https://doi.org/10.24552/00002199 ©青森県立保健大学
Current situation, challenges, and future outlook of cooperation in comprehensive
community care
（Career Development Center Needs Assessment Report Ⅳ）
Yukio Fujimoto, Manabu Onishi, Reiko Nakashima, Emiko Kimura, Harumi Kadohama,
Hiromi Narui, Keiko Tei, Ken Takaya and Kazuko Kamiizumi
Local Employment Promotion Section of Career Development Center, Aomori University of Health and Welfare
（Recieved March 28, 2022; Accepted August 18, 2022）
ABSTRACT
［Objective］The aim of this study is to obtain indications for future activities by the Career Development Center and the Community Retention Promotion Division by analyzing the training and support required for cooperation
in comprehensive community care and the desired roles of healthcare and welfare occupations, using data from
the survey on needs conducted by the Career Development Center of Aomori University of Health and Welfare.
［Methods］1. Survey period: February 3 to 26, 2021, 2. Subjects: 1,399 healthcare or welfare facilities in Aomori
Prefecture that have participated in our projects（since March 1999）, 3. Survey methods: mailed self-
administered questionnaire, 4. Survey contents: a questionnaire about challenges with career development
uniquely prepared, 5. Analytical method: quantitative data were tallied for each group, while in terms of
qualitative data, semantic words and phrases were extracted from comments and grouped based on similarity.
［Results］Out of the participating facilities, 371 facilities（26.5％）responded to the survey, of which 299
facilities（81.3％）responded that they strongly or somewhat felt the need to enhance cooperation with other
facilities involved with comprehensive community care. Many facilities desired multi-professional collaboration
and case studies as necessary training and support to that end. Many facilities desired healthcare and welfare
occupations to have the role of “being involved with the health conditions, traits, and care needs of patients
based on each person’s values, community characteristics, and culture.”
［Conclusions］Staff needs to gain basic knowledge on comprehensive community care and acknowledge the
roles of their own and other facilities that need to cooperate; training on such subjects is necessary.
Key words: Aomori Prefecture, comprehensive community care, vision of community medicine, fostering
talent