| 2007 |
- Selected as an exemplary district of Seoul's healthy city initiative with the Healthy Playground for Children project
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| 2008 |
- Joined the AFHC and participated the 3rd AFHC Global Conference in Ichikawa
- Declared as a healthy city with the enactment of the Framework Ordinance for Healthy Cities
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| 2009 |
- Joined the KHCP
- Operated of the Healthy Schools project and Healthy Centenarians Consultation Center
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| 2010 |
- Presented municipal best practices at the 4th AFHC Global Conference in Gangnam-gu
- Selected by the KIHASA for pilot execution of health impact assessment (Gangdong to Hanam BRT)
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| 2011 |
- Established the municipal Healthy City Team and promoted the Healthy Centenarians program with nutrition and exercise clubs
- Promoted healthy community spaces (e.g. schools, childcare centers, markets, workplaces, senior centers)
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| 2012 |
- Attended the 5th AFHC Global Conference in Australia and won awards in 4 categories
- Enacted the Ordinance for the Healthy Centenarians Consultation Center and built Gangdong Bike School
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| 2013 |
- Initiated the WHO Healthy City Leadership Programme in 2 countries (i.e. Vietnam, the Philippines)
- Promoted the WHO “Youth Health and Life Skills” pilot project in 4 middle schools
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| 2014 |
- Selected as the 5th chair of the KHCP (2015–2016)
- Attended the 6th AFHC Global Conference in Hong Kong and won an award in 1 category
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| 2015 |
- Operated the KHCP Secretariat as the 5th chair of the KHCP
- Initiated "Health in All Policies" (HiAP) with 1 healthy city project per department
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| 2016 |
- Reelected as the 6th chair of the KHCP (2017–2018) and selected as a member of the AFHC Steering Committee (2016–2020)
- Attended the 7th AFHC Global Conference in Wonju and won awards in 4 categories
- Established the Gangdong-gu "Healthy City" Master Plan
- Promoted the Gangdong-gu "Active Classes, Healthy Schools” childhood obesity prevention project
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| 2017 |
- Promoted key joint policies of the KHCP for 13 projects across 4 areas
- Operated the KHCP Healthy City Leadership Programme (Cambodia)
- Attended the 21st AFHC Steering Committee Meeting and International Forum (Phnom Penh)
- Operated the KHCP Policy Leadership Programme (visited 4 countries in northern Europe)
- Pursued a project to establish the Healthy City Urban Design Guidelines (Urban Planning Division)
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| 2018 |
- Held a symposium for the 10th anniversary of the municipal healthy city proclamation
- Visited the WHO Regional Offices (WPRO, SAERO)
- Attended the 22nd and 23rd AFHC Steering Committee Meetings: Selected as the chair of the AFHC Steering Committee (2018–2021)
- Attended the 8th AFHC Global Conference and won awards in 2 categories
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| 2019 |
- Active as the chair of the AFHC Steering Committee (2018–2021)
- Hosted the 24th AFHC Steering Committee Meeting
- Hosted the AFHC Healthy City International Forum and published the International White Paper
- Operated the KHCP Healthy City Leadership Programme (Mongolia)
- Researched the development of a health city index for reducing municipal health disparities
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| 2020 |
- Hosted the AFHC Healthy City International Forum (online)
- Pursued monitoring to improve the municipal healthy city index
- Identified and compiled key projects for the "Healthy City Gangdong" project (69 projects, 26 departments)
- Published and posted the Gangdong Urban Health Profile Infographic
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| 2021 |
- Reelected as a member of the AFHC Steering Committee (2021–2026)
- Featured as Korea's first local government's exemplary response to COVID-19 on the WHO website
Hosted the 25th and 26th AFHC Steering Committee Meetings (online)
- Attended the 9th AFHC Global Conference (online) and won awards in 5 categories as the chair of the AFHC Steering Committee
- Awarded at the 6th Korea Healthy Cities Partnership Awards
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| 2022 |
- Reelected as chair of the AFHC Steering Committee (2022–2024)
- Hosted the 27th and 28th AFHC Steering Committee Meetings (online)
- Awarded at the 6th Korea Healthy Cities Partnership Awards
- Held a special healthy city happiness lecture "Stress and Me" for residents
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| 2023 |
- Awarded at the 8th Korea Healthy Cities Partnership Awards
- Supported and evaluated the key projects for the "Healthy City Gangdong" project (64 projects, 23 departments, 18 neighborhoods)
- Held a special healthy city happiness lectures for residents
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