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Social Preventive Medicine Lab
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The lab explores the causes of health disparities in the structures of society and applies the findings to community development.
AboutAbout the lab
Toward a society where people become healthy naturally.
The Social Preventive Medicine Lab studies how the structures of society, such as income and community ties, affect people's health.
The lab investigates the social determinants of health and health disparities using large-scale data, including the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study (JAGES), in which municipalities across Japan participate.
The lab also works on social implementation, applying the evidence from its research to municipal policy and corporate health programs.
The lab holds lab research meetings and graduate lab seminars on a regular basis, and people visiting the lab can attend if they sign up in advance.
Key terms
- Social determinants of health
- Social factors outside medical care and genetics that influence health, such as income, employment, education, community ties, and institutions
- Health disparities
- Differences in health status between groups that arise from differences in region or socioeconomic status
- Evidence
- Scientific grounds based on data from surveys and experiments
- Community diagnosis
- A method of analyzing information about a community to identify its health issues and strengths, and to lead to the planning and evaluation of support measures
NewsLab news
A paper by Associate Professor Nakagomi and colleagues, "Evidence, Practice, and Future of Games and Esports," was published in the Japanese Journal of Gerontology
A student received the FY2025 (Reiwa 7) Academic Research Activity Award (President's Award)
The lab's guide to introducing esports for older adults was included in the Japan Esports White Paper 2025
A study showing that a smartphone course combined with a mutual-encouragement app increased older adults' step counts was published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research
A study on fresh food stores and the well-being of older adults was published in Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
ResearchResearch themes
Aiming to clarify the "social determinants of health" and to realize a "society where people become healthy naturally," the lab conducts research in social epidemiology and works on putting the results into practice in society. Through themes such as health disparities, connections with people and society, health in the age of AI, and community diagnosis, it supports evidence-based policymaking.
*Illustrative imageVisualizing and Reducing Health Disparities
Using nationwide surveys and local data, the lab analyzes health differences arising from factors such as socioeconomic status, and the mechanisms that produce them. It evaluates whether health promotion programs narrow inequalities or unintentionally widen them, and also considers how to design programs that reduce disparities.
*Illustrative imageConnections with People and Society, and Health
The lab studies how social isolation and loneliness affect health and well-being. It also examines how forms of interaction, such as face-to-face contact, social media and online calls, and conversations with AI or robots, relate to health, and how indicators of social capital are associated with health.
*Illustrative imageHealth and Disparities in the Age of AI
Using large-scale panel surveys and other methods, the lab investigates the conditions under which generative AI enhances or undermines well-being. It also studies how interaction with AI and communication robots affects connections with other people, health disparities caused by the digital divide, the effects of health apps, and the relationship between games and esports among older adults and their sense of purpose in life.
*Illustrative imageCommunity Diagnosis
This research analyzes various types of information to identify a community's strengths and health issues, a process known as community diagnosis. The lab is working on proposing scenarios for age-friendly community development that even small municipalities with limited resources can sustain.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Social Preventive Medicine Lab are faculty, project researchers, technical assistants, and doctoral and master's students.As of 2026
- Associate ProfessorAtsushi Nakagomi
- Project Assistant ProfessorGemmei Iizuka
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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: “Chinatown Elderly Apartments, 23rd Street and Princeton Avenue, Chinatown, Chicago, IL ( )” Warren LeMay from Chicago, IL, United States / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Visualizing and Reducing Health Disparities: “Recife, the Brazilian capital of social inequality color version” Wilfredor / CC0 (cropped)
- Connections with People and Society, and Health: “Teachers 2010” Viktoriia 1987 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Health and Disparities in the Age of AI: “HP X2 210 tablet in red” ProtoKiwi / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Community Diagnosis: “Manoa from ridge” Sdkb / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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