Japanese
University of Toyama, Faculty of Medicine

Department of Welfare Promotion and Epidemiology


Welcome to our department.

Department The department is a multidisciplinary department. Staff teaches epidemiology and public health to undergraduate and postgraduate students.The Department conducts several population-based epidemiological sutudies for a better understanding of population health.
Member
Sadanobu KAGAMIMORI, MD, PhD ( Professor Emeritus ) E-mail:skagami



Michikazu SEKINE, MD, PhD, MSc, DLSHTM (Associate Professor) E-mail:sekine
Jin HAMADA, PhD ( Assistant Professor ) E-mail:jhamada
Takashi TATSUSE ( Assistant Professor ) E-mail:tatsuse

Lizhen HU, MD,PhD (Visiting Reserchr)

Akira NAOI, OMD, MPH (PhD Student )
Masanori MIYAJI (PhD Student)
Masaaki KANAI, MD (PhD Student)

3 MSc students, 3 Research Students

Noriko ANNEN (Clerical Staff) E-mail:nannen
Yoriko YOSHIDA (Clerical Staff)


Please add "@med.u-toyama.ac.jp" to E-mail.
 
Research
1. The Toyama Birth Cohort Study ( the Toyama study )

The Toyama study is a birth cohort study comprising approximately 10,000 children who were born in 1989. The main purpose of this study is to clarify the impacts of social, parental ,and lifestyle factors on child health.

2. The Japanese Civil Servants Study ( the JACS study )

The JACS study is a joint study project with the British Civil Servants Study (also known as the Whitehall II study). Japanese civil servants working in a local goverment are the study subjects. The main purpose of this study is to clarify the relationship between psychosocial stress and health, to clarify the modifying and bufferrng factors for the negative effects of psychosocial stress on health ,and to find the solution for the problem. 

3. Others 

Management of National University Corporations
Blood pressure, heart rate, and sleep monitoring 
 

Publication 1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Contact TEL +81-(0)76-434-7270
FAX +81-(0)76-434-5022