「玉名市健康なまちづくり市民座談会」の7年目の活動評価 : 活動状況調査から今後の課題を探る

玉名市の健康なまちづくり市民座談会の７年間の活動への中間評価ならびに計画遂行や市民座談会のメンバーの構成に関する問題点、市民座談会と大学の連携・協働に向けて課題を探ることを目的に、市民座談会のメンバーへアンケート調査およびK大学S教授へ聴き取り調査を実施した。調査結果から、以下のことがわかった。1.各部会の①子どもの健全育成や子育てへの支援②高齢者・障害者への理解と介護予防に向けての健康づくり③環境問題に付随する取り組みについて、成果があがっている。2.市民座談会のメンバー確保および玉名市の既存の組織とのネットワーク形成、行政と市民座談会との連携強化への見直しが課題としてあがった。3.地域に提言できるような情報・相談・教育機能としてのK大学の環境整備や人材育成が課題としてあがった。This paper focused on a community-based round table discussion meeting for health promotion at Tamana City. With the aim of conducting an interim assessment of its seven-year activities, pinpointing the problems in program implementation and its current membership makeup, and exploring the challenges for cooperation/alliance with a university, a questionnaire survey and an interview were conducted respectively on its members and Professor“S”of “K”University. The survey results illuminated the following issues. 1) In each subcommittee, achievements were particularly recognized in a) support for sound upbringing of children and child-rearing, b) understanding the needs of the elderly and the disabled and health promotion for care prevention, and c) environment-related activities. 2) Tasks and difficulties were pointed out in securing enough members for the discussion meeting, networking with existing organizations in Tamana, and reviewing the approach of local government to reinforce the partnership with the discussion meeting. 3) Development of facilities and human resources of “K”university as an organization to offer information, consultation, and education for community development was raised as a future challenge