Department of Social Epidemiology
Graduate School of Medicine and School of Public Health, Kyoto University
Naoki Kondo’s research on the relationship between MUJIN and healthy life expectancy was introduced in The Economist.
The Economist 「Japan is searching for the secrets to healthy old age」
“Investments such as upgrading cultural facilities or creating mobile libraries to serve remote communities may not appear to be health-related, but can benefit public health, says Kondo Naoki of the University of Tokyo.”
Assistant Professor Kosuke Inoue has been writing a series of lectures on “Causal Inference for Clinical and Epidemiological Research” in the Medical News.
No.10, Quantifying Assumable Bias.(2022.1.17 Weekly Medical News(Usual number) ：From No.3453)
No9,Examine the effects of exposure on outcomes.(2021.11.29 Weekly Medical News(Usual number) ：From No.3447)
Click here for Kosuke Inoue’s website.
Assistant Professor Koryu Sato wrote a part of the book “The Health Economics and Innovation from a Variety of Perspective”, which was published by Chikura Shobo on February 10, 2022.
Sato was in charge of Chapter 3, “Health Care Economics from the U.S. Perspective” and discusses the implications for Japan from the recent U.S. health care reform.
Chikura Shobo, Inc. “The Health Economics and Innovation from a Variety of Perspective” , 152, List price 2,420 yen (tax included)
Our lab members have presented at various conferences in the second half of 2021.
Click here for the member’s introduction page.
August
Maho Haseda:Post Conference Symposium “Addressing the social determinants of health and career development of physicians “The 53th Annual Meeting of Japan Society for Medical Education.Symposist.
September
Mariko Kanamori:One Welfare World Conference: Presenter of One Welfare Science slaM (OWSM) Sessions.
October
Koryu Sato:”Working from home associated with mental health and dietary patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic: Studies of health app (CALO mama) users in Japan”The 68th The Japanese Society of Nutrition and Dietics, The 12th Japan Korea Symposium, Nutritional Issues in the COVID-19 Pandemic,Symposist.
November
Daisuke Nishioka:”Thinking about Health Disparities from Osaka,Barriers to medical care due to socioeconomic status – What can we, medical professionals, do? – Japan Primary Care Association The 34th Kinki Regional Meeting,Symposist.
Kosuke Inoue:Beneficial Effects of Intensive Blood Pressure Control on Cardiovascular Outcomes Are Seen in Cohabitating Black Individuals but Not in Those Living Alone AHA (American Heart Association) Scientific Sessions 2021.
December
Yumiko Kobayashi:”Differences between telecommuters and office workers in fear of COVID-19 and infection prevention measures”The 31st National Conference of the Japanese Society for Occupational Health.
Shiho Kino:”Changes in Social Relationships as a Result of Beginning or Ending Welfare System Use: A JAGES Longitudinal Study” The 80th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Public Health.
Mariko Kanamori “Gender norms and mental health: a cross-sectional study using data from the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study 2019 survey” The 80th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Public Health.
Marisa Nishio:Symposium Setting goals for health promotion activities by improving the social environment “Perspectives on Social Environment Improvement in Health Promotion Policies in Japan and Other Countries.The 80th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Public Health.
Marisa Nishio:”Does social participation in old age mitigate the effects of adversity in childhood?”The 80th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Public Health.
Daisuke Nishioka:”The effect of reduced benefits for households using public assistance on household medical costs: A quasi-experimental study” The 80th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Public Health.
Yuki Arakawa:”The relationship between the use of telecommunication and loneliness under the spread of COVID-19 infections” The 80th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Public Health.
Resarch Student,Mariko Kanamori,has received the 12th JSPS Ikushi Prize.
Research theme for which the award was given
Identifying the social determinants of suicide in rural areas and developing a community empowerment model for suicide.
the 12th JSPS Ikushi Prize
This year, 18 students were awarded from among 165 graduate school doctoral students recommended by the heads of universities or academic organizations nationwide.
The list of recipients is here.
The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Ikushi Prize was established in 2010 to honor outstanding postgraduate doctoral students who are expected to contribute to the development of academic research in Japan in the future, to motivate them to study and conduct research, and to foster young researchers.
A project for which Naoki Kondo is the principal investigator has been published on the RISTEX website.
KONDO Naoki. “Building Community-based “Anywhere Door” -type Hybrid Care Networks”
A meeting of the Council for the Promotion of Measures against Loneliness and Isolation was held at the Official residence, and a priority plan outlining measures was decided and released.
Click here for the Priority Plan for measures against Isolation and Loneliness.
Click here for the expert meeting on the priority plan for measures against loneliness and isolation.
Naoki Kondo has been appointed as an Deputy editor of the Journal of Epidemiology published by the Japanese Epidemiological Association from January 2022.
Naoki Kondo’s co-authored paper, “Global Environmental Transformation and Health in the Anthropocene,” has been published in the January 2022 , Science Journal KAGAKU.
Iwanami Shoten Co., Ltd. Science Journal KAGAKU. Jan.2022 vol92 No.1
We published a new paper from SSM Population Health.
Marisa Nishio, Michael Green, Naoki Kondo.Roles of participation in social activities in the association between adverse childhood experiences and health among older Japanese adults.SSM Popul Health
. 2021 Dec 14;17:101000. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2021.101000. eCollection 2022 Mar.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352827321002755