A study of examining Taiwan exercise health promotion with Finland experience

Autor: Yung-Chi Liu, 劉永琦
Rok vydání: 2013
Druh dokumentu: 學位論文 ; thesis
Popis: 101
Taiwan had become an ageing society in 1993, that means the elderly people in Taiwan were reached 7% of total population. The speed of ageing are really quickly and it was estimated that the elderly population will reach 14% in 2017. Becoming an aged society will crush the social welfare system. The purpose of this study was to: (1) understand the “Strength in Old Age” program in Finland for elderly people. (2) analyze the profile of elderly exercise health promotion in Taiwan. (3) compare Finland with Taiwan in elderly exercise health promotion situation. This research uses the case study method through documentary analysis and in-depth interview. The results from this study showed: (1) The constitution of Finland gave people the power to exercise, so from policy, legislation, research institute to local city and university develop health-enhancing physical activities. (2) Now Taiwan government, research institute and private organization are also developing various activities for elderly. (3) The most differences between Finland and Taiwan is Finland was started from central government to local cities.
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