Director General tile version April 2017 (Message from Director General)

Health activity promotion members are those who are interested in health promotion and are willing to carry out health promotion activities in the community are recommended by Neighborhood Association and Neighborhood Associations and commissioned by the The Mayor of Yokohama. Health activity promotion members, as a promoter of the health promotion of local residents, practice their own health promotion, and through local health promotion activities, are making efforts to extend the healthy life expectancy of themselves and the local community. .
On April 6, a commission ceremony was held for 203 people who would be responsible for health promotion in Kanagawa Ward.

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[The commission ceremony held in public hall, Kanagawa]

The direction of the activities of the Kanagawa Ward health activity promotion members in 2017 is through various local activities such as health promotion campaigns, walking, health care support activities, gymnastics classes, disaster drill, local festivals, contact visits, etc. We will work on promotion of local health promotion activities in cooperation with affiliates.

Health activity promotion member wearing green vest performing blood vessel age measurement and health check health at inhabitant of a ward festival or local event and wearing orange hat. In addition, in 21 districts in the city, we carry out health promotion events such as gymnastics classes, locomo prevention, walking, so please feel free to participate.

This year, Kanagawa Ward will celebrate its 90th anniversary. The executive committee's concept is to expand the health movement and aim for a healthy Kanagawa Ward.
On June 25, as a project commemorating the 90th anniversary of the constituency system, we will hold a health promotion event such as lectures, consultations, and gymnastics on health according to generations. We will renew the Mitsuzawa Seseragi Green Road to make it easier to walk, and in the fall we will hold a “Healthy Michi Walking Event” in the fall.
In addition, we carry out commemorative business about various health promotion including recipe contest of local production for local consumption, care prevention enlightenment course. These events will also be supported by the health activity promotion staff.

[Walking Event]

[Health check]

A few years ago, a health activity promotion member said, "It's much easier to be aware of what you can do now than harming your health and restricting your life." Was Therefore, I reflected on my careless lifestyle habits and improved a little to a vegetable-centered diet. As a result, we have been able to successfully meet the metabolic standard. I am really grateful that the health promotion staff who gave me advice is a benefactor of my healthy life expectancy.
Needless to say, living a rich life is at the root of living a healthy life. We look forward to activity of health activity promotion member promoting health promotion of inhabitants of a ward.

April, 2017
Tomomi Ninomiya, Chief of Kanagawa