保健学科_研究紹介2017-2018(英語)

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―11―Socio-epidemiological Basis for Preventive Medical StrategiesDr. Izawa has conducted the rst large-scale clinical trial in Nagano prefecture (the ALPS-AMI study) and experienced basic and clinical research in the eld of cardiovascular medicine. Recent projects include epidemiological studies for metabolic syndrome among young adults, which are based on the regional partnership agreement between Matsukawa village and Shinshu University School of Medicine. He has joined the Dental and Medical Collaborations for the Advanced Medical Prevention (D-CAMP) in Matsumoto. Ongoing efforts are focusing on the association between oral health status and the presence of systemic diseases: the oral-systemic connection. Socio-epidemiological research in Nagano prefecture may provide solutions for a super-aging society coming soon in Japan, because of the highest longevity with low medical expenses in Nagano. Healthy-aging should be expected in future by research to establish preventive medical strategies, and to overcome diseases, which are associated with life-style and/or dietary habits.Interprofessional working, IPW, is essential for public health and better medical practice in super-aging societies. Graduates are expected to be professionals, who are willing to collaborate with others to achieve the best clinical practice.Gerontological NursingOutlook for researchOutlook for students after graduationGraduated from Shinshu University School of Medicine, and engaged in ba-sic, clinical, and epidemiological re-search including 3 years at Harvard Medical School in Boston.Professor Atsushi IzawaMaking communities bereavement-friendly through action researchLosing someone you love is both a private and social experience. However, with the exception of bereavement by suicide, Japanese society regards bereavement basically as a private experience that does not require social responses even when the bereaved are faced with severe grief or related predicaments. Through action research that requires researchers to work together with the concerned citizens, I have been attempting to make the local communities of Shinshu more compassionate and supportive towards the bereaved. We have published and distributed booklets that help both the bereaved and bereaved-to-be to obtain necessary information and support provided within the community. We regularly organize grief support groups, bereavement workshops, and local palliative care ward visits.Hiroshi joined the School of Health Sciences in 2011. He is a sociologist who has worked extensively with community members and health professionals on issues of death and bereavement.Associate ProfessorHiroshi YamazakiI am attempting to integrate sociological theories of “compassionate cities” (Kellehear, A.) and “creative welfare society” (Hiroi, Y.). Fusing these theories should allow us to clearly envision how to develop compassionate communities or societies whose members are mutually-supportive in times of aging, death and bereavement.The sociological perspectives that students will acquire by engaging in action research with me should equip them to be both compassionate towards people in suffering and reexively critical about their future clinical practices.Gerontological NursingOutlook for researchOutlook for students after graduationNursingAdult and Geriatric NursingNursingAdult and Geriatric NursingOur booth featuring onsite health screening by Shinshu University Hospital at the Matsumoto City Health Festival in September, 2017Working together with the bereaved, nurses, priests, funeral directors, and students to make communities bereavement-friendlyHands-on nutritional guidance for children and parents by using the SAT® food modelsDental and Medical Collabora-tion for the Advanced Medical Prevention in Matsumoto(D-CAMP Matsumoto)Visiting local palliative care wards with studentsPublishing booklets for the bereaved in the Matsumoto area