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Currently in Japan, 43 446 public health nurses (PHNs) are working at various community settings to promote population health. The national licensing of the PHN is a unique system of Japan. In this chapter, the health promotion activities of PHNs in community settings and health problems that PHNs now confront are introduced. The educational system of PHN is also explained, because the system is changing in Japan.
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Arakida, M. (2011). Japan’s Current Health Issues and Health Promotion in the Community Setting: Focus on Public Health Nurses’ Activities. In: Muto, T., Nakahara, T., Nam, E.W. (eds) Asian Perspectives and Evidence on Health Promotion and Education. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-53889-9_20
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