title: The development of a town of safety, security and health project in an area with a very high population aging rate: -the activities of a community salon on a shopping street and their assessment-.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to assess the "Health Care Town in Kyoto" project designed to promote health and safety for health conscious people in a small community. We conducted a survey involving the users of the salon and local residents to examine the effects of the activities in the salon.
  
  
  METHODS
  We recorded the activities of salon and conducted semi-structured interviews with ten local residents to ask their opinions about the salon. The data from the interviews were analyzed using the Grounded Theory Approach. We distributed a questionnaire and collected 215 valid responses (valid response rate: 67.8%).
  
  
  RESULTS
  1) Purpose of using the salon was categorized into health consultation, conversation with others, rest and other purpose. 2) The significance of the salon for users was categorized into usability, acquisition of useful information, changes in daily habits and their maintenance, diversion, interaction with other people and acceptance by the shopping center. 3) The results of the questionnaire survey showed marked relations between Well-Being Index (WHO-5), age, employment and family budget, self-rated health and ability to perform daily activities (TMIG), whereas use of the salon was not associated with Well-Being Index (WHO-5). On the other hand, there were marked relations between loneliness (LSO), educational background and use of the salon, demonstrating that the facility helped its users reduce loneliness (LSO).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In this town, the salon has served as a place providing effective preventive support for the health of individual users.
authors: Graduate School of Nursing, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan.
authors: Akiko
authors: A
authors: Hoshino
authors: Department of Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan.
authors: Kanae
authors: K
authors: Usui
authors: Department of Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan.
authors: Toshiki
authors: T
authors: Katsura
keywords: a very high rate of people 65 years old or older; action plan; health promotion; shopping street
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