Conference Report: The 10th J-HPH Conference 2025
The Japan Health Promoting Hospitals and Health Services Network (J-HPH) held the 10th J-HPH Conference 2025 on November 1 (Sat) and 2 (Sun), 2025, at Vision Center Tokyo Kyobashi. Under the main theme “Evidence-Based Health Promotion Developed Through Partnerships: Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of J-HPH and Future Horizons,” the conference brought together 120 participants.
Keynote Speech
“Children’s Cafeterias (Kodomo Shokudo) and Our Communities and Society”
- Speaker: Mr. Makoto Yuasa (Social Activist; Project Professor at the University of Tokyo)
Mr. Yuasa delivered an insightful keynote lecture highlighting community-building initiatives that foster safe spaces for children and intergenerational interaction. He introduced how children’s cafeterias function as community-driven safety nets, sharing practical examples of local government collaborations that evolve these spaces from hubs of “awareness” into vital “connecting” points. Furthermore, he elaborated on their diverse roles—such as serving as disaster support hubs, partnering with local councils, universities, and senior centers, and driving regional revitalization through the local circulation of food and financial support.
Panel Discussion 1
“Building Evidence for Equitable Healthcare: Lessons from the Min-Iren Type 2 Diabetes Study”
Poster Session
Workshops
- Workshop 1: Introduction to Logic Models
Evaluating the Social Impact of Healthcare Projects and Activities
- Workshop 2: “What is Equitable Quality of Care?”
Self-Assessing Healthcare Equity in Our Practice
- Workshop 3: The Global Network for Tobacco Free Healthcare Services (GNTH)
What We Can Do to Achieve a Tobacco-Free Society
Symposium
“Anti-War, Peace, and Health Promotion”
- Featured Presentation (Video): “War as a Determinant of Health and Peace Promotion as a Professional Duty of Healthcare Workers” by Dr. Pirous Fateh-Moghadam (Italy)
The symposium featured a recorded lecture by Dr. Fateh-Moghadam, who addressed global and Italian perspectives on the intersection of peace, health, and medicine, framing peace promotion as an ethical duty for health professionals.
Panel Discussion 2
“Medical-Legal Partnerships: Protecting Patient Human Rights and Achieving Health Equity in Collaboration with Legal Professionals”
Recognizing that deeper collaboration between healthcare and legal professionals is essential to delivering effective support to marginalized populations, a panel discussion was held featuring guest attorneys from the Anti-Poverty Task Force of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA).
Update:19 AUG 2026