O ut-of-school-time (OST) programs, which include after-school and summer learning programs, are increasingly recognized as factors that can help children and youth develop into healthy, productive members of society. However, OST programming within cities can be fragmented and uncoordinated, resulting in poor quality and insufficient access for those most in need of services. To address these ...

virtual technology can be a useful tool for designing models of healthy urban environments. the resilience and sustainability in any urban environment involves the establishment and maintenance of the health of its citizens. the well-being of youth, the future workforce of every society, is a highly important consideration in the design of cities. cities are only truly sustainable when the work...

People drive transitions. Current urban living conditions, specifically food systems, challenge the health, wellbeing and coherence of individuals whole societies, for effective change toward resilient communities, people need to reinvent way they produce, distribute consume food. Consequently, in their communities' are creating foodscapes governing transition sustainable local systems. Here, w...

AIMS We surveyed the state of implementation of the school-based fluoride mouth-rinsing programme (S-FMR) in schools in Japan from March 2010. METHODS Questionnaires on the implementation status of S-FMR in each type of school (including preschool and kindergarten) were sent by post to the oral health administration departments of all 47 prefectures and 89 cities (18 ordinance-designated citi...