Monograph Series and Other Publications
No. 1 "What Is A Healthy City?"
Author: Professor Takehito Takanocontents:
- Introduction
- What is a Healthy City?
- 1. Definition
- 2. Aim
- 3. Characteristics
- 4. Key aspects Why is it necessary?
- 1. Urbanization
- 2. Health determinants How should it be developed?
- 1. Key process
- 2. Three phases
- 3. Planning
- 4. An example action plan
- 5. Setting approach
- 6. Research system
- Conclusion
No.2 Indicators for Healthy Cities
Authors: Professor Takehito Takano,Associate Professor Keiko Nakamuracontents:
- Introduction
- Population Health
- Urban Infrastructure
- Environmental Quality
- Housing and Living Environment
- Community Action and Activities
- Healthcare, Welfare, and Environmental Health Service
- Education and Empowerment
- Income and Family Living Expenses
- Demographics
- Conclusion
No.3 "Healthy City Tokyo"
Author: Professor Takehito TakanoContents:
- Introduction
- A Challenge in Tokyo
- Third Long Range Plan
- Citizens' Council
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Members
- 3. Action Plan
- Relationships between the Citizens' Council and the Health Plan
- Research activity by the Citizens' Council
- Conclusion
No.4 Integration is the key
Author: Professor Takehito TakanoContents:
- Introduction
- Health is determined by various factors
- Effectiveness and efficiency of preventive activities
- Collaboration and networking
- Conclusion
No.5 How to analyze your city's health
Author: Professor Takehito TakanoContents:
- Introduction
- Background of the analysis
- Principle of analysis
- A simple model for practical use
- Conclusion
No.6 Experience of Minamata City
Editor: Professor Takehito TakanoContents:
- Introduction
- City of Minamata
- Minamata Healthy City Plan
- Community Activities and Community Participation
- Linkage with Various Programs in the City
- Development of Community Maps by Citizens
- Promotion of Recycling
- Environmental Management
- Conclusion
No.7 Experience of Fukuroi City
Editor: Professor Takehito TakanoContents:
- City of Fukuroi
- The Healtiest City in Japan
- The Organizational Structure Promoting Fukuroi Healthy City
- The Plan for Healthy City Fukuroi
- Balanced Development of Agriculture, Commerce,
- and Manufacturing Businesses
- Encouragement of Lifelong Learning
- Public Health Promotion Activities and Citizen Participation
- Integration of Various Activities
- Conclusion
No.8 Key Note for the International Conference on Healthy Cities and Urban Policy Research, March, 12-16, 2000
Editor: Professor Takehito TakanoContents:
- Introduction
- Background of conference
- Conference goals
- Composition of the conference and subsequent publications
- Brief review of the current development of the Healthy Cities
- Some research outcome of Tokyo studies
- Conference focal points
- References
The Solid Facts (Japanese version)
Social Determinants of Health: The Solid Facts (Japanese version)
Edited by Richard Wilkinson and Micheal Marmot
Editorial supervision of the Japanese version: Professor Takehito Takano
The Solid Facts 2nd edition(Japanese version)
Social Determinants of Health: The Solid Facts (Japanese version)
Edited by Richard Wilkinson and Micheal Marmot
Editorial supervision of the Japanese version: Professor Takehito Takano
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Health and Environment under Urbanization
Editor: Professor Takehito Takano, 2001Contents:
- I. The association between population health and environmental factors
- 1. A wide range of health determinants
- 1-1. Indicators for health and environments
- 1-2. Analysis of health levels and various indicators of urban environments
- 1-3. An example of the association of health and its determining factors
- 2. Variations in health and urban environments
- 2-1. Health levels associated with urban residential conditions
- 2-2. Visual localization of health and environmental indicators
- 2-3. An example of variation in health
- II. Combined effects and interactions among environmental factors
- 3. Environmental chemicals
- 3-1. Chlorinated ethanes and ethylenes widely used in factories
- 3-2. Ethanol and environmental agents
- 3-3. Experimental methods and their applications
- 4. Oxygen supply, physical environments and circadian rhythm
- 4-1. Oxygen supply and cell functions
- 4-2. Cold stress as an interactive factors
- 4-3. Circadian rhythms as a modifying factor
- III. Making a bridge to society
- 5. Addressing urban health issues
- 5-1. Disease patterns of the homeless in Tokyo
- 5-2. Alcohol drinking and urbanization
- 5-3. Home health care for the elderly
- 6. Human health in specific environments
- 7. Activities for the community
- 7-1. Tokyo Citizens' council for health promotion
- 7-2. Description of communities before intensive industrialization
- 7-3. Financial policy and health
- 7-4. Healthy Cities projects
Healthy Cities and Urban Policy Research
Editor: Professor Takehito TakanoSpon Press (Taylor & Francis Group), 2003, ISBN 0-415-28844-4
Contents:
- 1. Development of Healthy Cities and need for research
- 2. The third phase (1998-2002) of the Healthy Cities Project in Europe
- 3. Healthy Cities Project in the Western Pacific
- 4. Health and sustainability gains from urban regeneration and development
- 5. Analysis of health determinants for Healthy Cities programmes: health profiles and indicators
- 6. Indicators for Healthy Cities: tools for evidence-based urban policy formation
- 7. The effectiveness of community-based health promotion in Healthy Cities programmes
- 8. Applicability of information technologies for health
- 9. Nurturing Healthy Cities: research responsibility and accountability
- 10. Examples of research activities for Healthy Cities
- 11. Baseline data in ASEAN member countries
- Appendices: Country and city experiences in Healthy Cities
Titles
- No. 1 "What Is A Healthy City?"
- No. 2 "Indicators For Healthy Cities "
- No. 3 "Healthy City Tokyo"
- No.4 Integration is the key
- No.5 How to analyze your city's health
- No.6 Experience of Minamata City
- No.7 Experience of Fukuroi City
- No.8 Key Note for the International Conference on Healthy Cities and Urban Policy Research, March, 12-16, 2000 Editor: Professor Takehito Takano
- The Solid Facts (Japanese version)
- The Solid Facts 2nd edition(Japanese version)
- Health and Environment under Urbanization
- Healthy Cities and Urban Policy Research
- The Solid Facts (Japanese version)
-Promoting physical activity and active living in urban environment-