[Event Report] The 13th Meeting of the Comparative Research Group on Local Regulations for Dementia (October 24, 2023)
date : 11/6/2023
Tags: Dementia
Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI) held the 13th meeting of the Comparative Research Group on Local Regulations for Dementia. Based on the concept of, “achieving better coexistence with dementia in the future,” the goal of this group is to examine the ideal structure of local regulations for dementia by examining and comparing the content of existing regulations.
On March 21, 2021, this research group published an interim report and policy recommendations in a document entitled, “Steps Toward Regulations for Dementia That Achieve Citizen-Centered Dementia Policy.”
At our 13th meeting, based on the Dementia Basic Act for an Inclusive Society (or, the Dementia Basic Act) that was enacted on June 14, 2023, we discussed prospects for local regulations for dementia and the future direction of the comparative research group. The Dementia Basic Act obligates prefectural and municipal governments to endeavor to create plans for the promotion of dementia policies, and during this discussion, we exchanged various opinions on prospects for those plans.
Overview
- Date & time: Tuesday, October 24, 2023; 14:30-16:00 JST
- Format: Online (Zoom webinar)
Participants (Titles omitted; in alphabetical order)
Kaori Abe (Director, Fukuoka Prefecture Early-onset Dementia Support Center)
Masaaki Hirai (Representative, Mahoroba Club)
Soichi Kosuga (Photojournalist)
Shunichiro Kurita (Senior Manager, HGPI)
Takashi Mihara (Senior Researcher, Insurance Research Department, NLI Research Institute)
Akira Saito (Member, Urayasu City Council)
■ Comparative Research Group on Local Regulations for Dementia
September 30, 2020: The First Meeting
October 28, 2020: The Second Meeting
November 24, 2020: The Third Meeting
November 27, 2020: The Fourth Meeting
December 3, 2020: The Fifth Meeting Hearing at Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture
December 9, 2020: The Sixth Meeting: Hearing at Setagaya Ward, Tokyo
December 18, 2020: The Seventh Meeting Hearing at Gobo City, Wakayama Prefecture
December 22, 2020: The Eighth Meeting Hearing at Hamada City, Shimane Prefecture
January 26, 2021: The Ninth Meeting
August 17, 2021: The 10th Meeting
November 24, 2022: The 11th Meeting
January 12, 202: The 12th Meeting
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