Instructors for the Health and Safety Sciences Major are also in charge of the following research
for the Graduate School Health Sciences Major.
In human ecology, we investigate approaches for promoting health, through research using epidemiological techniques on the relationship between health events and the various factors that affect healthy living by human beings. In order to go beyond health promotion limited to improving the lifestyles of individuals and also include improvements in the social environment, this research treats all factors relevant to health events at a variety of levels, including physicochemical factors, sociocultural factors, economic factors, and geographical factors.
Therefore, our aim is the development of human resources who can think about health problems from a broad range of perspectives—not simply in terms of the health, medicine, and environmental fields, but also in terms of welfare studies, sociology, and economics. The people engaged in this research include instructors in fields such as community health, medical-surgical nursing, maternal and child health, and physical therapy at universities and junior colleges of nursing, and employees of long-term care facilities and hospitals.
At present, research is being conducted by people working in areas such as community health, occupational health, environmental health, and welfare work, not only at universities, but also in the community and workplaces. The completion period is a short two years, so plans may change after joining the program, and as it may be impossible to complete research in time if students start from information gathering of basic data and references, so students should carefully scrutinize their research plans, and are recommended to have finished collection of basic data based on an appropriate implementation plan at the plan preparation stage.
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| Aki SHIBATA, Specially-Appointed Associate （Laboratory home page） |
Epidemiological research based on preventive medicine. 1) Development of preventive measures and effective health education techniques for epidemic diseases attributable to nutritional conditions, environment, and lifestyle habits 2) Investigative research on degree of mental health, environment, and lifestyle habits |
| Yumiko NAGAI, Professor （Laboratory home page） |
Research on the relationship between people and their environment from the standpoint of thermal physiology. In particular topics such as: 1) The adaptive ability of humans in cold and hot environments 2) The impact of the thermal environment on the physiological function of the elderly |
Due to societal development, health problems are becoming ever more complex and diverse. In future health promotion, it will be increasingly important to incorporate self-help, mutual help, and public assistance in a combined fashion. To cope with growing social needs, it is desirable to establish an education/research system for developing next-generation leaders, and against that backdrop, we aim to cultivate human resources with a high degree of ingenuity who can understand life and health and put healthy living into practice.
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| Tetsuya MATSUMOTO, Professor （Laboratory home page） |
The primary research focus is staff working at medical institutions (e.g., physical therapists, nutritionists, and clinical technologists). From findings obtained in each occupational field, clinical research is carried out to help prevent illness and maintain health. |
| Taisuke ENOKI, Associate Professor （Laboratory home page） |
Research on the physiological adaptive changes, both physical and psychological, that serve as the foundation for living a healthy and active life, particularly energy metabolism. Also includes research on topics such as obesity, nutrition, exercise, growth, aging, and health, with a particular focus on people involved in the natural sciences and medicine. |
As the trends of aging, informatization, and globalization progress, new problems arise in the interior of lives that have become more convenient and affluent. In life science research, the aim is to create healthy, safe, and secure living by elucidating problems in living from the standpoint of the ordinary person, taking as keywords the residential environment, residential life, living culture, dietary habits, and dietary education. Adult graduate students in occupations relating to regional administration, nursing, welfare, healthcare, architecture, community planning, and nutrition guidance are engaged in research from the perspective of life science to solve issues in their work. Research guidance is provided in an almost one-to-one fashion.
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| Norie NISHIKAWA Associate Professor （Laboratory home page） |
Research from the standpoint of life science based on themes such as dietary habits, health, dietary education, and food safety with an examination of interdisciplinary learning with a focus on "food." |
| Tomoko USUDA, Professor （Laboratory home page） |
Regarding issues relating to the residential environment in modern society, research from the standpoint of residents on themes such as homes, community planning, housing problems, housing information, and residential life. In addition, the best approach to home/community learning in the social education and school education that serve as the basis for addressing these issues. |