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MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH AND SPORTS
CHAPTER1 HEALTH AND SPORTS INTO THE FUTURE
SECTION2: MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH AND LEARNING
3. Direction of Promotion Policiesf or Health-Related Learning


In order to respond to the needs of the Japanese public concerning health-related learning in school,at home and in the community,central and local governments seek to work for the enhancement of health education in schools,and strive to support health-related learning at home and in the community.For health education in schools,it is necessary to further enhance instruction which promotes the practice of a healthy lifestyle from the perspective of accurately responding to new health-related issues in recent years such as lifestyle-related diseases and mental health problems.Furthermore,because it is necessary to teach extensive and specialized health education content in the various fora of school educational activities,it is extremely important to fully utilize specialized teachers and school personnel and experts from outside schools.As will be discussed in Chapter3,Section2,in order to practice healthy behavior in daily life integrating mind and body,close cooperation with physical education is sought.For health-related learning in the home,it is important to encourage further consideration of health problems in all stages of children's development by parents and guardians,and to support measures for lifelong learning with parents themselves,including health-related learning for children.More specifically,it is important for schools and boards of education to promote wider understanding and enlightenment in households concerning increasing the maintenance of the mental and physical health of children,and to enhance the provision of learning opportunities,sucb as providing health-related information to households with children while cooperating with related organizations such as prefectural and municipal health centers.For health-related learning in the community,it is important to respect the independence and volition of local residents as well as to accurately understand their diverse health needs.It is also important to provide learning opportunities and to provide support to individual learning activities which utilize library and media resources,such as learning consultation and the provision of information.More specifically,it is important to provide various learning opportunities corresponding to each individua,s needs,such as classes and courses in public halls and other social education facilities which play a central role in lifelong learning in the community,and to cooperate closely with bealth-related departments which have an abundance of specialized information concerning health.


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