Dr. Honda’s article on the ethics of disaster research has been published. She has started working as an instructor at Tohoku University.
Honda K, Abeysinghe S, Leppold C, Lloyd Williams A, Ozaki A, Goto A. Ethically researching health and disaster: Lessons from over a decade of research since the 3.11 disaster in Fukushima. Japan Medical Association Journal. 2024; 7(2): 279-281.
Dr. Yoshida’s article, which is his major achievement during the Takemi fellowship, has been published.
Yoshida K, Honda K, Goto A, Kawachi I. Collateral health effects of loneliness care in Japan. Health Services Research & Managerial Epidemiology. 2024; 11: 23333928241240970.
Dr. Kobashi presented her theory of working in the community.
Kobashi Y, Goto A, Chunhuei C. The role of stakeholder structure in fostering community ownership: A case study of community-based projects. International Journal of Health Planning and Management. 2024; 39: 593-601.
Dr. Kuroda published on the development of a helpful handbook for supporting people with mild cognitive impairment. He has received two academic awards in this field (Japan Society for Dementia Prevention and IAGG Asia/Oceania Reginal Congress) in 2023!
Kuroda Y, Goto A, Sugimoto T, Fujita K, Uchida K, Matsumoto N, Shimada H, Ohtsuka R, Yamada M, Fujiwara Y, Seike A, Hattori M, Ito G, Arai H, Sakurai T. Participatory approaches for developing a practical handbook integrating health information for supporting individuals with mild cognitive impairment and their families. Health Expect. 2023 Sep 19;27(1):e13870.
Dr. Kobashi (24K16778), Mr. Yamawaki (24K05850), and Dr. Kuroda (24K13409) received JSPS grants.
Mr. Yamawaki went to Rwanda to work on the Creative Health project. Please see the project website.
https://fmucreativehealth.wixsite.com/creative-health
Dr. Machida came to Boston with Dr. Sone to conduct research on the national pandemic responses in February. (Photo with Harvard Chan Dean Baccarelli)
