2021 "Food, Health, and Volunteers." Report

Healthmates

Izumi Ward Dietary Improvement Promotion Members (Healthmates)

Mr. Hiroko Yamaguchi, Chairman
After finishing the seminar on dietary life improvement promotion members, Healthmate practiced health promotion by himself under the nickname of "Healthmate" with the slogan "Our health is our hands", We aim to create a vibrant community through health promotion activities that harmonize nutrition, exercise, and rest while deepening contact with people.

[Main Activities]
In order to increase the number of practitioners of health promotion, we are disseminating and enlightening the correct knowledge of health promotion, mainly through dietary habits, through workshops and exhibitions.　

• Dissemination of dietary balance guides
• Introduction of dishes using products from Izumi Ward
• Dissemination of dietary life guidelines, physical activity guidelines for health promotion, exercise guidelines, rest guidelines

State of the course

In this course, we asked Izumi Ward Dietary Improvement Promotion Members (commonly known as Healthmates) to give a group presentation on actual local activities and dissemination activities to improve dietary habits. Until just before the course, the speakers devised PowerPoint and handouts, and reworked the contents many times to make it easier to understand.
The presentations include a balanced diet, a review of food as a measure against aging, recipes using local vegetables from Izumi Ward, and meals that we want to cherish during emergencies.
All of them are closely related to daily life, so I guess you wanted to practice them immediately. In the questionnaire, there were many positive impressions such as "I would like to work at home", "I was happy to cook plastic bags", and "It was helpful for parents' care".