Asian Perspectives and Evidence on Health Promotion and Education

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Globalization and information technology have caused many health problems: mental health issues like depression, and lifestyle-related disease like diabetes and obesity. To cope with these health issues, health promotion and education are desperately needed. Convincing policy decision makers to invest in health promotion and education programs, it is needed to show its effectiveness. Health promotion and education professionals are expected to construct evidence of health promotion and education. Most of such evidence has been produced in the US and European countries. Because socio-economic conditions differ between the Asia and Western countries, we cannot depend on such evidence to implement adequate health promotion and education in our region. We must produce and accumulate our own evidence based on Asian perspectives. 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 Front Matter....Pages 100-100 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 Front Matter....Pages 342-342 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