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Public Health Lab
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A public health lab that uses epidemiological methods to explore the causes of disease and healthy life expectancy.
AboutAbout the lab
From the causes of disease to longer healthy life expectancy.
The lab uses epidemiological methods to clarify the causes of disease, and conducts research that points to measures leading to longer healthy life expectancy.
In the professor's greeting, it is stated that the lab has not stopped at identifying the causes of many diseases, but has also shown the effectiveness of cancer screening and measures for extending healthy life expectancy, and has achieved their implementation in society.
The same greeting states that in recent years it has become possible to conduct epidemiological studies that take into account genetic factors, detailed lifelogs, and various metabolites.
The lab can analyze the large-scale cohort data it has built up over the years, as well as the data being collected through the Tohoku Medical Megabank Project.
Key terms
- Epidemiology
- The study of the causes of disease and the factors related to health, based on data from populations.
- Cohort
- A group of people followed over a long period in a study that examines the relationship between lifestyle and other factors and disease.
- Lifelog
- Data that records a person's daily activities and way of living.
- Social implementation
- Turning knowledge gained through research into a form that is actually used and spread in communities and society.
ResearchResearch themes
The lab conducts multiple prospective cohort studies of local residents, surveying lifestyle and other factors with questionnaires and then following deaths, cancer incidence, and other outcomes. Based on these data, it studies the relationships between lifestyle and disease, need for long-term care, and medical costs using epidemiological methods.
*Illustrative imageMiyagi Cohort Study
The lab conducted a lifestyle questionnaire survey of all residents aged 40 to 64 in towns and villages in Miyagi Prefecture, and has followed their subsequent deaths and cancer incidence to examine the relationship between lifestyle and cancer development. This is joint research with Miyagi Prefecture, the Miyagi Cancer Society, and others.
*Illustrative imageOhsaki National Health Insurance Cohort Study
The lab conducted a questionnaire survey of all National Health Insurance enrollees aged 40 to 79 in the area covered by the Ohsaki Public Health Center in Miyagi Prefecture, and follows medical costs in addition to deaths and cancer incidence. It also examines the relationship between lifestyle and medical costs. This is joint research with Miyagi Prefecture, the Miyagi Federation of National Health Insurance Organizations, and others.
*Illustrative imageTsurugaya Project
For residents aged 70 and over in the Tsurugaya district of Miyagino Ward, Sendai, the lab conducted a comprehensive geriatric assessment (a health checkup for preventing bedridden status) covering exercise, depression, cognitive function, dental health, arteriosclerosis, and more. It then follows subsequent deaths, hospitalizations, medical costs, and other outcomes to study the factors behind healthy longevity. This is joint research with the Miyagino Ward Health and Welfare Center and others.
*Illustrative imageOhsaki Cohort 2006 Study
The lab conducted a questionnaire survey on lifestyle and other factors of all residents aged 40 and over in Ohsaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, and follows deaths, causes of death, and cancer incidence, as well as long-term care insurance information. It also examines topics such as the relationship between lifestyle and need for long-term care.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Public Health lab consist of faculty members, professors emeritus and visiting professors, part-time lecturers, doctoral and master's students, and undergraduate research students.
- ProfessorAtsushi Hozawa
- Associate ProfessorTakahiro Tabuchi
- LecturerMasahide Koda
- Assistant ProfessorSayuri Tokioka
- Assistant ProfessorKazuya Fujii
- Assistant ProfessorKumi Nakaya
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Blood pressure measurement (1)” Víctor Santa María from Buenos Aires, Argentina / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Miyagi Cohort Study: “Fragebogen zur Wikipedia - YOU Berlin )” Raimond Spekking / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Ohsaki National Health Insurance Cohort Study: “HealthInsuranceCard” User:Pqks758 / Public domain (cropped)
- Tsurugaya Project: “Senior Citizen Exercise Machines not in use in Singapore” Exec8 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Ohsaki Cohort 2006 Study: “Nurse caring for elderly patient LCCN” Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress / Public domain (cropped)
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