The school education is very important to promote the making town of the normalization. I am convinced that handicapped persons go to their near school is important to live alone as a member of area. From April, 2007, the name of the attendance at school guidance committee turned into the attendance at school support committee by a shift of the support education in particular. "The trouble of mind and body" was deleted from the enforcement order of the School Education low, but "the attendance at school support committee meeting" was left. Therefore I decided to abolish an attendance at school guidance committee.

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Based on the results of the previous study on prevention of falls among dementia ward residents in intermediate welfare facility, it was hypothesized that resident's falls correlated to their physical aggression. If becoming physically aggressive was reduced by giving effective intervention, the number of falls could be lowered. Thus, the purpose of this study was to verify this hypothesis. Word staff performed the three behavioral treatments as an intervention which possibly reduced the frequency of elderly with dementia. Thirty-two residents were available for this study. Six months were taken to prepare for giving the intervention. Then, the intervention was performed for six months. The numbers of falls, witnessed cases of physical aggression were compared. As a result, the falls and witnessed cases of physical aggression were significantly reduced after implementation of intervention (Wilcoxon rank sum test, p<0.05). The hypothesis was confirmed that the number of falls can be lowered by preventing residents from becoming physically aggressive.

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We evaluated the effects of a 6-month fall-prevention program, mainly involving aqua-exercise, that was provided as a community health project to the elderly by a local, self-governing body.
The subjects consisted of 29 inhabitants (5 males and 24 females) of a community who were ≥ 65 years old (mean, 70.9 ± 3.8 years). For a 6-month period, a 60-minute exercise intervention program was performed once a week. Under the guidance of experienced exercise instructors, aqua-exercise (stretching, walking, games) was performed 12 times, indoor exercise (resistance/balance training) 5 times, and outdoor walking twice. The assessment items included the incidence of falling, Good Walkers Index (Kenkyakudo), blood properties, and the Profile of Mood States (POMS)-Brief Form. Assessment was performed at the initiation and completion of interventions, and also 6 months after their completion (follow-up assessment) to evaluate the continuation of the effects.
Assessment after the completion of the interventions revealed significant improvements in 10-m walking speed and maximum length of a step, and the follow-up assessment confirmed the continuation of these effects. Compared with at the time of the initiation of interventions, activity levels improved due to an increased frequency of going out on follow-up assessment. The incidence of falling was 27.3% (6/29 subjects) at both the initiation and completion of interventions.
After a 60-minute intervention program mainly involving aqua-exercise performed once a week for 6 months, mobility improved, but the incidence of falling did not change.

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The purpose of this study was to determine whether the experiences of family-oriented exercise programs for elementary school students, consisting of partner stretch exercises (PS) [for adult relaxation] and Tai-Chi rhythmic exercises (TC) [for enhancing the physical fitness of the elderly], were effective in encouraging the practice of these exercises with families at home, as well as to determine if they would learn how to maintain the physical fitness of their parents and grandparents.
The subjects were 21 elementary school students (11 boys and 10 girls) ranging from ages 9-12. They were separated into two groups, Club A (8 students, classes 2 times) and Club B (13 students, class 1 time). Both clubs practiced PS and TC during class and were encouraged to practice them with their families at home.
Results from interviews conducted two weeks after the classes, as well as six months after the classes, showed that although many students practiced PS at home, fewer students practiced TC. Furthermore, students in Club A practiced PS and TC at home more than students in Club B. Additionally, most students were able to recognize the differences between the activities they did on a normal basis and the TC specifically developed for the elderly, especially in regards to movement speed.
In conclusion, family-oriented exercise programs were useful for elementary school students to practice with their families at home and learn generational differences in physical fitness.

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This study discussed on the practical instruction of guidelines 2005 as Basic Life Support (BLS) in terms of 1) instructional directions of guidelines meaning, 2) understanding the changes of an outline and interpretation of Basic Life Support, 3) first aid occasions necessary to avoid the attitude toward hesitating from the rescue of a victim.
This study showed all the amended and changing points of guidelines 2005 put in order because the guidelines were smoothly taught to the general public. The most important aspect was indicated that Automated External Defibrillator (AED) was not almighty to rescue a cardiac arrest victim, rather much important procedures for the rescuer to use combinations of CPR and AED effectively according to the instructional voice given by AED as the mechanical treatment.
As references of Good Samaritan Law, a couple of similar laws in Canada such as Ontario - Good Samaritan Act, 2001; Alberta - Emergency Medical Aid Act; British Columbia - Good Samaritan Act; and Nova Scotia - Volunteer Services Act were also shown.

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