J Agric Med Community Health.  2021 Jun;46(2):98-108. 10.5393/JAMCH.2021.46.2.098.

A Literature Review on the Public Program of Walking Promotion for Active Living

• Kim DH
• Kang J
• Yoo S

• KMID: 2526047
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5393/JAMCH.2021.46.2.098

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.

Keyword

Walking; Public policy; Review; Community health; Active living