Guri City Expands 'Smoking Cessation Guardian' Project… Full-Scale Activities Begin in February

[Suwon Ilbo=Um In-yong Reporter] Guri City announced on the 6th that its 'Smoking Cessation Guardian' project, being implemented in collaboration with Guri Senior Club, has begun full-scale operations starting from February.

The 'Smoking Cessation Guardian' project is an initiative that has been continuously pursued to promote citizen health and prevent secondhand smoke damage. In 2026, the scale of the project will be significantly expanded.

The city previously selected 30 smoking cessation guardians to conduct smoking cessation guidance and environmental cleanup activities. This year, to create a stronger smoke-free environment, the operating workforce has been expanded to 56 people, and activities will be carried out at a total of 26 locations, an increase from the previous number.

The selected smoking cessation guardians completed all preliminary training by the end of January and began full-scale field activities starting in February.

Wearing promotional vests and shoulder bands, they are conducting ▲smoking cessation guidance activities ▲cigarette butt collection and other cleanup activities centered on key smoke-free areas such as subway station entrances and parks, taking the lead in creating pleasant, secondhand smoke-free streets.

Mayor Baek Kyung-hyun stated, "I expect the expansion of smoking cessation guardian activities to be a great force in creating a healthy city of Guri free from cigarette smoke," and added, "Going forward, we will continue to raise awareness about the dangers of secondhand smoke and the importance of smoking cessation, and we will do our best to create a clean city environment that citizens can feel."