Full Description
This book discusses the building of comprehensive community support systems, which constitutes a key issue in social security reforms in Japan. The book comprises three parts: (I) Mapping Social Security in Japan, (II) Community-Based Integrated Care Systems in Japan, and (III) A Prospect of Community-Based Inclusive Society in Japan. The chapters in this book were composed on the basis of research into community-based integrated care systems and community-based inclusive society, conducted by members of the Association of Japanese Geographers' Study Group "Regional Issues Related to the Birthrate Decline and Population Aging." Choosing local governments with different regional characteristics, the authors conducted empirical research to uncover the characteristics of comprehensive community support systems, building processes, and challenges in the respective local governments. Non-Japanese readers will acquire an understanding of the characteristics of social security and the trendsof the reforms in Japan. To support its use as a reference book, chapters in Part I include numerous maps and figures with the themes of welfare, medical care, and health levels in Japan.
Contents
Welfare Regime in Japan and Recent Social Security Reform.- Temporal Changes and Regional Differences in Demographic Structure and Health in Japan.- Nursing Care Provision Systems for Elderly People and Geographical Distribution of Services in Japan.- Medical Care Provision System and Geographical Distribution of Medical Resources in Japan.- Securing of Health, Medical, and Welfare Personnel and the Geographical Distribution in Japan.- Regional Variation in the Community-based Integrated Care Systems in Japan.- Community-based Integrated Care Systems in Municipalities Having One Comprehensive Community Support Center.- Community-based Integrated Care Systems in Municipalities Having Sub-branchs of Comprehensive Community Support Centers.- Community-based Integrated Care Systems in Municipalities Having Multiple Comprehensive Community Support Centers.- Regeneration of Housing Estates by the Community-based Integrated Care Systems.- Integrated Care Systems Established to Strengthen Community Disaster Resilience.- Establishing Community-based Integrated Sup-port Systems for Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Childcare in Japan: Focusing on Regional differences.- Creation of Social Ties for Prevention of Isolation of Elderly Public Assistance Recipients: The Case of a Project for the Provision of "A Place of One's Own" in Nishinari Ward, Osaka City.- Current Situation and Challenges of "Inclusive Care": An Investigation of the "Community-based Inclusive Station Program" in Saga Prefecture.- Formation of Comprehensive Community Welfare Bases in Urban Areas.- Development of Community Welfare Activities with Resident Participation and Their Importance in Hilly and Mountainous Areas.
