Goals of the Knowledge Cluster Initiative
What We Want to Be
Wellbeing for the Whole Person
The goal of the overall Greater Sendai Region is "In order to create a society where all citizens can live happy, healthy, and vigorous lives, we will reduce the number of deaths in late middle age and persons who require care, extend their healthy lifespan, and create a regional community to improve their quality of life (QoL) as it relates to health." Or, to state these goals in a way that is easier to understand, we will move "from a narrow definition of healthcare to a whole-person wellbeing." To achieve this wellbeing, it is important to improve resistance to the various factors that affect health. This includes the "prevention of lifestyle illnesses" as a physical factor and "creation of health for the mind" as a mental element.