S-53-3: DEVELOPMENT OF RISK SCORES TO PREVENT CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES

Abstract

There are still many places where medical care does not reach. In this abstract, from the perspective of the SDGs, we can see that we should tackle the world through the problems that Japan has. Social inequality faces many challenges that must be resolved in the future. First of all, as for income disparity, while absolute difficulties are declining worldwide, the number of relatively poor people in poverty compared to their standard of living is still increasing. Although Japan is the world’s third-largest economy, it is the worst in eight of the 41 OECD member countries. Regional disparities and their associated population disparities are also major issues. When the population flows out, it becomes depopulated, and the town’s infrastructure deteriorates. The medical system in depopulated areas is a serious problem. Educational disparities are caused by poverty, creating a chain of poverty. The digital divide is associated with educational inequality and can lead to health problems due to difficulty obtaining correct health and preventive information. The need for a nutritionally balanced diet to improve health is learned through education. Gender inequality is also a serious problem that causes employment inequality, income inequality, and education inequality. Japan’s Gender Gap Index in 2019 was the lowest in the G7 and 121st among the 153 countries in the world. Japan needs to improve the gender gap radically. As for the intergenerational disparity, Japan’s aging rate is about 30%, which is the largest in the world. Although it will continue to increase, the population will decrease sharply. As a result, the medical services received will become increasingly difficult for the elderly. Medical staff will be available when they really need it. We have created a model for predicting incident cardiovascular disease and its subtypes. The results are returned to the participants as a joint project between Suita City and its Medical Association to prevent the aggravation of heart failure, and the results are returned on a paper basis as a personal health record. As for health guidance, we developed Lifelong Health Support 10 (LHS10) so that the examinee can objectively understand where to improve in their daily lives. We are considering creating a mechanism that allows multi-worker intervention, such as incorporating such tools on smartphones. By utilizing LHS10, it is possible to contribute to reducing social disparity as health information that is objectively simple and easy for anyone to understand.