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International Health and Public Health Lab
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A lab that uses epidemiology to study the prevention of lifestyle-related diseases and global health.
AboutAbout the lab
Contributing to building systems that protect people's health
The lab focuses on research on the prevention of lifestyle-related diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Graduate students and students assigned through the Basic Medical Science Seminar work with faculty on epidemiological research that investigates the factors behind the onset of lifestyle-related diseases.
In the field of global health, the lab also conducts surveys and research focusing on the health challenges of low- and middle-income countries.
The skills students gain through research include the basics of epidemiology and biostatistics, the ability to use statistical software, and the ability to critically read epidemiological and clinical research.
Key terms
- Lifestyle-related diseases
- A general term for diseases whose onset and progression are influenced by lifestyle habits such as nutrition, physical activity, smoking, alcohol consumption, and rest.
- Epidemiological research
- Research that surveys groups of people to identify the factors that cause disease.
- International health and medicine
- An academic field that investigates the causes of differences in health levels and health care services between countries and regions, and develops efforts to correct them.
NewsLab news
A paper led by a doctoral student as lead author was published in the Journal of Epidemiology
A paper led by a doctoral student as lead author was published in Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
ResearchResearch themes
The field's stated mission is to scientifically investigate and analyze public health challenges in Japan and abroad, and to contribute to building systems that protect people's health. Centered on research on the prevention of lifestyle-related diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease, the lab also conducts surveys and research focusing on the health challenges of low- and middle-income countries.
*Illustrative imageEpidemiological research on lifestyle-related diseases
The lab conducts patient, long-term research that identifies candidate causes of lifestyle-related diseases and then examines the outcomes through follow-up studies. It holds that it is also necessary to study how ever-changing lifestyle habits, such as heated tobacco products and post-COVID lifestyles, are related to disease.
*Illustrative imageAnalyzing causes of disease through cohort studies
The lab epidemiologically analyzes the causes of cardiovascular disease, obesity, and other conditions through cohort studies. In addition to the Aichi Workers' Cohort Study, it takes part in multi-institutional collaborative studies in Japan, such as the JPHC Study and the JALS Study, and international multi-institutional collaborative studies such as the CKD Prognosis Consortium (CKD-PC).
MembersFaculty
The lab's members include faculty, doctoral and master's students, and administrative staff.As of 2026
- ProfessorHiroshi Yatsuya
- LecturerYuanying Li
- LecturerMidori Takada
- Assistant ProfessorZean Song
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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: “Stethoscope and globe on light blue background ( )” Jernej Furman from Slovenia / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Epidemiological research on lifestyle-related diseases: “Healthy lifestyle focus with weights and fresh fruits on a kitchen countertop” Shixart1985 / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Analyzing causes of disease through cohort studies: “Blood pressure measurement (1)” Víctor Santa María from Buenos Aires, Argentina / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Health and Sports Medicine Lab): “Blood Glucose Testing - Kolkata” Biswarup Ganguly / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Cardiovascular Medicine Lab): “A cardiac catheterization procedure in the Naval Medical Center San Diego hospital’s cardiac catheterization laboratory” Navy Medicine / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Molecular Genetics Lab): “Elektrof” Stefan Walkowski / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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