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Busan Metropolitan City Launches First-of-its-Kind “ALL-LIVE Comprehensive Health Checkup Support Program” Among Metropolitan Governments… Mayor Park Heong-joon: “Health Is the Foundation of Self-Reliance”

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that it will launch the “ALL-LIVE Comprehensive Health Checkup Support Program,” the first initiative of its kind among metropolitan governments, to ensure the health rights of participants in self-reliance programs and to build a stable foundation for their independence.

The ALL-LIVE brand represents Busan’s self-reliance policy identity, conveying the meaning of “ALL living well together in Busan.”

The program aims to detect and prevent illnesses early among self-reliance participants who often find it difficult to receive regular health checkups due to financial burdens, thereby improving the sustainability of their employment and reducing gaps in access to healthcare.

While comprehensive health checkup support programs are commonly implemented by basic local governments, Busan is the first metropolitan government to systematically promote and brand such an initiative in connection with self-reliance enterprises.

The city will provide up to KRW 300,000 per person for comprehensive health checkups for 162 participants who have taken part in self-reliance work groups or enterprises for more than three months.

Additional treatment or examination costs can also be paid using the ALL-LIVE Card provided by the city this year to self-reliance participants, which is expected to contribute to increasing the sales of self-reliance enterprises.

LS Electric has sponsored KRW 50 million for the project. Health screenings will be conducted in cooperation with “Dolbomgwa Nanum Clinic,” an affiliated medical institution of the Busan Care Medical Welfare Social Cooperative, a Busan self-reliance enterprise.

The cooperative was established as a Busan metropolitan self-reliance enterprise and opened Dolbomgwa Nanum Clinic in March 2025. The clinic serves as a primary medical institution within an integrated care model and represents a leading example of a self-reliance enterprise that combines medical and care services.

The clinic has also been newly designated in 2026 as a participating business in the ALL-LIVE Market program, allowing the use of the ALL-LIVE Card, which includes purchase points worth KRW 200,000 per person.

Unlike general hospitals, the clinic has a high level of understanding of the circumstances of self-reliance participants and plans to provide comprehensive support that includes not only health checkups but also follow-up management such as health counseling and education.

Through this project, the city plans to establish a customized health safety net for self-reliance participants and expand the ALL-LIVE brand to present a new healthcare model for self-reliance policy.

In particular, the initiative goes beyond simple medical cost support and carries broader policy significance, including the establishment of a community-based health screening system linked with self-reliance enterprises, the development of a private-sector cooperation model connected to corporate social contributions, and the strengthening of motivation to participate in self-reliance programs.

Furthermore, the support expands the scope of the existing ALL-LIVE initiative beyond market access and branding support for locally produced self-reliance goods into the field of health welfare. This marks an important step in the evolution of the ALL-LIVE brand into a comprehensive policy that supports all aspects of the lives of self-reliance participants.

The city plans to further strengthen practical healthcare and welfare support aimed at improving the quality of life for self-reliance participants, while simultaneously expanding the role of self-reliance enterprises and building public-private cooperation models to reinforce a virtuous cycle among social economy organizations within the region.

Mayor Park Heong-joon stated, “It is meaningful that our city is leading the way among metropolitan governments in launching a comprehensive health checkup support program following the start of the ALL-LIVE initiative. I hope that participants in self-reliance programs will be able to prevent illness, improve their health management capabilities, and continue stable economic activities. We will do our best to enhance medical welfare so that health becomes the foundation of self-reliance and to create a Busan where everyone lives well together.”