Saitama Medical University, Iruma-gun, Saitama, Japan.
Japanese Association of Preventive Medicine for Adults.
Asia Pac J Public Health. 2021 Nov;33(8):899-906. doi: 10.1177/10105395211008749. Epub 2021 Apr 19.
To improve health among the population and reduce the societal burden of care and health-related costs in a rapidly aging environment, the Japanese government launched the "National Health Promotion Program in the 21 Century" (HJ21), which contains goals concerning areas such as lifestyle behavior and the use of preventive medicine. While health care personnel are responsible for guiding others' health choices, they may not maintain healthy lifestyles themselves. Whether these individuals are meeting the HJ21 goals has not yet been examined. This study aims to determine whether certified specialists in health management are meeting such goals, and to compare their performance with the national average. This is a cross-sectional survey study. Study participants, sourced from all prefectures in Japan, were specialists certified in health management. We measured data concerning demographic information, lifestyle (physical activity, nutrition, diet, sleep, rest, smoking, and alcohol use), and the use of preventive medicine. The study participants exhibited many characteristics of high health literacy. They had an overall healthy lifestyle and met most of the HJ21 goals of healthy lifestyle, and a high proportion underwent health maintenance examinations and cancer screenings. These practices and behaviors maybe associated with high health literacy and social engagement activities.
为了改善人口健康状况，减轻快速老龄化环境下的护理和与健康相关的成本负担，日本政府启动了“21 世纪国民健康促进计划”（HJ21），其中包含了与生活方式行为和预防医学使用等领域相关的目标。虽然医疗保健人员负责指导他人的健康选择，但他们自己可能无法保持健康的生活方式。这些人是否达到了 HJ21 的目标尚未得到检验。本研究旨在确定健康管理认证专家是否达到了这些目标，并将他们的表现与全国平均水平进行比较。这是一项横断面调查研究。研究对象来自日本所有的都道府县，是经过健康管理认证的专家。我们测量了有关人口统计信息、生活方式（体力活动、营养、饮食、睡眠、休息、吸烟和饮酒）以及预防医学使用的数据。研究参与者表现出了很高的健康素养特征。他们整体生活方式健康，符合 HJ21 中大多数健康生活方式目标，并且有很高的比例进行了健康维护检查和癌症筛查。这些做法和行为可能与高健康素养和社会参与活动有关。
