Kiyoshi Kurokawa, HGPI Chairman has been elected a member of the Orange Town Project Planning Committee set up by the health and welfare department of Aichi Prefecture. Shunichiro Kurita, HGPI Associate was elected a member of the working group as well as research and medical group which are part of the regional alliance groups.

Orange Town Project is an attempt by Aichi Prefecture to further enhance its actions against dementia measures. It aims to become the pillar of Aichi Kenko Mori by unifying with its surrounding regions and to proceed with deepening people’s understanding of dementia through community development. Its policy plan is scheduled for public release in September 2017.

Both Chairman Kurokawa and Mr. Kurita joined the first meeting of Orange Town Project Planning Committee in Nagoya.