Asian Perspectives and Evidence on Health Promotion and Education

Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Asian Ideas on Health Promotion and Education from Historical Perspectives of the Theory of Yojo as an Interface of Health, Self, and Society....Pages 3-12
Developing the Curriculum and Instruction Model for Suicide Prevention and Life Education in Taiwan....Pages 13-20
The Yogo Teacher, the Health Room, and Health Education at School in Japan....Pages 21-30
New Strategy on Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Lifestyle-Related Diseases Focusing on Metabolic Syndrome in Japan....Pages 31-39
Sensory Awakening as a New Approach to Health Promotion....Pages 40-49
Health Promotion and Education in Thailand in Comparison with the Japanese Health Care System and Health Informatics....Pages 50-66
Development of a Robot-Assisted Activity Program for Elderly People Incorporating Reading Aloud and Arithmetic Calculation....Pages 67-77
Health Promotion for Cancer Survivors: New Paradigm Beyond Prevention and Treatment....Pages 78-86
Alternative Medicine and Health Promotion....Pages 87-98
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Key Players in Health Promotion Policy in the Northern Part of the Western Pacific....Pages 101-105
Community-Based Participatory Research: A Promising Approach to Address Social Determinants of Health....Pages 106-117
Toward Development of Intervention Methods for Strengthening the Sense of Coherence: Suggestions from Japan....Pages 118-132
Social Capital and Population Approach....Pages 133-140
Health Promotion and Healthy City Projects in Korea....Pages 141-154
A Network of Healthy Cities in Asia and the Pacific: The Alliance for Healthy Cities....Pages 155-161
Empowerment in Health and Community Settings....Pages 162-172
Health Communication....Pages 173-181
Cost-Benefit of Health Promotion: Will It Pay Off? Japan’s Venture Against Metabolic Syndrome....Pages 182-195
Front Matter....Pages 198-198
Health Promotion Activity and Outcomes in the Community....Pages 199-206
Japan’s Current Health Issues and Health Promotion in the Community Setting: Focus on Public Health Nurses’ Activities....Pages 207-213
Front Matter....Pages 198-198
Outcomes of Lifestyle Improvement Programs in the Last Ten Years in Asia....Pages 214-222
Health Promoting Schools in Taiwan: Present Status and Future Perspectives....Pages 223-240
Workplace Health Promotion in Korea....Pages 241-252
Characteristics of Workplace Health Promotion in Japan....Pages 253-260
Tokyo Gas Health Promotion Program....Pages 261-271
Front Matter....Pages 274-274
Evidence of Physical Activity for Disease Control and Health Promotion....Pages 275-286
Using Computer-Tailored Technology to Promote Physical Activity and Healthy Eating: A Review of the Literature and Asian-Pacific Evidence....Pages 287-306
Dietary Lifestyle Interventions of Energy Restriction for Weight Control and Salt Reduction for Prevention of Hypertensive Risk in Asian Adults....Pages 307-316
Building Capacity in Smoking Cessation Counseling Among Health Care Professionals in China....Pages 317-325
Issues of Korean Alcohol Policy Perspectives....Pages 326-339
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Current Status and Prevention of Obesity....Pages 343-357
Waist-to-Height Ratio Is the Best Anthropometric Index for Screening the Risk of Obesity-Related Disorders....Pages 358-365
Health Promotion and Education Based on the Features of Cardiovascular Disease in Asia....Pages 366-373
Prevention and Psychological Intervention in Depression and Stress-Related Conditions....Pages 374-388
Principles and Activities of Oral Health Promotion in Asian Countries....Pages 389-403
New Development in Education to Prevent Sexual Transmitted Infections, Especially HIV/AIDS: Actual Practice of Sexuality Health Education by Means of Peer Counseling Approach....Pages 404-415
School-Based Safety Promotion in Japan....Pages 416-425
“Safe Community” in Asia: Safety Promotion Based on Injury Prevention....Pages 426-435
Back Matter....Pages 436-444