Presenter Biography
Ma'Adjoa (she/her), as the presenter prefers to be called, is a first-year doctoral student in the Community Health program at OHSU-PSU School of Public Health. Let’s just say she is from Ghana, West Africa. Her research interests are sexual and reproductive health, sexual and reproductive health of persons with disabilities, parental health, adolescents’ health, and women's health Over the years, Ma'Adjoa’s research in Ghana focused on healthcare access, how women are treated at facilities during childbirth, use of contraception among adolescents, and attitudes towards reproductive health. Ma'Adjoa is tempted to believe she likes cooking. Aside from public health, Ma'Adjoa spends her time armchair traveling, exploring pre-colonial Afrika, and really traveling with her host family.
Institution
PSU
Program/Major
PhD Community Health
Degree
BSc, MPH
Presentation Type
Poster
Start Date
4-6-2022 2:45 PM
End Date
4-6-2022 2:51 PM
Creative Commons License or Rights Statement
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/40188
Subjects
Tokyo; disaster resistance; sustainability; ageing population; urban health
Abstract
The use of policy decisions and urban health indicators can promote a more healthy and equitable city. Over a period of ten weeks, stories and activities going on in Tokyo, Japan, were followed to identify pressing urban health issues in the city. Disaster preparedness measures, city sustainability initiatives, and ageing population health improvement were selected and focused on for this poster presentation. Through policy actions and urban redevelopment plans, Tokyo, a super-aged society, and a city prone to natural disasters like tsunamis and earthquakes, is developing structures that will reduce the impact of disasters, improve the living conditions of the aged population, and ensure climate sustainability. Policies and urban planning can influence population health by factors such as healthcare, emergency preparedness, infrastructure, political power, economics, social, and environmental factors.
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Building Resistance and Sustainability to Improve Population Health in Tokyo, Japan.
The use of policy decisions and urban health indicators can promote a more healthy and equitable city. Over a period of ten weeks, stories and activities going on in Tokyo, Japan, were followed to identify pressing urban health issues in the city. Disaster preparedness measures, city sustainability initiatives, and ageing population health improvement were selected and focused on for this poster presentation. Through policy actions and urban redevelopment plans, Tokyo, a super-aged society, and a city prone to natural disasters like tsunamis and earthquakes, is developing structures that will reduce the impact of disasters, improve the living conditions of the aged population, and ensure climate sustainability. Policies and urban planning can influence population health by factors such as healthcare, emergency preparedness, infrastructure, political power, economics, social, and environmental factors.