A study on the vulnerable people′ s life and meals in the shelter houses

—present status and future—

Abstract

  Dead′occurring earthquakes occurred 8 times every 14 years from Hanshin-Awaji (Kobe) Earthquake (January 17, 1995) to Iwate and Miyagi inland type earthquake (June 14, 2008) in Japan.
  The personal suffering due to the earthquake reached not only casualties but also lives in the refuge. 317,000 people did inconvenient life by in the refuge in Hanshin-Awaji (Kobe) Earthquake, 100,000 people in the Mid Niigata Earthquake, and 12,000 people in Niigata Chuetsu-oki Earthquake.
  As for the meal offer in the refuge, it was suggested that the meal considered to vulnerable people such as the aging people, the baby and people having the swallowing function trouble or and dietetic treatment of the struck weak, and foreigners who had the food taboo in the reason of the religion etc. Qualitative correspondence in the meal offer when struck seemed in the future. I think that it is important examine three aspects of “Object person”, “Food”, “ Substitution of the lifeline”, and two systems “Self-help, mutual assistance, and public assistance”, and “Savings and rescue”.