The "Healthy Akame!" community - government - university collaboration for health: a community-based participatory mixed-method approach to address health issue in rural Japan

• Main Authors: Marinda Asiah Nuril Haya (Author), Shuhei Ichikawa (Author), Yukino Shibagaki (Author), Akame Machijuu Genki Project Community Advisory Board (Author), Hideki Wakabayashi (Author), Yousuke Takemura (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Although Japan has a decentralized public health system, local governments have considered expert opinions over those of the community in decisions about public health programs. Differences in communities' interests may create gaps between health program objectives and imple...