
경북도가 보건복지부 고독사 예방 추진실적 평가에서 2년 연속 우수 등급을 받았으며, 2025년 고독사 사망자 수가 전년 대비 12.9% 감소한 162명으로 집계됐다고 밝혔다. 동시에 워싱턴DC에서 경북 전통공예 특별전을 열어 공예작품 전시 및 한복·다도 체험을 운영했다.
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경북도는 1인 가구 비율 38.9%, 노인 1인 가구 비율 14.3%로 전국 상위권을 유지하며 고독사 예방에 주력하고 있다.
경북도, 고독사 예방 추진실적 '우수' = 경북도는 보건복지부의 '2025년 고독사 예방 시행계획 추진실적 평가'에서 2년 연속 '우수' 등급을 받았다고 28일 밝혔다.
경북의 2025년 고독사는 162명으로 전년보다 12.9% 줄었다. 같은 기간 전국평균 7.2% 늘었다.
도는 인적 안전망과 스마트 돌봄을 앞세운 현장형 예방정책이 효과를 거두는 것으로 본다.
경북은 1인 가구 비율 38.9%, 노인 1인 가구 비율 14.3%로 전국 상위권이다.
도는 이에 고령층 고립 위험에 대응해 노인 맞춤 돌봄서비스, 저소득 독거노인 건강음료 배달과 주 1회 안부 확인 서비스, 독거노인·장애인 응급 안전 안심 서비스 등 지역 특성에 맞춘 돌봄 망을 확대하고 있다.
김호섭 경북도 복지건강국장은 "시군 등 지역 여건에 맞는 촘촘한 돌봄으로 소외되고 고립된 이웃들을 살피고 지원하겠다"고 말했다.
▲ 워싱턴서 '경북 전통공예 특별전' = 경북도는 22일부터 27일까지 미국 워싱턴DC 조지워싱턴대 등에서 '경북도 전통공예 특별전(Korean Craftsmanship)'을 열었다고 28일 밝혔다.
특별전에서는 경북에서 활동하는 공예작가 12명의 작품을 전시하고 한복과 다도 체험도 운영했다.

The Gangwon Provincial Social Service Agency announced on the 30th that it would operate a community recovery program including physical activity and self-care for about 30 residents affected by the Gangneung forest fire. Gangneung City Volunteer Center, Greenpeace, and the Peace to the People Psychosocial Support Education Center cooperate to alleviate psychological difficulties caused by disasters and support the restoration of relationships between residents.

Of the 299 fire departments across the country, 147 were built more than 20 years ago, and 74 of them were found to be older than 30 years. Seoul and Gyeonggi had the most with 14 each, and the Gwangju Eastern Fire Station was completed in 1971 and has been in use for 55 years. Rep. Lim Ho-seon called for establishing priorities for comprehensive maintenance, repair and reconstruction.

Gyeonggi Province announced that it will hold the 11th Seongam Academy Memorial Cultural Festival at the Ansan Gyeonggi Creative Campus on the 3rd of next month. This event is attended by about 300 people, including victims of Seongam Academy, their bereaved families, and residents, and includes historical and cultural tours, memorial services, ensemble and folk music performances, etc. It has been held every year since 2016 to publicize the history of human rights violations targeting children and adolescents during the Japanese colonial period.

Busan City announced that it will hold the 8th Busan Urban Agriculture Festival at Song Sang-hyeon Square in Busanjin-gu from the 2nd to the 3rd of next month. This event, co-hosted by Busan City and Busanjin-gu and hosted by the Busan Urban Agriculture Association, will feature traditional experiences and exhibitions of new varieties of agricultural products, with the participation of over 40 institutions and groups, including urban agriculture groups, universities, and agricultural cooperatives. Busan City reported that since the enactment of the Urban Farming Ordinance in 2012, it has created 3.88 million ㎡ of urban gardens and fostered 296,000 urban farmers from 296,000 households.

On the 27th, the last day of the Chuseok holiday, crowds flocked to Bukhang Waterfront Park in Dong-gu, Busan to see the shark 'Bukangi', causing congestion in the pedestrian walkway and parking lot of Bukhang Sky Square, and Busan City is holding a meeting on movement and rescue measures with related organizations.

Starting from October 1st, Gangwon-do will also provide disaster prevention technical guidance services to small-scale construction projects valued at less than 100 million won and exceeding the negotiated contract standard. This is a measure in response to the recent series of industrial accidents, including fatal accidents, at small-scale construction sites. A designated professional guidance agency visits the site to inspect harmful and risk factors and guide improvement measures.