Chapter 1 Asian Ideas on Health Promotion and Education from Historical Perspectives of the Theory of Yojo as an Interface of Health, Self, and Society

Chapter 2 Developing the Curriculum and Instruction Model for Suicide Prevention and Life Education in Taiwan

Chapter 3 The Yogo Teacher, the Health Room, and Health Education at School in Japan

Chapter 4 New Strategy on Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Lifestyle-Related Diseases Focusing on Metabolic Syndrome in Japan

Chapter 5 Sensory Awakening as a New Approach to Health Promotion

Chapter 6 Health Promotion and Education in Thailand in Comparison with the Japanese Health Care System and Health Informatics

Chapter 7 Development of a Robot-Assisted Activity Program for Elderly People Incorporating Reading Aloud and Arithmetic Calculation

Chapter 8 Health Promotion for Cancer Survivors: New Paradigm Beyond Prevention and Treatment

Chapter 9 Alternative Medicine and Health Promotion

Chapter 10 Key Players in Health Promotion Policy in the Northern Part of the Western Pacific

Chapter 11 Community-Based Participatory Research: A Promising Approach to Address Social Determinants of Health

Chapter 12 Toward Development of Intervention Methods for Strengthening the Sense of Coherence: Suggestions from Japan

Chapter 13 Social Capital and Population Approach

Chapter 14 Health Promotion and Healthy City Projects in Korea

Chapter 15 A Network of Healthy Cities in Asia and the Pacific: The Alliance for Healthy Cities

Chapter 16 Empowerment in Health and Community Settings

Chapter 17 Health Communication

Chapter 18 Cost-Benefit of Health Promotion: Will It Pay Off? Japan’s Venture Against Metabolic Syndrome

Chapter 19 Health Promotion Activity and Outcomes in the Community

Chapter 20 Japan’s Current Health Issues and Health Promotion in the Community Setting: Focus on Public Health Nurses’ Activities

Chapter 21 Outcomes of Lifestyle Improvement Programs in the Last Ten Years in Asia

Chapter 22 Health Promoting Schools in Taiwan: Present Status and Future Perspectives

Chapter 23 Workplace Health Promotion in Korea

Chapter 24 Characteristics of Workplace Health Promotion in Japan

Chapter 25 Tokyo Gas Health Promotion Program

Chapter 26 Evidence of Physical Activity for Disease Control and Health Promotion

Chapter 27 Using Computer-Tailored Technology to Promote Physical Activity and Healthy Eating: A Review of the Literature and Asian-Pacific Evidence

Chapter 28 Dietary Lifestyle Interventions of Energy Restriction for Weight Control and Salt Reduction for Prevention of Hypertensive Risk in Asian Adults

Chapter 29 Building Capacity in Smoking Cessation Counseling Among Health Care Professionals in China

Chapter 30 Issues of Korean Alcohol Policy Perspectives

Chapter 31 Current Status and Prevention of Obesity

Chapter 32 Waist-to-Height Ratio Is the Best Anthropometric Index for Screening the Risk of Obesity-Related Disorders

Chapter 33 Health Promotion and Education Based on the Features of Cardiovascular Disease in Asia

Chapter 34 Prevention and Psychological Intervention in Depression and Stress-Related Conditions

Chapter 35 Principles and Activities of Oral Health Promotion in Asian Countries

Chapter 36 New Development in Education to Prevent Sexual Transmitted Infections, Especially HIV/AIDS: Actual Practice of Sexuality Health Education by Means of Peer Counseling Approach

Chapter 37 School-Based Safety Promotion in Japan

Chapter 38 “Safe Community” in Asia: Safety Promotion Based on Injury Prevention