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Twenty years of an integrated aging community in Japan

Twenty years of an integrated aging community in Japan. Tokie Anme, Ph.D University of Tsukuba. Purpose. The presentation focused on a community program to clarify 1. Importance of integration for community empowerment.

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Twenty years of an integrated aging community in Japan

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  1. Twenty years of an integrated aging community in Japan Tokie Anme, Ph.D University of Tsukuba

  2. Purpose The presentation focused on a community program to clarify 1. Importance of integration for community empowerment. 2. How to enhance effective empowerment for healthy longevity.

  3. Social Background 1. The Japanese population is aging faster than other countries 2. Japanese people enjoy the longest life span in the world. 3. The average life expectancy for females was 86.4 years and for males 79.6 years. 4. Almost 23.1% of the population was 65 years of age or over in 2010

  4. Healthy Longevity Project • “Tobishima Longitudinal Study” (TLS) 1991-2030 Forty years cohort study All the residence (n=5,000) participate • Tobishima is one of the typical community in Japan (population structure) • Purpose: Making most healthy longevity village in Japan (till 120 years of age!)

  5. Promotion of Integration Hardware Software

  6. Community Empowerment Center

  7. Pool for Prevention of Health Decline

  8. Child and Senior Activity Area

  9. Health Social Service Area

  10. EnjoyTogether!

  11. How to Empower Community People? 1. Communication Acceptance, Understanding 2. Motivation Participation, Decision Making 3. Evidence Logic, Validity

  12. Chi-square Test for Dementia Prevention Items of ISI p Reading newspapers <0.001 ** Social Contribution 0.002** Active approach 0.002 ** Having a hobby 0.003 ** Life style motivation 0.003 ** Active role 0.003 ** Reading Books 0.005 ** Using new Devise 0.007 ** Regular life style 0.037 * **:P<0.01 *:P<0.05

  13. ENHAENCEEffective Empowerment for healthy longevity 1) prevention oriented 2) Motivation drive 3) evaluation setting 4) utilize information technology 5) promotion of multi-generation engagement

  14. Conclusion • These findings highlight the importance of social interaction in healthy longevity. • The introduction of new services such as "strengthening of social ties" represent initial steps in establishing systems that enable elderly persons to live independently with dignity. • An ongoing longitudinal study in one community demonstrate that prevention-oriented services are essential to improving the healthy longevity.

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