PHM-Exch> Reduction in health inequalities made the population of Japan healthy

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: Ruggiero, Mrs. Ana Lucia (WDC) <ruglucia at paho.org>


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*What has made the population of Japan healthy?* *ayu Ikeda PhD a, Eiko
Saito MSc a, Naoki Kondo PhD b, Manami Inoue MD c, Prof Shunya Ikeda PhD d,
Prof Toshihiko Satoh MD e, Koji Wada PhD f, Andrew Stickley PhD a, Kota
Katanoda PhD g, Tetsuya Mizoue PhD h, Mitsuhiko Noda MD i, Prof Hiroyasu Iso
PhD j, Prof Yoshihisa Fujino PhD k, Tomotaka Sobue MD g, Shoichiro Tsugane
MD c, Prof Mohsen Naghavi PhD l, Prof Majid Ezzati PhD m, Prof Kenji Shibuya
MD a
**The Lancet, Volume 378, Issue 9796, Pages 1094 - 1105, 17 September 2011

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Abstract: http://bit.ly/nMymzL <http://t.co/MwwQoXrB>

 “…..People in ********Japan******** have the longest life expectancy at
birth in the world. Here, we compile the best available evidence about
population health in ********Japan******** to investigate what has made the
Japanese people healthy in the past 50 years. ****

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The Japanese population achieved longevity in a fairly short time through a
rapid reduction in mortality rates for communicable diseases from the 1950s
to the early 1960s, followed by a large reduction in stroke mortality rates.
********Japan******** had moderate mortality rates for non-communicable
diseases, with the exception of stroke, in the 1950s. ****

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The improvement in population health continued after the mid-1960s through
the implementation of primary and secondary preventive community public
health measures for adult mortality from non-communicable diseases and an
increased use of advanced medical technologies through the universal
insurance scheme. ****

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*Reduction in health inequalities *with improved average population health
was partly attributable to equal educational opportunities and financial
access to care. With the achievement of success during the health transition
since ********World War 2******, ****Japan****** now needs to tackle major
health challenges that are emanating from a rapidly ageing population,
causes that are not amenable to health technologies, and the effects of
increasing social disparities to sustain the improvement in population
health…..”

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