disease prevention and management, while encouraging improved awareness.

Busan Metropolitan City, together with district and county public health centers and related organizations, will jointly provide services such as:

• ●Health consultations

• ●Blood pressure and ECG tests

• ●Dietary counseling

• ●CPR demonstrations

The city will oversee the campaign and promote it through media outlets, while district and county public health centers will conduct blood pressure and blood sugar tests, provide health consultations, and promote hypertension and diabetes registration and management programs.

In addition, the following organizations will participate:

• ●Busan Regional Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease Center: promotion of early symptom response methods for myocardial infarction and stroke, and dietary counseling

• ●Busan Fire and Disaster Headquarters: CPR training and demonstrations

• ●National Health Insurance Service Busan-Ulsan-Gyeongnam Regional Headquarters: stress testing and cancer screening promotion

• ●KT CS Customer Service Headquarters: caricature drawing, photo printing, vision testing, cognitive ability improvement kiosks

• ●Omron Healthcare: blood pressure and ECG testing

Furthermore, throughout this month, Busan Metropolitan City will actively promote the “Know Your Vascular Number, Red Circle Campaign” in collaboration with district and county governments to strengthen cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease prevention and management.

Plans include conducting workplace health education sessions for organizations with many employees, such as Busanjin-gu Office, Busan Transportation Corporation, and Changshin Precision, as well as campus visits to universities to promote the campaign.

District and county governments will also organize events tailored to local characteristics, such as banner displays on designated boards, walking challenges for building healthy workplaces, and the operation of health experience centers.

Cho Kyu-yul, Director General of the Citizens’ Health Bureau, stated, “We hope this campaign will encourage citizens to undergo regular screenings for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and receive timely management and treatment to prevent complications. Our city will continue to implement promotional campaigns that foster awareness and consensus on the importance of prevention and management of these diseases.”