How old is your lung?
Oct 13, 2025
The Korean Society of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases (Chairman Yoo Kwang-ha) announced that it will hold an online ceremony for the '2025 Lung Day" sponsored by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at 5 p.m. on the 15th.
This year's Lung Day is 'How old is your lung?We focused on arousing interest in lung health through the question '. The society introduced the concept of 'lung age', which quantifies lung function, and explained that it is of paramount importance to detect lung diseases including COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) early through regular lung function tests. Since lung function is difficult to recover once damaged, it is necessary to receive a consistent examination from the time there are no symptoms.
Various participation programs were operated so that the public could directly feel these messages. In the 'My Family's Lung Disease Story Handwriting Contest', a number of experiences were submitted by patients, families, and medical staff. The grand prize was Shin Mi-hye's 'Miracle-like Time with Fathers' in the patient and patient surroundings category, and Hong Sun-mi's"Season Leaving a Scent' in the medical staff category. The two works will be produced as Insta-Tune and will be introduced on the association's Instagram channel. In addition, all 18 winning works, including the best works, can be found on the association's website.
In addition, more than 10,000 people, including medical staff and the general public, participated in the 'Lung Health Guard in Daily Life' step donation campaign, achieving a total of 2.55 billion steps. Participants reflected on the importance of lung health by practicing walking in their daily lives. This campaign played a role in raising social interest in lung health along with practicing healthy lifestyles.
The online ceremony, which will be held on the 15th, will be held in the order of ▲ opening and opening remarks ▲ congratulatory video ▲ appointment ceremony for ambassadors ▲ 2025 closing day campaign ▲ handwritten contest awards ceremony and best film video screening ▲ lung health Q&A ▲ closing. There are also gift-giving events such as coffee gifts for YouTube viewers who participate in real-time, so anyone can participate interestingly.
Yoo Kwang-ha, chairman of the Korean Society for Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, said, `This year's Lung Day was intended to approach the public intuitively and easily with the theme of 'Lung Age'.' `As lung health is an important issue that not only the elderly but also the youth and the elderly should pay attention to, I hope this ceremony will serve as an opportunity for many people to look back on their own lung health.'
Since 2003, the Korean Society for Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases has raised public awareness of various lung diseases, including COPD, and effectively announced the importance of healthy breathing. In addition, the campaign has been steadily carried out every year by setting the second Wednesday of October as 'Lung Day'.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health and Welfare recently decided to introduce lung function tests to national health checkups for people aged 56 and 66 from 2026. The society expects the system change to contribute greatly to the early detection of the five major lung diseases, including COPD, and plans to continue various campaigns so that the public can check and protect their own lung health in the future.
This year's Lung Day is 'How old is your lung?We focused on arousing interest in lung health through the question '. The society introduced the concept of 'lung age', which quantifies lung function, and explained that it is of paramount importance to detect lung diseases including COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) early through regular lung function tests. Since lung function is difficult to recover once damaged, it is necessary to receive a consistent examination from the time there are no symptoms.
Various participation programs were operated so that the public could directly feel these messages. In the 'My Family's Lung Disease Story Handwriting Contest', a number of experiences were submitted by patients, families, and medical staff. The grand prize was Shin Mi-hye's 'Miracle-like Time with Fathers' in the patient and patient surroundings category, and Hong Sun-mi's"Season Leaving a Scent' in the medical staff category. The two works will be produced as Insta-Tune and will be introduced on the association's Instagram channel. In addition, all 18 winning works, including the best works, can be found on the association's website.
In addition, more than 10,000 people, including medical staff and the general public, participated in the 'Lung Health Guard in Daily Life' step donation campaign, achieving a total of 2.55 billion steps. Participants reflected on the importance of lung health by practicing walking in their daily lives. This campaign played a role in raising social interest in lung health along with practicing healthy lifestyles.
The online ceremony, which will be held on the 15th, will be held in the order of ▲ opening and opening remarks ▲ congratulatory video ▲ appointment ceremony for ambassadors ▲ 2025 closing day campaign ▲ handwritten contest awards ceremony and best film video screening ▲ lung health Q&A ▲ closing. There are also gift-giving events such as coffee gifts for YouTube viewers who participate in real-time, so anyone can participate interestingly.
Yoo Kwang-ha, chairman of the Korean Society for Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, said, `This year's Lung Day was intended to approach the public intuitively and easily with the theme of 'Lung Age'.' `As lung health is an important issue that not only the elderly but also the youth and the elderly should pay attention to, I hope this ceremony will serve as an opportunity for many people to look back on their own lung health.'
Since 2003, the Korean Society for Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases has raised public awareness of various lung diseases, including COPD, and effectively announced the importance of healthy breathing. In addition, the campaign has been steadily carried out every year by setting the second Wednesday of October as 'Lung Day'.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health and Welfare recently decided to introduce lung function tests to national health checkups for people aged 56 and 66 from 2026. The society expects the system change to contribute greatly to the early detection of the five major lung diseases, including COPD, and plans to continue various campaigns so that the public can check and protect their own lung health in the future.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
