The 4th Asian Network Symposium on Nutrition

Nutrition Education Program for National Health Promotion in AsianCountries: a Focus on School-based Program
Date： 8th September, 2010 (Wednesday) 14:00～17:30
Venue： National Institute of Health and Nutrition
1-23-1, Toyama, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 162-8636
Program
14:00 Opening Address
Dr. Shinkan Tokudome (Director-General, NIHN)
14:10 Symposium
Chairpersons：Dr. Nobuo Nishi(Director, Center for Collaboration and Partnership, NIHN)
Dr. Shigeru Yamamoto(Professor, Ochanomizu University Graduate School)① School-based Nutrition Education Programs in Korea
Dr. Jihyun YoonBackground
The National Institute of Health and Nutrition(NIHN), established in 1920, is the world’s oldest
national research institute in the field of nutrition.
“Asian Network Symposium on Nutrition” is themain international symposium hosted by the NIHN,
which has been held once every two year since 2004.
The first symposium entitled “Optimizing Maternaland Child Nutrition for the Prevention of Chronic
Diseases” was held in January 2004, followed by thesecond one entitled “Nutrition Reference and Dietary
Recommendation in Asian Countries ~ from nutrition
science to policy~ (March, 2006) and the third oneentitled “Nutrition Monitoring and Community
Nutrition Programs for National Health Promotion in
Asian countries (March, 2008)”. At each symposium,the nutrition researchers and professionals, both inJapan and abroad, were invited for the academic
debates and exchange of views on the issues related
to the sub-theme.
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The 4 symposium will be held on 8 September
2010, with the theme of nutrition education program,in particular the school-based ones. In Japan, theschool lunch system has been well functioning underlegislation by School Lunch Law enacted in 1954. By
which, nutritional and growth status of Japanesechildren has been greatly improved. Governmental
effort in the field of nutrition education was furtherenhanced by establishment of “Basic Law onShokuiku” and “Nutrition teacher system” enacted in2005.
Recently, importance of school-based nutrition
education program toward not only nutritional
improvement among children but also national healthpromotion has been well acknowledged worldwide.
At the upcoming symposium, we expect to deepen
the debates on present situation and future directionof each country and the Asian region.
Supporting bodies:* Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan* The Japan Dietetic Association* The Japanese Society of Nutrition and Dietetics*The Japanese Society of Nutrition and Food Science(Professor, Department of Food and Nutrition,Seoul National University)② The Goal and Practice of School Meal Programs in Taiwan
Dr. Yueching Wong
(Associate Professor, Department of Nutrition,Chung Shan Medical University, Taiwan)③ School Meal Program in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam:
Reality and Future Plan
Dr. Duc Son Nguyen Trung Le(Senior Researcher, Nutrition Center of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)④ Promoting Healthy Eating in Schools
Ms. Letty Shiu
(Manager, Youth Health Programme Development (1)Youth Health Division, Health Promotion Board, Singapore)

15:30～15:50 Coffee Break⑤ School Lunch for Improving Children’s Health
Ms. Nobuko Tanaka(School Lunch Senior Specialist, School Health Education Division,
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Sciences and Technology, Japan)

16:10 Open Discussion
Debaters:
Dr. L.T. Cavalli-Sforza(Regional Adviser in Nutrition, WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific)

Dr. Takanori Noguchi(Chief of Nutrition Management Unit, Office for Lifestyle-related diseases
Control, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)

Ms. Mitsuko Otomend(School Nutrition Teacher, The 2 Matsue Elementary School)

Dr. Alka Mohan Chutani(Chief Dietitian, All India Institute of Medical Sciences)

Ms. Tebogo T. O Leepile(Master student, Ochanomizu University Graduate school)

Dr. Shinkan Tokudome (Director-General, NIHN)

17:20 Closing Address
Dr. Nobuaki Shibaike (Executive Director, NIHN)
Secretariat: Project for International Research and Development, NIHN
E-mail: nihn-ccp@nih.go.jp