Part I 
Asian Ideas and Activities on Health Promotion and Education
Asian Ideas on Health Promotion  and Education from Historical Perspectives of the Theory of Yojo as an  Interface of Health, Self, and Society Toshiyuki Takizawa 3
Developing the Curriculum and  Instruction Model for Suicide Prevention and Life Education in Taiwan  Ya-Wen Huang Po-San Wang Chia-Chia Lin 13
The Yogo Teacher, the Health Room, and Health Education at School in Japan Kanako Okada 21
New Strategy on Prevention and  Control of Noncommunicable Lifestyle-Related Diseases Focusing on  Metabolic Syndrome in Japan Shunsaku Mizushima Kazuyo Tsushita 31
Sensory Awakening as a New Approach to Health Promotion Masaki Moriyama 40
Health Promotion and Education in  Thailand in Comparison with the Japanese Health Care System and Health  Informatics Masami Matsuda Khanitta Nuntaboot Katsumasa Ota Shoichiro  Hara 50
Development of a Robot-Assisted  Activity Program for Elderly People Incorporating Reading Aloud and  Arithmetic Calculation Yukio Oida Masayoshi Kanoh Masashi Inagaki Yoko  Konagaya Kenji Kimura 67
Health Promotion for Cancer Survivors: New Paradigm Beyond Prevention and Treatment Miyako Takahashi 78
Alternative Medicine and Health Promotion Shinko Ichinohe 87 
Part II 
Asian Perspectives on Health Promotion and Education
Key Players in Health Promotion Policy in the Northern Part of the Western Pacific Toshitaka Nakahara 101
Community-Based Participatory Research: A Promising Approach to Address Social Determinants of Health Seunghyun Yoo 106
Toward Development of Intervention Methods for Strengthening the  Sense of Coherence: Suggestions from Japan Yoshihiko Yamazaki Taisuke  Togari Junko Sakano 118
 Social Capital and Population Approach Toshiyuki Ojima 133
 Health Promotion and Healthy City Projects in Korea Eun Woo Nam 141
 A Network of Healthy Cities in Asia and the Pacific: The Alliance for Healthy Cities Keiko Nakamura 155
 Empowerment in Health and Community Settings Tokie Anme Mary E. McCall 162 
Health Communication Yoshiharu Fukuda Ryoko Ebina 173
Cost-Benefit of Health Promotion: Will It Pay Off? Japan's Venture Against Metabolic Syndrome Etsuji Okamoto 182
Part III
Asian Activities and Evidence on Health Promotion and Education in Terms of Settings
 Health Promotion Activity and Outcomes in the Community Tanji Hoshi Kumiko Fukumoto Naoko Nakayama Chika Takagi 199 
Japan's Current Health Issues and  Health Promotion in the Community Setting: Focus on Public Health  Nurses' Activities Mikako Arakida 207
Outcomes of Lifestyle Improvement Programs in the Last Ten Years in Asia Yasuo Haruyama 214
Health Promoting Schools in Taiwan: Present Status and Future Perspectives Song-Yuan Huang 223
 Workplace Health Promotion in Korea Kang Sook Lee 241
 Characteristics of Workplace Health Promotion in Japan Takashi Muto 253
 Tokyo Gas Health Promotion Program Susumu S. Sawada 261 
Part IV
Asian Activities and Evidence on Health Promotion and Education in Terms of Lifestyles 
Evidence of Physical Activity for Disease Control and Health Promotion Takashi Arao 275
Using Computer-Tailored  Technology to Promote Physical Activity and Healthy Eating: A Review of  the Literature and Asian-Pacific Evidence Yukio Yamaguchi Hideaki Nanba  Noriko Takeda 287
Dietary Lifestyle Interventions  of Energy Restriction for W8 Control and Salt Reduction for Prevention  of Hypertensive Risk in Asian Adults Hiroko Fujii 307
Building Capacity in Smoking  Cessation Counseling Among Health Care Professionals in China Sophia  S.C. Chan Doris Y.P. Leung Chaoqiang Jiang Li Yang Lie-zhen Deng  Tai-hing Lam 317
Issues of Korean Alcohol Policy Perspectives Sungsoo Chun Michael E. Welch Mary Shin 326 
Part V
Asian Activities and Evidence on Health Promotion and Education in Terms of Disease 
Current Status and Prevention of Obesity Yumi Matsushita 343
Waist-to-H8 Ratio Is the Best  Anthropometric Index for Screening the Risk of Obesity-Related Disorders  Shiun Dong Hsieh Takashi Muto 358
Health Promotion and Education Based on the Features of Cardiovascular Disease in Asia Toshimi Sairenchi 366
Prevention and Psychological  Intervention in Depression and Stress-Related Conditions Mutsuhiro Nakao  Takeaki Takeuchi Peisen He Hirono Ishikawa Hiroaki Kumano 374
Principles and Activities of Oral Health Promotion in Asian Countries Masayuki Ueno Yoko Kawaguchi 389
New Development in Education to  Prevent Sexual Transmitted Infections, Especially HIV/AIDS: Actual  Practice of Sexuality Health Education by Means of Peer Counseling  Approach Hisako Takamura 404
School-Based Safety Promotion in Japan Nobuki Nishioka 416
"Safe Community" in Asia: Safety Promotion Based on Injury Prevention Yoko Shiraishi 426
Index 437