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Social Health Medicine Lab
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A lab that uses epidemiology to study lifestyle-related diseases in communities and workplaces.
AboutAbout the lab
Uncovering community health through epidemiology.
The Social Health Medicine Lab conducts research that uses epidemiology to identify the causes of lifestyle-related diseases such as stroke, ischemic heart disease, dementia, hypertension, and diabetes in communities and workplaces.
The lab also uses existing data such as administrative data to understand community issues and evaluate health policies.
It aims to return its research results to society in cooperation with local residents, local governments, and medical institutions, by making recommendations for municipal, prefectural, and national administrative policies and by putting the results into practice as health policies and preventive activities.
On the lab's website, it is introduced under the name 'Social Health Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba.'
Key terms
- Epidemiology
- The study of how diseases occur in populations and what causes them, using statistics
- Cohort study
- A study that follows a group of people over a long period to examine the relationship between factors such as lifestyle and the onset of disease
- Medical claims (receipts)
- Itemized statements that medical institutions submit to claim medical fees. They are used in data analysis as records of medical visits.
NewsLab news
A paper on stroke biomarkers, with a visiting professor as first author, was published in Clin Chim Acta
A paper on hemorrhagic stroke, with a Project Assistant Professor as first author, was published in Trans Stroke Res
A paper on oxidative stress and stroke, with a researcher as first author, was published in J Stroke
A paper on waterpipe tobacco smoking and carbon monoxide poisoning, with Prof. Muraki as first and corresponding author, was published in JMA Journal
A paper on secondhand smoke prevention measures in restaurants, with Prof. Muraki as first and corresponding author, was published in the Japanese Journal of Public Health
ResearchResearch themes
The lab uses epidemiological methods to study lifestyle-related diseases among people in communities and workplaces. Using data from large-scale epidemiological studies and administrative data, it investigates the causes of disease onset, while also developing preventive measures and evaluating health policies.
*Illustrative imageSearching for risk factors of lifestyle-related diseases
The lab co-operates large-scale epidemiological studies (including cohort studies) and statistically analyzes the collected data to identify the causes of lifestyle-related diseases epidemiologically.
*Illustrative imagePreventive measures for lifestyle-related diseases
The lab works on developing effective preventive measures suited to the lifestyle and environmental characteristics of each community. It also produces health supplementary readers for elementary and junior high school students, promoting health through school education.
*Illustrative imageCommunity analysis and policy evaluation
Using data such as specific health checkups, medical claims (receipts), and KDB (National Health Insurance Database) data, the lab works on understanding community health issues and evaluating health policies.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Social Health Medicine Lab consist of faculty members, visiting professors, researchers, visiting researchers, doctoral students, part-time staff, and collaborators.As of 2025
- ProfessorIsao Muraki
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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: “Community health fair improves healthcare accessibility on St Kitts, Nevis (8978317)” U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Stephani Schafer / Public domain (cropped)
- Searching for risk factors of lifestyle-related diseases: “Blood pressure measurement, Poland” Kris D from Metropolia Silesia, Upper Silesia ( Oberschlesien ) / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Preventive measures for lifestyle-related diseases: “Health Education” Beevlee / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Community analysis and policy evaluation: “2024-St. Petersburg City Hall-Municipal Building-01” Myotus / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Clinical Laboratory Medicine Lab): “Clinical Chemistry Analyzer , Клинички биохемиски анализатор 3” Делфина / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Health Policy and Health Economics Lab): “A waiting room at a medical healthcare clinic, doctor's office, hospital” Harrison Keely / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes Lab): “Self Monitoring of Blood Glucose” Omstaal / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Clinical Trials and Clinical Epidemiology Lab): “FP111 A4 medical record file (UK)” Whispyhistory / CC0 (cropped)
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