2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

An examination of a support measure for the healthy elderly based on social capital : An attempt for a health-welfare convenience store.

Research Project

Project/Area Number	20530472
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Sociology
Research Institution	Yamaguchi Prefectural University
Principal Investigator	TANAKA Makiko Yamaguchi Prefectural University, 看護栄養学部, 教授 (80227173)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	OGAWA Takeo 熊本学園大学, 社会福祉学部, 教授 (40041016)
Project Period (FY)	2008 – 2010
Keywords	医療・福祉 / アクティブ・エージング / ソーシャル・キャピタル
Research Abstract	The study examines setting up and operating a health-welfare convenience store as a service base accessible at any time, from any place and by anyone. Such a store is founded upon society-building where the elderly can actively enjoy their life and is to ensure and promote health and welfare essential to high quality of life. As a result, energy latent within a local community was drawn out, and rich human relationships based on trust were strengthened. It became evident that it is important to activate more of an existing community network as an essential element for a health-welfare convenience store.

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