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health promotion; health improvement; enhancing one's health
The active pursuit of better health through exercise, diet, lifestyle changes, or public health policies. Used both for individual efforts and government or organizational initiatives.
健康増進のためにジョギングを始めた。
I started jogging to improve my health.
市は健康増進プログラムを実施している。
The city is implementing a health promotion program.
健康増進法に基づいて、受動喫煙対策が強化された。
Based on the Health Promotion Act, measures against secondhand smoke were strengthened.
A four-character compound commonly seen in government policy, public health campaigns, and everyday conversation about healthy living. Japan's 健康増進法 (Health Promotion Act) is a well-known piece of legislation.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 健康増進法: Health Promotion Act
- 健康増進のために: for the purpose of improving health
- 健康増進施設: health promotion facility
- 健康増進活動: health promotion activities
RELATED TERMS:
- 健康管理: health management
- 健康維持: maintaining health — focuses on keeping current health rather than improving it
- 増進: promotion, enhancement — also used in other compounds like 食欲増進 (appetite stimulation)