Kumamoto

Plan details by prefecture"Kumamoto 21 Health Plan, Term 4"
(●: item matches national goal; ○: item is particular to that prefecture)

Health Japan 21 (the second term)			Kumamoto
Table 5 (1) Nutrition and dietary habits	(1) Increase in percentage of individuals maintaining ideal body weight (Reduction in percentage of obese individuals [BMI 25 and more] and underweight individuals [BMI less than 18.5])		● Increase the number of individuals maintaining ideal body weight (Reduction of obese and underweight individuals)
	(2) Increase in percentage of individuals who consume appropriate quality and quantity of food	(a) Increase in percentage of individuals who eat balanced diet with staple food, main dish and side dish more than twice a day (b) Decrease in mean salt intake (c) Increase in consumption of vegetables and fruits (increase mean daily intake of vegetables, decrease the percentage of individuals who consume fruit less than 100 g per day)	● Increase in percentage of individuals who eat balanced diet with staple food, main dish and side dish more than twice a day ○ Percentage of seniors who eat balanced meals based on a staple food, a main dish, and a side dish ● Mean salt intake ● Mean daily intake of vegetables ● Percentage of individuals who consume fruit less than 100 g per day
	(3) Increase in dining with family regularly (decrease in percentage of children who eat alone)		○ Percentage of children who eat meals with their families at least 5 times per week
	(4) Increase in number of corporations in food industry that supply food product low in salt and fat		● Number of designated Kumamoto Health Promotion Partner Locations
	(5) Increase in percentage of specific food service facilities that plan, cook, and evaluate and improve nutritional content of menu based on the needs of clients (increase percentage of facilities staffed with registered/non-registered dietitians)		○ Improve the quality of nutrition management at places such as special cafeteria facilities
Table 3 (2) Children's health	(1) Increase in percentage of children who maintain healthy lifestyle (nutrition, dietary habits, physical activity)	(a) Increase in percentage of children who eat three meals a day (b) Increase in percentage of children who exercise regularly	○ Percentage of children who eat snacks at night before sleeping ○ Percentage of children who eat breakfast every day ○ Percentage of children/students who respond "I like to be physically active"
	(2) Increase in percentage of children with ideal body weight	(a) Reduction in percentage of low birth weight infants (b) Reduction in percentage of children who tend to be obese	○ Underweight birth rate ○ Severely underweight birth rate ● Percentage of children who tend to be obese (fifth-graders)
Table 3 (3) Health of elderly people	(4) Restraint of the increase in undernourished elderly (BMI under 20)		○ Percentage of seniors (over 70) who eat balanced meals based on a staple food, a main dish, and a side dish
Others (items particular to that prefecture)	Breakfast skipping (excluding children)		－
	The use and application of nutritional information		－
	Nutrition education		○ Percentage of people who eat snacks at night before sleeping
	Training and utilization of human resources		－
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