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WELCOME TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Public health is the applied science of preventing diseases, promoting health and prolonging life of individuals and society. Our department’s activities in medical education, academic research and community cover a wide range of health issues “from the cradle to the grave”, through close collaboration and partnership with experts and professional organizations in healthcare, welfare, and health policy fields. The main research topics include long-term care of the elderly, life-style related diseases, parenting difficulties and mental health. Our research achievements are not only published in domestic and international academic journals, but also reflected in health strategies at the national level. Recently, our committed staff is deeply involved in post-disaster recovery responses including epidemiological studies.











2024.3.5 Professor Yasumura gave a final lecture.

Friday, March 1, 2024
2024.3.5 The following letter article has been accepted.
Moriyama N, Nakayama C, Watanabe K, Kuga T, Yasumura S.
Effectiveness of an Intervention Program to Enhance the Self-Confidence of Kindergarten Teachers Dealing with Radiation-Related Health Concerns from Parents of Young Children: A Quasi-Experimental Study. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 18 , 2024 , e41.
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
2024.2.9 The following letter article has been accepted.
Relationship between the Residual Cesium Body Contents and Individual Behaviors among Evacuees from Municipalities near the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant
Kim, Eunjoo; Hashimoto, Shozo; Tani, Kotaro; Naito, Masayuki; Takashima, Yoshio; Ishikawa, Tetsuo; Yasumura, Seiji; Kamiya, Kenji; Kurihara, Osamu
Health Physics Journal
2023.11.20 The following letter article has been accepted.
Validation and modification of the AFHCHDC7 risk score for predicting the long-term cardiovascular disease risk after the Great East Japan Earthquake : The Fukushima Health Management Survey
Shiho Sato , Tetsuya Ohira , Fumikazu Hayashi , Hironori Nakano , Masanori Nagao , Kanako Okazaki , Michio Shimabukuro , Akira Sakai , Junichiro James Kazama , Mitsuaki Hosoya , Atsushi Takahashi , Masaharu Maeda , Hirooki Yabe , Itaru Miura , Syuntaro Itagaki , Seiji Yasumura , Hitoshi Ohto , Kenji Kamiya
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
2023.11.15 The following letter article has been accepted.
Relationship between evacuation after the Great East Japan Earthquake and new-onset hyperuricemia: A 7-year prospective longitudinal study of the Fukushima Health Management Survey
Kazuya Honda ,Kanako Okazaki ,Kenichi Tanaka ,Eri Kobari ,Sakumi Kazama ,Shigeatsu Hashimoto ,Tetsuya Ohira ,Akira Sakai ,Seiji Yasumura ,Masaharu Maeda ,Hirooki Yabe ,Mitsuaki Hosoya ,Atsushi Takahashi ,Mayumi Harigane ,Hironori Nakano ,Fumikazu Hayashi ,Masanori Nagao ,Michio Shimabukuro ,Hitoshi Ohto ,Kenji Kamiya ,Junichiro J. Kazama
PLOS ONE
2023.11.15 The following letter article has been accepted.
Tobacco Exposure During Pregnancy and Infections in Infants up to 1 Year of Age: The Japan Environment and Children's Study
Koichi Hashimoto, Hajime Maeda, Hajime Iwasa, Hyo Kyozuka, Ryo Maeda, Yohei Kume, Takashi Ono, Mina Chishiki, Akiko Sato, Yuka Ogata, Tsuyoshi Murata, Keiya Fujimori, Kosei Shinoki, Hidekazu Nishigori, Seiji Yasumura, Mitsuaki Hosoya, the Japan Environment and Children’s Study (JECS) Group
Journal of Epidemiology
2023.11.15 The following letter article has been accepted.
Impact of Lifestyle and Psychosocial Factors on the Incidence of Hepatobiliary Enzyme Abnormalities After the Great East Japan Earthquake: Seven-Year Follow-up of the Fukushima Health Management Survey
Atsushi Takahashi, Tetsuya Ohira, Fumikazu Hayashi, Seiji Yasumura, Michio Shimabukuro, Akira Sakai, Masaharu Maeda, Hirooki Yabe, Mitsuaki Hosoya, Junichiro J Kazama, Koichi Hashimoto, Hironori Nakano, Masanori Nagao, Shiho Sato, Kanako Okazaki, Mayumi Harigane, Hitoshi Ohto, Kenji Kamiya, Hiromasa Ohira
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
2023.11.14 The following letter article has been accepted.
Outpatient rehabilitation of two residents of a repopulated village after the Fukushima nuclear disaster: A case report
Yuta Saito, Sora Sato, Yoshitaka Nishikawa, Fumiya Oguro, Nobuaki Moriyama, Keiichiro Sato, Yurie Kobashi, Toyoaki Sawano, Akihiko Ozaki, Takeo Nakayama, Masaharu Tsubokura, Seiji Yasumura, Shohei Sakai
FUKUSHIMA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
2023.10.19 The following letter article has been accepted.
Tocolytic Treatment and Maternal Characteristics, Obstetric Outcomes, and Offspring Childhood Outcomes Among Births at and after 37 Weeks of Gestation: The Japan Environment and Children’s Study Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
2023.9.26 The following letter article has been accepted.
E. Ma , M. Fukasawa , T. Ohira , S. Yasumura , T. Suzuki , A. Furuyama , M. Kataoka , K. Matsuzaki , M. Sato , M. Hosoya
Lifestyle behaviour patterns in the prevention of type 2 diabetes mellitus: the Fukushima Health Database 2015–2020.
Public Health
2023.8.28 The following letter article has been published.
Tsuchihashi T, Kanno T, Nemoto H, Takahashi A, Moriyama N, Yasumura S.
Association Between Radiation Education and Knowledge on Thyroid Examination Among Medical Students in Fukushima, Japan. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2023 Aug 22;17:e456. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2023.109.
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
2023.8.21 The following paper has been accepted.
"Urinary 8- hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine levels and preterm births: a prospective cohort study from the Japan Environment and Children’s Study"
Tsuyoshi Murata, Hyo Kyozuka, Toma Fukuda, Yuta Endo, Aya Kanno, Shun Yasuda, Akiko Yamaguchi, Akiko Sato, Yuka Ogata, Kosei Shinoki, Mitsuaki Hosoya, Seiji Yasumura, Koichi Hashimoto, Hidekazu Nishigori, Keiya Fujimori The Japan Environment and Children’s Study (JECS) Group
BMJ Open
2023.8.21 The following paper has been accepted.
"Blood data trends of children in Fukushima after the Great East Japan Earthquake"
Hashimoto, Kohichi; Nakano, Hironori; Sakai, Akira; Shimabukuro, Michio; Kazama, Junichiro; Takahashi, Atsushi; Ohira, Tetsuya; Hashimoto, Shigeatsu ; Tsubokura, Masaharu ; Watanabe, Kazuyuki ; Hayashi, Fumikazu; Nagao, Masanori ; Okazaki, Kanako; Sato, Shiho ; Yasumura, Seiji; Ohto, Hitoshi; Kamiya, Kenji; Hosoya, Mitsuaki
2023.8.18 The following paper has been accepted.
"Eight-Year Trends in the Effect of the Great East Japan Earthquake on Obstetrics Outcomes: A Study from the Fukushima Health Management Survey"
Hyo Kyozuka ,Tetsuya Ohhira ,Tsuyoshi Murata ,Shun Yasuda ,Kayoko Ishii ,Seiji Yasumura , Keiya Fujimori ,Hitoshi Ohto , Kenji Kamiya on behalf of the Pregnancy and Birth Survey Group of the Fukushima Health Management Survey
MDPI
2023.7.10 Professor Seiji Yasumura has been appointed Director of the Radiation Medicine Science Center for the Fukushima Health Management Survey.
Radiation Medical Science Center for the Fukushima Health Management Survey
2023.4.25 The following paper has been accepted.
"Meconium-stained amniotic fluid during labor may be a protective factor for the offspring’s childhood wheezing up to 3 years of age: the Japan Environment and Children’s Study"
Tsuyoshi Murata, Hyo Kyozuka1, Toma Fukuda1, · Karin Imaizumi, · Hirotaka Isogami, ·Shun Yasuda,·Akiko Yamaguchi, Akiko Sato Yuka Ogata Kosei Shinoki Mitsuaki Hosoya, Seiji Yasumura, Koichi Hashimoto, Hidekazu Nishigori, Keiya Fujimori, The Japan Environment and Children’s Study (JECS) Group
European Journal of Pediatrics
2023.4.25 The following paper has been accepted.
"Association between preconception dietary inflammatory index and neurodevelopment of offspring at 3 years of age: The Japan Environment and Children's Study"
Hyo Kyozuka , Tsuyoshi Murata , Toma Fukuda , Akiko Yamaguchi , Aya Kanno , Shun Yasuda , Daisuke Suzuki , Toshifumi Takahashi , Hayato Go , Hajime Maeda , Akiko Sato , Yuka Ogata , Kousei Shinoki , Mitsuaki Hosoya , Seiji Yasumura , Koichi Hashimoto , Keiya Fujimori , Hidekazu Nishigori
Nutrition
2023.4.24 The following paper has been accepted.
"Association between maternal prenatal psychological distress and autism spectrum disorder among 3-year-old children: The Japan Environment and Children’s Study"
Toshie Nishigori , Koichi Hashimoto , Miyuki Mori , Taeko Suzuki , Madoka Watanabe , Karin Imaizumi , Tsuyoshi Murata , Hyo Kyozuka , Yuka Ogata , Akiko Sato , Kosei Shinoki , Seiji Yasumura , Keiya Fujimori , Hidekazu Nishigori , Mitsuaki Hosoya
Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
2023.4.24 The following paper has been accepted.
"Congenital Anomalies in Infants in Fukushima from 2011 to 2014: The Japan Environment and Children’s Study"
Hidekazu Nishigori, Keiya Fujimori, Mitsuaki Hosoya, Toshie Nishigori, Tsuyoshi Murata1, Hyo Kyozuka, Yuka Ogata, Akiko Sato, Kosei Shinoki, Seiji Yasumura, Koichi Hashimoto, and The Japan Environment and Children’s Study Group
JMA Journal
2023.4.21 The following paper has been accepted.
"Associations of acute medical care with the transfer and acceptance functions of hospitals in a region in Japan with limited medical resources"
Takayuki Idaka ,Hajime Iwasa ,Seiji Yasumura
PLOS ONE
2023.4.18 The following paper has been published.
「令和3年度介護予防関連事業評価」
2023.4.14 The following paper has been accepted.
"Worry about Radiation and its Risk Factors Five-to-Ten Years after the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Disaster"
Maiko Fukasawa , Maki Umeda, Tsuyoshi Akiyama, Naoko Horikoshi, Seiji Yasumura, Hirooki Yabe, Yuriko Suzuki, Evelyn J Bromet, And Norito Kawakami
MDPI
2023.4.14 The following paper has been accepted.
"Prevalence trends of metabolic syndrome in residents of postdisaster Fukushima: a longitudinal analysis of Fukushima Health Database 2012–2019"
E. Ma , T. Ohira , M. Fukasawa , S. Yasumura , M. Miyazaki , T. Suzuki , A. Furuyama , M. Kataoka , M. Hosoya
Melissa Davis Editorial Office Public Health
2023.4.3 The following article supervised by Professor Yasumura was published.
レクリエ「座ってできる太極拳ゆったり体操」
2023.3.29 Hidehiko YamadaPHN, was awarded 2nd place in the 2022 Fukushima Occupational Health Center Occupational Medicine/Occupational Health Research Grant Review.
2023.3.20 The following paper has been accepted.
"Neutralizing and Epitope-Specific Antibodies Against Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Maternal and Cord Blood Paired Samples"
Fumi Mashiyama, Koichi Hashimoto , Sakurako Norito, Hisao Okabe, Akiko Sato, Yohei Kume, Ryo Maeda, Maki Sato, Masatoki Sato, Hyo Kyozuka, Keiya Fujimori, Hidekazu Nishigori, Kosei Shinoki, Seiji Yasumura, Hiroko Sakuma, Mitsuaki Hosoya
Viruses
2023.3.20 The following paper has been accepted.
"Maternal prenatal psychological distress and motor/cognitive development in two-year-old offspring: The Japan Environment and Children’s Study"
Miyuki Mori, Toshie Nishigori, Yuka Ogata, Taeko Suzuki, Akiko Sato, Tsuyoshi Murata, Hyo Kyozuka, Akiko Yamaguchi, Hirohito Metoki, Hirohito Metoki, Yoshie Shinohara, Toshifumi Takahashi, Kosei Shinoki, Mitsuaki Hosoya, Keiya Fujimori, Seiji Yasumura, Koichi Hashimoto, Aya Goto, Hidekazu Nishigori, Hidekazu Nishigori and The Japan Environment and Children’s Study Group
Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
2023.3.20 The following paper has been accepted.
"Comparison between external and internal doses to the thyroid after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident"
Tetsuo Ishikawa, Takashi Ohba, Arifumi Hasegawa, Keiichi Akahane, Seiji Yasumura, Kenji Kamiya, Gen Suzuki
Journal of Radiation Research
2023.3.20 The following paper has been accepted.
"Associations between the perception of risk in radiation exposure and changes in smoking and drinking status after a disaster: The Fukushima Health Management Survey"
Tomohiko Ukai , Takahiro Tabuchi , Tetsuya Ohira , Hironori Nakano , Masaharu Maeda , Hirooki Yabe , Atsushi Takahashi , Seiji Yasumura , Hiroyasu Iso , Kenji Kamiya
Preventive Medicine Reports
2023.3.20 The following paper has been accepted.
"Maternal hemoglobin levels and neonatal outcomes: the Japan Environment and Children’s Study"
Hayato Go, Koichi Hashimoto, Hyo Kyozuka, Hajime Maeda, Hidekazu Nishigori, Akiko Sato, Yuka Ogata, Masahito Kuse, Keiya Fujimori, Seiji Yasumura, Mitsuaki Hosoya &the Japan Environment and Children’s Study (JECS) Group
The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine
2023.3.10 The following paper has been accepted.
"Influence of preconception carbohydrate intake on hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: The Japan Environment and Children's Study"
Takahiro Omoto, Hyo Kyozuka, Tsuyoshi Murata, Karin Imaizumi, Akiko Yamaguchi, Toma Fukuda, Hirotaka Isogami, Shun Yasuda, Akiko Sato, Yuka Ogata, Kosei Shinoki, Mitsuaki Hosoya, Seiji Yasumura, Koichi Hashimoto, Hidekazu Nishigori, Keiya Fujimori, the Japan Environment and Children's Study Group
The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research
2023.3.10 The following paper has been accepted.
"Ultrasonography-based reference values for the cross-sectional area of the thyroid gland in children and adolescents: The Fukushima Health Management Survey"
Haruka Ejiri, Mahiro Asano, Nana Nakahata, Satoshi Suzuki1, Ayako Sato, Natsuki Nagamine, Chisato Takahashi1, Yukie Yamaya, Manabu Iwadate, Takashi Matsuzuka, Tetsuya Ohira, Seiji Yasumura, Satoru Suzuki, Fumihiko Furuya, Hiroki Shimura, Shinichi Suzuki, Susumu Yokoya, Hitoshi Ohto, and Kenji Kamiya
Clinical Pediatric Endocrinology
2023.3.10 The following paper has been accepted.
"Obesity and glucose metabolism abnormalities by post-disaster evacuation"
Kawasaki, Yukihiko; Nakano, Hironori; Hayashi, Fumikazu; Hosoya, Mitsuaki; Yasumura, Seiji; Ohira, Tetsuya; Satoh, Hiroaki; Suzuki, Hitoshi; Takahashi, Atsushi; Sakai, Akira; Shimabukuro, Michio; Ohto, Hitoshi; Kamiya, Kenji
Pediatrics International
2023.2.2 The following paper has been accepted.
"Relationship between the Effects of Perceived Damage Caused by Harmful Rumors about Fukushima after the Nuclear Accident and Information Sources and Media"
Chihiro Nakayama ,Hajime Iwasa, Nobuaki Moriyama and Seiji Yasumura
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2023.2.2 The following paper has been accepted.
"Comparison between external and internal doses to the thyroid after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident"
Tetsuo Ishikawa, Takashi Ohba, Arifumi Hasegawa, Keiichi Akahane, Seiji Yasumura, Kenji Kamiya, Gen Suzuki
Journal of Radiation Research
2023.1.31 The following article supervised by Professor Yasumura was published.
レクリエ「座ってできる太極拳ゆったり体操」
2023.1.27 The following paper has been accepted.
"Association between Labor Duration in Singleton Spontaneous Vaginal Deliveries and Offspring Neurodevelopment: The Japan Environment and Children's Study"
Tsuyoshi Murata, Shun Yasuda, Hyo Kyozuka, Karin Imaizumi, Hirotaka Isogami, Toma Fukuda, Akiko Yamaguchi, Akiko Sato, Yuka Ogata, Kosei Shinoki, Mitsuaki Hosoya, Seiji Yasumura, Koichi Hashimoto, Keiya Fujimori, Hidekazu Nishigori, The Japan Environment and Children's Study (JECS) Group
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
2023.1.12 The following paper has been accepted.
"Obesity and glucose metabolism abnormalities by post-disaster evacuation"
Yukihiko Kawasaki, Hironori Nakano, Fumikazu Hayashi, Mitsuaki Hosoya, Seiji Yasumura, Tetsuya Ohira, Hiroaki Satoh, Hitoshi Suzuki, Atsushi Takahashi
PEDIATRICS INTERNATINAL
2022.12.26 The following paper has been accepted.
"A Six-Year Prospective Study on Problem Drinking among Evacuees of the Great East Japan Earthquake: The Fukushima Health Management Survey"
Yuka Ueda, Fumikazu Hayashi ,Tetsuya Ohira ,Masaharu Maeda ,Seiji Yasumura ,Itraru Miura ,Shuntaro Itagaki ,Michio Shimabukuro ,Hironori Nakano ,Kenji Kamiya , Hirooki Yabe ,
MDPI
2022.12.23 The following paper has been published.
「第3回 東日本大震災(福島県)10年間の教訓」
The Journal of Public Health Practice vol.87 №1 P66-p71 January2023
2022.12.6 The following paper has been published.
Japanese Epidemiological Association Supplement "Fukushima Special Issue - 10 years after the Great East Japan Earthquake"
Journal of Epidemiology Vol.32 No.11
2022.11.24 The following paper has been accepted.
Dietary Patterns and New-Onset Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Evacuees after the Great East Japan Earthquake: A 7-Year Longitudinal Analysis in the Fukushima Health Management Survey
Enbo Ma ,Tetsuya Ohira ,Hiroyuki Hirai ,Kanako Okazaki ,Masanori Nagao ,Fumikazu Hayashi ,Hironori Nakano ,Yuriko Suzuki ,Akira Sakai ,Atsushi Takahashi ,Junichiro J. Kazama ,Hirooki Yabe ,Masaharu Maeda ,Seiji Yasumura ,Hitoshi Ohto ,Kenji Kamiya Michio Shimabukuro
MDPI
2022.11.10 The following paper has been accepted.
Posttraumatic stress response following the loss of significant close others in the Great East Japan Earthquake
Mayumi Harigane,Satomi Nakajima,Yui Takebayashi,Masaharu Maeda,Hironori Nakano, Seiji Yasumura, Hirooki Yabe, Tetsuya Ohira, Kenji Kamiya, Mental Health Group of the Fukushima Health Management Survey
Journal of Traumatic Stress
2022.11.7 An article on the disclosure of information on novel coronavirus infections by Professor Seiji Yasumura was published in Fukushima Minpo.
The Fukushima Minpo Shimbun, September 2, 2022
2022.11.1 The following paper has been accepted.
The Japan Environment and Children’s Study (JECS) in Fukushima Prefecture-A progress report on the enrollment stage
Koichi Hashimoto, Seiji Yasumura, Keiya Fujimori, Hyo Kyozuka, Yu Wakaki, Akiko Sato, Haruko Hanzawa, Tadahiko Yokoyama, Testushi Sato, Mitsuaki Hosoya
Fukushima Journal of Medical Science
2022.10.24 The following paper has been accepted.
Maternal hemoglobin levels and neonatal outcomes: the Japan Environment and Children’s Study
Hayato Go, Koichi Hashimoto, Hyo Kyozuka, Hajime Maeda, Hidekazu Nishigori, Akiko Sato, Yuka Ogata, Masahito Kuse, Keiya Fujimori, Seiji Yasumura, Mitsuaki Hosoya & the Japan Environment and Children’s Study (JECS) Group Michihiro Kamijima, Shin Yamazaki, Yukihiro Ohya, Reiko Kishi, Nobuo Yaegashi, Koichi Hashimoto, Chisato Mori, Shuichi Ito, Zentaro Yamagata, Hidekuni Inadera, Takeo Nakayama Icon, Hiroyasu Iso, Masayuki Shima, Hiroshige Nakamura, Narufumi Suganuma, Koichi Kusuhara, Takahiko Katoh
Taylor & Francis Online
2022.10.11 The following paper has been accepted.
Preconception Dietary Inflammatory Index and Risk of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Based on Maternal Body Mass Index: Findings from a Japanese Birth Cohort Study
Hyo Kyozuka ,Tsuyoshi Murata ,Hirotaka Isogami ,Karin Imaizumi ,Toma Fukuda ,Akiko Yamaguchi ,Shun Yasuda ,Akiko Sato ,Yuka Ogata ,Mitsuaki Hosoya ,Seiji Yasumura ,Koichi Hashimoto ,Hidekazu Nishigori ,Keiya Fujimori , and the Japan Environment and Children’s Study (JECS) Group
MDPI
2022.9.22 Ms. Yuri Kinoshita, a graduate student (public nutrition (doctoral course)) has completed her graduate school.
2022.9.16 A symposium in which Professor Seiji Yasumura participated, "Trends of diseases such as cancer and cardiovascular diseases inside and outside Fukushima Prefecture"
- Report from the research group - has been distributed on the video posting site "YouTube" March 10, 2022
2022.8.30 An article in which Professor Seiji Yasumura exchanged opinions at the “Health and Longevity Fukushima Top Meeting” was published in Fukushima Minpo and Fukushima Minyu. The meeting has been streamed on the video posting site "YouTube" until September 8.
2022.7.29 An essay written by Professor Seiji Yasumura, Corona and Gerontology "Disasters and the Elderly" was published in Gerontology Newsletter No. 24 (October 2021).
2022.7.8 Disclosure of information on research (Updated: July 11).
Survey on the health and lifestyle of Fukushima citizens and the impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake and the epidemic of the COVID-19 infection on the health of citizens
2022.7.7 The following paper has been accepted.
"Disaster resilience reduces radiation-related anxiety among people affected by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear powerplant accident"
Tomoyuki Kobayashi, Masaharu Maeda, Chihiro Nakayama, Yui Takebayashi, Hideki Sato, Maho Momoi, Naoko Horikoshi, Seiji Yasumura, Hitoshi Ohto
Frontiers in Public Health
2022.7.7 The following paper has been accepted.
"Factors Associated With Smoking Relapse Among Women in Japan From Pregnancy to Early Parenthood"
MiyukiMori, KayokoIshii, AyaGoto, HironoriNakano, KohtaSuzuki, MisaoOta, SeijiYasumura, KeiyaFujimori
Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing
2022.7.7 The following paper has been accepted.
"Preconception vitamin D intake and obstetric outcomes in women using assisted reproductive technology:The Japan Environment and Children’s Study"
Hyo Kyozuka, Tsuyoshi Murata, Toma Fukuda, Karin Imaizumi, Akiko Yamaguchi, Shun Yasuda, Daisuke Suzuki, Akiko Sato, Yuka Ogata, Mitsuaki Hosoya, Seiji Yasumura, Koichi Hashimoto, Hidekazu Nishigori, Keiya Fujimori & the Japan Environment, Children’s Study (JECS) Group
BMC pregnancy and childbirth
2022.7.1 The following paper has been accepted.
"Impact of lifestyle or psychosocial factors on onset of hypertension after the Great East Japan Earthquake: A 7-year follow-up of the Fukushima Health Management Survey"
Kana Yamamoto, Morihito Takita, Masahiro Kami, Yoshinobu Takemoto, Tetsuya Ohira, Masaharu Maeda, Seiji Yasumura, Akira Sakai, Mitsuaki Hosoya, Kanako Okazaki, Hirooki Yabe, Toshio Kitamura, Masaharu Tsubokura, Michio Shimabukuro, Hitoshi Ohto & Kenji Kamiya
Scientific reports
2022.5.24 The following paper has been accepted.
"Impact of lifestyle or psychosocial factors on onset of hypertension after the Great East Japan Earthquake: A 7-year follow-up of the Fukushima Health Management Survey"
Eri Kobari, Kenichi Tanaka1, Masanori Nagao, Kanako Okazaki, Fumikazu Hayashi, Sakumi Kazama, Tetsuya Ohira, Seiji Yasumura, Michio Shimabukuro, Masaharu Maeda, Akira Sakai, Hirooki Yabe, Mitsuaki Hosoya, Atsushi Takahashi, Mayumi Harigane, Hitoshi Ohto, Kenji Kamiya, and Junichiro James Kazama
Hypertension research
2022.5.12 The following paper has been published.
"Trends in pregnancy and birth after the Great East Japan earthquake and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident in the Fukushima prefecture: A 7-year survey."
Keiya Fujimori, Kayoko Ishii, Hyo Kyozuka, Shun Yasuda, Tsuyoshi Murata, Aya Goto, Seiji Yasumura, Misao Ota, Kenichi Hata, Kouta Suzuki, Akihito Nakai, Tetsuya Ohira, Hitoshi Ohto, and Kenji Kamiya,P81-98 capter5.
"Lifestyle-related diseases caused by evacuation: Results of the comprehensive health check in the Fukushima health management survey."
Tetsuya Ohira, Hironori Nakano, Kanako Okazaki, Fumikazu Hayashi, Masanori Nagao, Akira Sakai, Mitsuaki Hosoya, Michio Shimabukuro, Seiji Yasumura, Hitoshi Ohto, and Kenji Kamiya. P99-122 capter6.
Elsevier
2022.5.10 The following paper has been published.
"Health Effects of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster" Harigane, M. Yasumura, S. Kamiya, K. Ohto, H. Maeda, M.
Elsevier
2022.4.11 The following paper has been published.
Establishment of Japanese Health Literacy Association and Its Official Journal
Takahiro Kiuchi1, Takeo Nakayama, Hirono Ishikawa, Tsuyoshi Okuhara, Kazuhiro Nakayama, Hiroki Sugimori5, Daisuke Son, Seiji Yasumura, Chikako Yamaki, Yasumasa Eguchi, Hiroshi Fukuda
Japanese Health Literacy Association
2022.4.4 Professor Seiji Yasumura's guide for insurer support was posted on the All-Japan Federation of National Health Insurance Organizations website.
All-Japan Federation of National Health Insurance Organizations
2022.4.1 Mr. YAMADA Hidehiko, PHN has started work at our department since April 1, 2022.
2022.4.1 The following paper has been published.
Influence of post-disaster evacuation on childhood obesity and hyperlipidemia.
Kawasaki Y, Nakano H, Hosoya M, Yasumura S, Ohira T, Satoh H, Suzuki H, Sakai A, Ohtsuru A, Takahashi A, Kobashi G, Kamiya K.
Pediatrics International
2022.3.28 The following paper has been accepted.
Tobacco Exposure During Pregnancy and Infections in Infants up to 1 Year of Age: The Japan Environment and Children’s Study
Koichi Hashimoto, Hajime Maeda, Hajime Iwasa, Hyo Kyozuka, Ryo Maeda, Yohei Kume, Takashi Ono, Mina Chishiki, Akiko Sato, Yuka Ogata, Tsuyoshi Murata, Keiya Fujimori, Kosei Shinoki, Hidekazu Nishigori, Seiji Yasumura, Mitsuaki Hosoya, and the Japan Environment and Children’s Study (JECS) Group
2022.3.24 The following paper has been published.
Preconception dietary inflammatory index and hypertension disorders of pregnancy: The Japan environment and children's study
Hyo Kyozuka,Tsuyoshi Murata,Toma Fukuda,Akiko Yamaguchi,Shun Yasuda,Daisuke Suzuki,Aya Kanno,Akiko Sato,Yuka Ogata,Mitsuaki Hosoy,Seiji Yasumura,Koichi Hashimoto,Hidekazu Nishigori,Keiya Fujimori, the Japan Environment and Children's Study JECS Group
Pregnancy Hypertension
2022.3.16 The following article supervised by Professor Yasumura was published.
MEDIC MEDIA「公衆衛生がみえる2022-2023」 5th Edition
2022.3.9 The following paper has been published.
Report of the Fukushima Health Management Survey2011-2020
2022.3.3 The following paper has been published.
Lifestyle factors associated with undernutrition in older people after the Great East Japan Earthquake: a prospective study.
Kanako Okazaki , Tetsuya Ohira, Akira Sakai, Michio Shimabukuro, Junichiro Kazama, Atsushi Takahashi, Hironori Nakano, Fumikazu Hayashi, Masanori Nagao, Seiji Yasumura, Hitoshi Ohto, Kenji Kamiya
IJERPH
2022.3.2 Prof. Yasumura's contribution was published in
The Science Council of Japan Tohoku Regional Conference News.
2022.3.1 Disclosure of information on research.
Verification of the medium- to long-term effects of Tai Chi Leisurely Gymnastics in Kitakata City.
2022.2.24 An article regarding a movie of health promotion on which Professor Yasumura appeared was published. (The Fukushima Minpo Shimbun, February 23, 2022). 
2022.2.8 An article regarding the consultation for cancer screening in Fukushima Prefecture by Pfofessor Yasumura was published.
(The Fukushima Minpo Shimbun, February 7, 2022). 
2022.2.4 The following paper has been published.
Moriyama N, Nakayama C, Watanabe K, Kuga T, Yasumura S.
Feasibility study of an intervention program to enhance self-confidence of kindergarten teachers who deal with radiation-related health concerns from parents with young children. Pilot Feasibility Stud 8, 25 (2022).
2022.2.1 The following paper has been published.
Kayoko Ito, Nobuaki Moriyama, Seiji Yasumura.
Current status of diversity of food intake and related factors among community-dwelling elderly people in Fukushima City.
Journal of Health and Welfare Statistics. 69(1):1-7, 2022.
2022.2.1 The following paper has been published.
"The Tōhoku Theater Project in Postdisaster Japan: An Exemplar for Addressing Community Mental Health in the Context of Disaster"
Kathleen M Pike, Tahilia J Rebello, Setsu Hanasaki, Ryoko Narita-Ohtaki, Phyllis Kaufman, Tsuyoshi Akiyama, Bryan Doerries, Lawrence H Yang, Nao Suzuki, Elizabeth B Magill, Seiji Yasumura. Psychiatr Serv.

National Library of Medicine.
2022.1.19 The following paper has been published.
Hokuto Hoshi, Hajime Iwasa, Aya Goto, Seiji Yasumura.
Effects of working environments with minimum night lighting on night-shift nurses’ fatigue and sleep, and patient safety

BMJ Open Quality.
2022.1.4 The following paper has been published.
The Association between Parenting Confidence and Later Child Mental Health in the Area Affected by the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: The Fukushima Health Management Survey.
Rie Mizuki ,Masaharu Maeda, Tomoyuki Kobayashi, Naoko Horikoshi, Mayumi Harigane , Shuntaro Itagaki, Hironori Nakano ,Tetsuya Ohira, Hirooki Yabe ,Seiji Yasumura , Kenji Kamiya ,

IJERPH.
2021.11.25 The following paper has been published.
A Cross-Sectional Study on the Characteristics of Physical Activity in Pre-Frail Older Adults..
Motoaki Takamura, Toshimasa Sone, Takayuki Kawamura, Reiko Suzuki ,Nobuaki Moriyama , Seiji Yasumura.

IJERPH.
2021.11.19 The following paper has been accepted.
"Suboptimal diabetic control and psychological burden after the triple disaster, in Japan: the Fukushima Health Management Survey".
Hiroyuki Hirai, Kanako Okazaki, Tetsuya Ohira, Masaharu Maeda,Akira Sakai, Hironori Nakano, Fumikazu Hayashi, Masanori Nagao, Mayumi Harigane, Atsushi Takahashi, Hiromasa Ohira, Junichiro James Kazama, Mitsuaki Hosoya, Hirooki Yabe, Yuriko Suzuki, Seiji Yasumura, Hitoshi Ohto, Kenji Kamiya, Michio Shimabukuro.

BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care.
2021.10.29 The following paper has been published.
Prepregnancy antiinflammatory diet in pregnant women with endometriosis: The Japan Environment and Children's Study.. 
Hyo Kyozuka, Hidekazu Nishigori, Tsuyoshi Murata, Toma Fukuda, Akiko Yamaguchi, Aya Kanno, Shun Yasuda, Akiko Sato, Yuka Ogata, Masahito Kuse, Mitsuaki Hosoya, Seiji Yasumura, Koichi Hashimoto, Keiya Fujimori, Japan Environment and Children's Study (JECS) Group.
Nutrition.
2021.10.25 A textbook titled “CBT・医師国家試験のためのレビューブック公衆衛生2022”
supervised by Professor Seiji Yasumura, has been published. 
2021.10.25 The following paper has been published.
Synergistic Effect of History of Cardiovascular Disease and Mental Distress on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder after the Great East Japan Earthquake: The Fukushima Health Management Survey. 
Kazuhide Tezuka , Yasuhiko Kubota , Tetsuya Ohira , Hironori Nakano , Masaharu Maeda , Hirooki Yabe , Seiji Yasumura , Mayumi Harigane , Yuji Shimizu , Takeo Okada , Masahiko Kiyama , Kenji Kamiya , and on behalf of the Fukushima Health Management Survey Group
MDPI.
2021.10.4 An article regarding research conducted by Chihiro Nakayama et al. was published. (The Fukushima Minyu Shimbun, October 4, 2021). 

(The Fukushima Minyu Shimbun, October 4, 2021).
2021.9.8 The following paper has been published.
Psychosocial support for the examinees and their families during the secondary confirmatory examination:Analyses of support records at first visit
Noriko Setou, Satoru Suzuki, Takashi Matsuzuka, Manabu Iwadate, Masaharu Maeda, Yuko Namekata, Fusae Yoshida, Kayoko Oshima, Tetsuya Ohira, Seiji Yasumura, Hitoshi Ohto, Kenji Kamiya, Susumu Yokoya, Hiroki Shimura

Fukushima Journal of Medical Science
2021.9.8 The following paper has been published.
Socioeconomic status, damage-related conditions, and PTSD following the Fukushima-daiichi nuclear power plant accident:The Fukushima Health Management Survey
Tetsuya Shiga, Wen Zhang, Tetsuya Ohira, Yuriko Suzuki, Masaharu Maeda, Hirobumi Mashiko, Hirooki Yabe, Hajime Iwasa, Hironori Nakano, Seiji Yasumura, Kenji Kamiya, for the Fukushima Health Management Survey Group

Fukushima Journal of Medical Science
2021.9.3 The following paper has been published.
Chihiro Nakayama, Hajime Iwasa, Nobuaki Moriyama, Hideto Takahashi, Seiji Yasumura.
The relationship between information sources, media, and ❝anxiety about the effects of radiation on future generations❞ in Hamadori and Fukushima Prefecture’s evacuation areas after the nuclear accident.

Jpn. J Public Health.
2021.9.3 The following paper has been accepted (in press).
Hajime Iwasa, Chihiro Nakayama, Nobuaki Moriyama, Masatsugu Orui, Seiji Yasumura.
Posttraumatic growth under the Fukushima nuclear disaster: An examination through analysis of free descriptions. Jpn. J Public Health.
2021.8.23 The following paper has been accepted (in press).
Teruko Horiuchi ,Chieri Yamada, Misako KInoshita, Nobuaki Moriyama,Seiji Yasumura.
Issues in Radiation Nursing Education in Japan Before and After the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident. Disaster Med Public Health Prep.
2021.8.4 Associate Professor Iwasa received reviewer award 2021 of Psychogeriatrics.
reviewer award 2021 of Psychogeriatrics Medical Directors Association
2021.7.14 A commentary article by Professor Yasumura regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccinations was published. (The Fukushima Minpo Shimbun, July 14, 2021).
2021.7.6 The following paper has been published.
Moriyama N, Morita T, Nishikawa Y, Kobashi Y, Murakami M, Ozaki A, Nonaka S, Sawano T, Oikawa T, Tsubokura M.
Association of Living in Evacuation Areas With Long-Term Care Need After the Fukushima Accident. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2021 Jun 16:S1525-8610(21)00514-4.

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
2021.7.6 An article regarding a research conducted by Nobuaki Moriyama et al. was published. (The Fukushima Minpo Shimbun, June 24, 2021, page 1, The Fukushima Minyu Shimbun, June 24, 2021, page 3).
2021.6.11 The following paper has been published
Relationship between physical activity/exercise habits and the frequency of new onset of lifestyle-related diseases after the Great East Japan Earthquake among residents in Fukushima: the Fukushima Health Management Survey.
Fumikazu Hayashi, Tetsuya Ohira, Kanako Okazaki, Hironori Nakano, Akira Sakai, Mitsuaki Hosoya, Michio Shimabukuro, Atsushi Takahashi, Junichiro Kazama, Seiji Yasumura, Shigeatsu Hashimoto, Yukihiko Kawasaki, Gen Kobashi, Hitoshi Ohto, Kenji Kamiya, for the Fukushima Health Management Survey
Journal of Radiation Research
2021.6.11 The following paper has been published
Teenage pregnancy as a risk factor for placental abruption: Findings from the prospective Japan Environment and Children’s Study
Hyo Kyozuka, Tsuyoshi Murata, Toma Fukusda, Akiko Yamaguchi, Aya Kanno, Shun Yasuda, Akiko Sato, Yuka Ogata, Yuta Endo, Mitsuaki Hosoya, Seiji Yasumura, Koichi Hashimoto, Hidekazu Nishigori, Keiya Fujimori, the Japan Environment and Children’s Study (JECS) Group
PLOS ONE
2021.6.11 The following paper has been published
Adverse obstetric outcomes in early diagnosed gestational diabetes mellitus: The Japan Environment and Children’s Study
Hyo Kyozuka, Shun Yasuda, Tsuyoshi Murata, Toma Fukuda, Akiko Yamaguchi, Aya Kanno, Akiko Sato, Yuka Ogata, Mitsuaki Hosoya, Seiji Yasumura, Koichi Hashimoto, Hidekazu Nishigori, Keiya Fujimori, The Japan Environment and Children’s Study (JECS) Group
Journal of Diabetes Investigation
2021.6.11 The following paper has been published
The Association between Body Mass Index and Recovery from Post-traumatic Stress Disorder after the Nuclear Accident in Fukushima
Masato Nagai, Tetsuya Ohira, Masaharu Maeda, Seiji Yasumura, Itaru Miura, Shuntaro Itagaki, Mayumi Harigane, Kanae Takase, Hirooki Yabe, Akira Sakai & Kenji Kamiya
Scientific Reports
2021.6.11 The following paper has been published
Dietary Patterns and Progression of Impaired Kidney Function in Japanese Adults: A Longitudinal Analysis for the Fukushima Health Management Survey 2011-2015
Enbo Ma , Tetsuya Ohira, Seiji Yasumura, Hironori Nakano, Eri Eguchi, Makoto Miyazaki, Mitsuaki Hosoya, Akira Sakai, Atsushi Takahashi, Hiromasa Ohira, Junichiro Kazama, Michio Shimabukuro, Hirooki Yabe, Masaharu Maeda, Hitoshi Ohto, Kenji Kamiya
MDPI
2021.6.11 The following paper has been published
Association between atrial fibrillation and white blood cell count after the Great East Japan Earthquake: An observational study from the Fukushima Health Management Survey
Suzuki, Hitoshi ; Ohira, Tetsuya ; Takeishi, Yasuchika ; Sakai, Akira MD ; Hosoya, Mitsuaki ; Yasumura, Seiji ; Kawasaki, Yukihiko ; Takahashi, Atsushi ; Nakano, Hironori ; Kamiya, Kenji
Medicine
2021.6.11 The following paper has been published
Association between post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms and bone fractures after the Great East Japan Earthquake in older adults: a prospective cohort study from the Fukushima Health Management Survey
Fumikazu Hayashi; Tetsuya Ohira; Hironori Nakano; Masanori Nagao; Kanako Okazaki; Mayumi Harigane; Seiji Yasumura; Masaharu Maeda; Atsushi Takahashi; Hirooki Yabe; Yuriko Suzuki; Kenji Kamiya; Fukushima Health Management Survey Group
BMC Geriatrics
2021.6.11 The following paper has been published
Cytological examination of the thyroid in children and adolescents after the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant accident: the Fukushima Health Management Survey
Atsuhiko Sakamoto , Takashi Matsuzuka , Yukie Yamaya , Satoru Suzuki , Manabu Iwadate , Satoshi Suzuki , Yuko Hashimoto , Osamu Suzuki , Shinichi Suzuki , Susumu Yokoya , Tetsuya Ohira , Seiji Yasumura , Hitoshi Ohto , Kenji Kamiya , Hiroki Shimura
Endocrine Journal
2021.6.11 The following paper has been published
Influence of post-disaster evacuation on incidence of hyperuricemia in residents of Fukushima prefecture ; the Fukushima Health Management Survey
Shigeatsu Hashimoto, Masato Nagai, Tetsuya Ohira, Shingo Fukuma, Mitsuaki Hosoya, Seiji Yasumura, Hiroaki Satoh, Hitoshi Suzuki, Akira Sakai, Akira Ohtsuru, Yukihiko Kawasaki, Atsushi Takahashi, Kanako Okazaki, Gen Kobashi, Kenji Kamiya, Shunichi Yamashita, Shun-ichi Fukuhara, Hitoshi Ohto & the Fukushima Health Management Survey Group
CEN
2021.6.8 The following paper has been published
Association between Psychosocial Factors and Oral Symptoms among Residents in Fukushima after the Great East Japan Earthquake: A Cross-Sectional Study from the Fukushima Health Management Survey
Narumi Funakubo, AyakaTsuboi, Eri Eguchi, Fumikazu Hayashi ,Masaharu Maeda ,Hirooki Yabe ,Seiji Yasumura ,Kenji Kamiya ,Shogo Takashiba ,Tetsuya Ohira , and Mental Health Group of the Fukushima Health Management Survey
ijerph
2021.6.1 The following paper has been published
Orui M, Nakayama C, Moriyama N, Tsubokura M, Watanabe K, Nakayama T, Sugita M, Yasumura S.
Current Psychological Distress, Post-traumatic Stress, and Radiation Health Anxiety Remain High for Those Who Have Rebuilt Permanent Homes Following the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Dec 19;17(24):9532.
ijerph
2021.6.1 The following paper has been published
Narumi Funakubo, Ayaka Tsuboi, Eri Eguchi , Fumikazu Hayashi, Masaharu Maeda, Hirooki Yabe, Seiji Yasumura, Kenji Kamiya, Shogo Takashiba, Tetsuya Ohira.
Association between Psychosocial Factors and Oral Symptoms among Residents in Fukushima after the Great East Japan Earthquake: A Cross-Sectional Study from the Fukushima Health Management Survey. Int J Environ Res Public Health. (In press).
2021.5.12 The following paper has been published.
Kyozuka H, Murata T, Fukuda T, Yamaguchi A, Kanno A, Yasuda S, Sato A, Ogata Y, Kuse M, Hosoya M, Yasumura S, Hashimoto K, Nishigori H, Fujimori K; Japan Environment and Children’s Study (JECS) Group.
Association between pre-pregnancy calcium intake and hypertensive disorders during the first pregnancy: the Japan environment and children's study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2020 Jul 28;20(1):424. doi: 10.1186/s12884-020-03108-2.
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
2021.5.12 The following paper has been published.
Yamaguchi A, Kyozuka H, Fujimori K, Hosoya M, Yasumura S, Yokoyama T, Sato A, Hashimoto K; Japan Environment and Children's Study Group.
Risk of preterm birth, low birthweight and small-for-gestational-age infants in pregnancies with adenomyosis: A cohort study of the Japan Environment and Children's Study. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2019 Mar;98(3):359-364. doi: 10.1111/aogs.13498.
National Library of Medicine
2021.5.12 The following paper has been published.
Murata T, Kyozuka H, Fukuda T, Yasuda S, Yamaguchi A, Sato A, Ogata Y, Kuse M, Hosoya M, Yasumura S, Hashimoto K, Nishigori H, Fujimori K; Japan Environment and Children’s Study Group.
Risk of adverse obstetric outcomes in Japanese women with systemic lupus erythematosus: The Japan Environment and Children's Study. PLoS One. 2020 May 29;15(5):e0233883. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233883.
PLOS ONE
2021.5.11 The following paper has been accepted for publication.
Kyozuka H, Murata T, Fukuda T, Yamaguchi A, Kanno A, Yasuda S, Sato A, Ogata Y, Kuse M, Hosoya M, Yasumura S, Hashimoto K, Nishigori H, Fujimori K, The Japan Environment And Children's Study Jecs Group.
Dietary Inflammatory Index during Pregnancy and the Risk of Intrapartum Fetal Asphyxia: The Japan Environment and Children's Study. Nutrients. 2020 Nov 13;12(11):3482. doi: 10.3390/nu12113482.
Nutrients
2021.5.11 The following paper has been published.
Kyozuka H, Murata T, Fukuda T, Endo Y, Yamaguchi A, Yasuda S, Kanno A, Sato A, Ogata Y, Hosoya M, Yasumura S, Hashimoto K, Nishigori H, Fujimori K; Japan Environment and Children’s Study (JECS) Group.
Immunoglobulin E levels and pregnancy-induced hypertension: Japan Environment and Children's Study. Sci Rep. 2021 Apr 21;11(1):8664. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-88227-2.
Scientific Reports
2021.4.26 The following paper has been published.
Natsuki Tsuchiya, Mayuko Seki, Nobuaki Moriyama, Koichi Sugiura, Atsuko Yamashita, Seiji Yasumura. Association of a source of information about HIV/AIDS with knowledge and preventive behavior in Japanese college students. Fukushima Med. J. 71(1):19-27, 2021.
2021.4.19 The following paper has been published.
Mayumi Harigane, Hiromi Imuta, Seiji Yasumura, Fumikazu Hayashi, Hironori Nakano, Tetsuya Ohira, Masaharu Maeda, Hirooki Yabe, Yuriko Suzuki, Kenji Kamiya. Factors Hindering Social Participation among Older Residents from Evacuation Zones after the Nuclear Power Plant Accident in Fukushima: The Fukushima Health Management Survey.
Environ Res Public Health
2021.4.19 The following paper has been published.
Michio Murakami, Tomoyuki Kobayashi, Yuichi Oikawa, Saori Goto, Maho Momoi, Yoshitake Takebayashi, Tetsuya Ohira, Seiji Yasumura, Masaharu Maeda, Associations of the COVID-19 pandemic with the economic status and mental health of people affected by the Fukushima disaster using the difference-in-differences method: The Fukushima Health Management.
SSM - Population Health
2021.4.8 The following paper has been published.
Hyo Kyozuka, Tsuyoshi Murata, Toma Fukuda, Akiko Yamaguchi, Aya Kanno, Shun Yasuda, Akiko Sato, Yuka Ogata, Mitsuaki Hosoya, Seiji Yasumura, Koichi Hashimoto, Hidekazu Nishigori, Keiya Fujimori. Effect of Preconception Selenium Intake on the Risk for Gestational Diabetes: The Japan Environment and Children’s Study.
Antioxidants
2021.4.1 A commentary article by Professor Yasumura regarding health maintenance of older people was published.
FUKUSHIMA HEALTH MEMO
2021.3.19 The following paper has been published.
Takehiro Arai, Aya Goto, Mitsuko Komatsu, Seiji Yasumura. Incidence of and improvement in inappropriate parental behaviors of mothers with young children: a retrospective cohort study conducted in collaboration with a local government.
Arch Public Health
2021.3.18 The following paper has been published.
Hajime Iwasa, Yuko Yoshida, Kayoko Ishii, Seiji Yasumura. Factors associated with cognitive failure among mothers involved in child care.
Cogent Psychology
2021.3.18 The following paper has been issued online.
Yuko Yoshida, Hajime Iwasa, Yoshiko Ishioka, Yoshimi Suzukamo. Leisure activity moderates the relationship between living alone and mental health among Japanese older adults.
Geriatrics & Gerontology International
2021.3.9 The following paper has been published.
陸智美,安村誠司.超高齢化社会、新型コロナウイルス感染症禍における泌尿器科疾患・症状の現状と予防.福島県保健衛生雑誌36:15-19, 2021. (in Japanese)
2021.3.8 The following paper has been published.
Nobuaki Moriyama, Tetsuya Ohira, Masaharu Maeda, Hirooki Yabe, Itaru Miura, Atsushi Takahashi, Mayumi Harigane, Naoko Horikoshi, Kanako Okazaki, Motohiko Miyachi, Yuko Gando, Kenji Kamiya, Seiji Yasumura. Association of habitual exercise with adults’ mental health following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident:the Fukushima Health Management Survey. Mental Health and Physical Activity,20:100388,2021.
Mental Health and Physical Activity
2021.3.2 Assistant Professor Moriyama will appear on a television program(「ふくしま県民公開大学」Fukushima Television Broadcasting Co.,Ltd. ).
ふくしま県民公開大学
2021.2.25 The following paper has been published.
Preterm Deliveries in Women with Uterine Myomas: The Japan Environment and Children’s Study. Tsuyoshi Murata, Hyo Kyozuka, Yuta Endo, Toma Fukuda, Shun Yasuda, Akiko Yamaguchi, Akiko Sato, Yuka Ogata, Kosei Shinoki, Mitsuaki Hosoya, Seiji Yasumura, Koichi Hashimoto, Hidekazu Nishigori, Keiya Fujimori, and The Japan Environment Children’s Study (JECS) Group
IJERPH
2021.2.22 Report of the Fukushima Health Management Survey 2011-2020 edited by Professor Yasumura was published.
2021.2.22 A commentary article by Professor Yasumura regarding housebound was published.
なかまぁる(認知症当事者とともにつくるウェブメディア)
2021.2.12 The following paper has been accepted.
Akiko Yamaguchi , Hyo Kyozuka , Aya Kanno , Tsuyoshi Murata , Toma Fukuda , Shun Yasuda , Mitsuaki Hosoya , Seiji Yasumura , Masahito Kuse , Akiko Sato , Yuka Ogata , Koichi Hashimoto, Hidekazu Nishigori, Keiya Fujimori, the Japan Environment and Children's Study (JECS) Group.
J Affective Disorder
2021.2.12 The following paper has been accepted.
Characteristics of expectant mothers who participated in a couple-based parenting support program: comparison with the non-participation groups at the child’s 4-month health checkup. Kayoko Ishii, Aya Goto, Kazuyo Watanabe, Hiroshi Tsutomi, Mie Sasaki, Hiromi Komiya, Seiji Yasumura. Maternal Health. 2021;64(4): 684-693.
2021.1.28 A commentary article by Professor Yasumura regarding association between older people and work was published.
(Jomo Shimbun, January 28, 2021, 地域欄「花咲く六合の里」).
2021.1.18 A commentary article by Professor Yasumura regarding long-term care prevention was published.
(The Fukushima Minyu Shimbun, January 18, 2021, page 2).
2021.1.15 The following article supervised by Professor Yasumura was published.
【新連載】「座ってできる太極拳ゆったり体操」<第11回> NHKテキスト きょうの健康 February, 2021, page 18-19
2021.1.6 The following paper has been accepted.
Mayumi Harigane , Yoshitake Takebayashi , Michio Murakami , Masaharu Maeda , Rie Mizuki , Yuichi Oikawa , Saori Goto , Maho Momoi , Shuntaro Itagaki , Satomi Nakajima , Tetsuya Ohira , Hirooki Yabe , Seiji Yasumura , Kenji Kamiya , on Behalf of the Mental Health Group of the Fukushima Health Management Survey..
Higher psychological distress experienced by evacuees relocating outside Fukushima after the nuclear accident: The Fukushima Health Management Survey.
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
2020.12.21 The following paper has been accepted.
Orui M, Suzuki Y, Goto A, Yasumura S.
Factors Associated with Maintaining the Mental Health of Employees after the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: Findings from Companies Located in the Evacuation Area.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
2020.12.17 The following paper has been accepted.
Orui M, Nakayama C, Moriyama N, Tsubokura M, Watanabe K, Nakayama T, Sugita M, Yasumura S. Current Psychological Distress, Post-traumatic Stress, and Radiation Health Anxiety Remain High for Those Who Have Rebuilt Permanent Homes Following the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020;19;17(24):9532. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17249532
2020.12.16 The following article supervised by Professor Yasumura was published
【新連載】「座ってできる太極拳ゆったり体操」<第10回>
NHKテキスト きょうの健康 January, 2021, page 18-19
2020.12.15 The following paper has been accepted
Changes in drinking behavior among evacuees after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident:the Fukushima Health Management Survey
Akiko Yagi, Masaharu Maeda, Yuriko Suzuki, Hirooki Yabe, Seiji Yasumura, Shinichi Niwa, Tetsuya Ohira, Akira Ohtsuru, Hirobumi Mashiko, Mayumi Harigane, Hironori Nakano, Masafumi Abe, the Fukushima Health Survey
FUKUSHIMA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
2020.12.14 The following paper has been accepted
Analysis of direction of association between radiation risk perception and relocation using a random-intercept and cross lagged panel model: The Fukushima Health Management Survey
Michio Murakami , Yoshitake Takebayashi , Mayumi Harigane , Rie Mizuki , Yuriko Suzuki , Tetsuya Ohira , Masaharu Maeda , Seiji Yasumura
SSM - Population Health
2020.10.27 The following paper has been accepted
Association between Psychological Factors and Evacuation Status and the Incidence of Cardiovascular Diseases after the Great East Japan Earthquake: A Prospective Study of the Fukushima Health Management Survey
Toshiki Sanoh, Eri Eguchi, Tetsuya Ohira, Fumikazu Hayashi, Masaharu Maeda, Seiji Yasumura, Yuriko Suzuki, Hirooki Yabe, Atsushi Takahashi, Kanae Takase, Mayumi Harigane, Takashi Hisamatsu, Keiki Ogino, Hideyuki Kanda, Kenji Kamiya
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health
2020.9.28 The following paper has been accepted
Nobuaki Moriyama, Chihiro Nakayama, Masatsugu Orui, Yujiro Kuroda, Hajime Iwasa, Teruko Horiuchi, Takeo Nakayama, Minoru Sugita, Seiji Yasumura.
Associated factors related to participation in general health checkup and survey of the effect of low-dose radiation exposure on health of residents of Fukushima Prefecture after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident. Preventive Medicine Reports (in press).
2020.9.28 The following paper has been accepted
Nobuaki Moriyama, Hajime Iwasa, Seiji Yasumura.
Association of Perceived Environment and Physical Activity in Older Adults After the Great East Japan Earthquake. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity (in press).
2020.8.24 The following paper has been accepted
Onset and remission of common mental disorders among adults living in temporary housing for three years after the triple disaster in Northeast Japan: comparisons with the general population
Yasumura, Hirooki Yabe, Naoko Horikoshi, Maki Umeda, Yuriko Suzuki, Haruki Shimoda, Hisateru Tachimori, Tadashi Takeshima, and Evelyn J.Bromet
BMC Public Health
2020.6.22 The following paper has been accepted
Long-lasting effects of distrust in government and science on mental health eight years after the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster
Maiko Fukasawa, Norito Kawakami, Maki Umeda, Tsuyoshi Akiyama, Naoko Horikoshi, Seiji Yasumura, Hirooki Yabe, Yuriko Suzuki, and Evelyn J. Bromet.
Social Science & Medicine
2020.6.16 The following paper has been accepted
The association between self-reported sleep dissatisfaction after the Great East Japan Earthquake, and a deteriorated socioeconomic status in the evacuation area: the Fukushima Health Management Survey
Wen Zhang , Tetsuya Ohira , Masaharu Maeda , Hironori Nakano , Hajime Iwasa , Seiji Yasumura , Akira Ohtsuru , Mayumi Harigane , Yuriko Suzuki , Naoko Horikoshi , Kanae Takase , Atsushi Takahashi , Hirooki Yabe , Kenji Kamiya , for the Fukushima Health Management Survey Group
Sleep Medicine
2020.6.3 The following paper has been published
Influence of post-disaster evacuation on childhood obesity and hyperlipidemia
Yukihiko Kawasaki, Hironori Nakano, Mitsuaki Hosoya, Seiji Yasumura, Tetsuya Ohira, Hiroaki Satoh,Hitoshi Suzuki, Akira Sakai, Akira Ohtsuru, Atsushi Takahashi, Gen Kobashi and Kenji Kamiya
Pediatrics International
2020.5.28 The following paper has been accepted
Nurses’ perceptions of medical procedures and nursing practices for older patients with non‐cancer long‐term illness and do‐not‐attempt‐resuscitation orders: A vignette study
Asaka Higuchi , Azusa Yoshii , Morihito Takita , Masaharu Tsubokura , Hiroki Fukahori , Rika Igarashi
Wiley Online Library
2020.5.28 The following paper has been accepted
Concealment of trauma and occupational accidents among Fukushima nuclear disaster decontamination workers: A case report
Toyoaki Sawano MD, Hayato Tanaka MD , Daiki Watanabe MD , Akihiko Ozaki MD , Manabu Tsukada MD , Yoshitaka Nishikawa MD , Hiroaki Saito MDYuki Shimada MD , Tomohiro Morita MD , Hiromichi Ohira MD , Masaharu Tsubokura MD, PhD
Journal of Occupational Health
2020.5.28 The following paper has been accepted
Securing Access to Hemodialysis Care After Typhoon Hagibis in Fukushima
Yoshitaka Nishikawa , Sho Fujioka , Yosuke Tachiya , Tomohiro Morita , Masaharu Tsubokura , Akihiko Ozaki , Toyoaki Sawano , Masami Ogawa and Ryuzaburo Shineha
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
2020.5.28 The following paper has been accepted
Need for Emergency Medical Functioning of Hospitals in Post-Nuclear Evacuation Areas
Yuki Shimada , Akihiko Ozaki , Masaharu Tsubokura , Kana Yamamoto , Claire Leppold , Arinobu Hori , Asaka Higuchi , Yuki Sonoda , Tomohiro Morita , Toyoaki Sawano and Tomoyoshi Oikawa
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
2020.5.28 The following paper has been accepted
Minimizing Isolation of the Elderly Following the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Disaster
Izumi Yoshida ,Tomohiro Morita ,Takeaki Ishii ,Claire Leppold ,and Masaharu Tsubokura
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
2020.5.27 The following paper has been accepted
Effectiveness of group exercise intervention on subjective well-being and health-related quality of life of older residents in restoration public housing after the great East Japan earthquake: A cluster randomized controlled trial
Nobuaki Moriyama, Junichi Omata, Ryuta Sato, Kanako Okazaki, Seiji Yasumura
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
2020.5.26 The following paper has been accepted
Dietary pattern changes in Fukushima residents after the Great East Japan Earthquake: the Fukushima Health Management Survey 2011–2013
Enbo Ma, Tetsuya Ohira, Hironori Nakano, Masaharu Maeda,Hirooki Yabe, Akira Sakai, Seiji Yasumura, and Kenji Kamiya
Public Health Nutrition
2020.5.26 The following paper has been accepted
Nested matched case control study for the Japan Fukushima Health Management Survey’s first full-scale (second-round) thyroid examination
Hideto Takahashi, PhD,Seiji Yasumura, MD, PhD Kunihiko Takahashi, PhD, Tetsuya Ohira, MD, PhD, Akira Ohtsuru, MD, PhD, Sanae Midorikawa, MD, PhD, Satoru Suzuki, MD, PhD,Hiroki Shimura, MD, PhD, Tetsuo Ishikawa, PhD, Akira Sakai, MD, PhD, Shinichi Suzuki, MD, PhD, Susumu Yokoya, MD, PhD, Koichi Tanigawa, MD, PhD, Hitoshi Ohto, MD, PhD, Kenji Kamiya, MD, PhD
2020.5.18 The following paper has been published
Lifestyle factors associated with prevalent and exacerbated musculoskeletal pain after the Great East Japan Earthquake: a cross-sectional study from the Fukushima Health Management Survey
Hiroshige Jinnouchi, Tetsuya Ohira, Hironobu Kakihana, Ko Matsudaira, Masaharu Maeda, Hirooki Yabe, Yuriko Suzuki, Mayumi Harigane, Hiroyasu Iso, Tomoyuki Kawada, Seiji Yasumura, Kenji Kamiya & on behalf of the Mental Health Group of the Fukushima Health Management Survey
BMC Public Health
2020.5.7 The following paper has been published
Resilience Factors Contributing to Mental Health Among People Affected by the Fukushima Disaster: Development of Fukushima Resilience Scale
Yui Takebayashi1, Masaharu Maeda, Masatsugu Orui, Satomi Nakajima, Maho Momoi, Akiko Ito, Hideki Sato, Seiji Yasumura and Hitoshi Ohto
Frontiers in Public Health
2020.4.21 Summary report for presentation by Professor Yasumura was published in special homepage (entitled 「未来からの問い」)
of the Science Council of Japan. Detail
2020.4.21 The following article supervised by Professor Yasumura was published.
【新連載】「座ってできる太極拳ゆったり体操」<第2回>
NHKテキスト きょうの健康 May, 2020 pege:14-15
2020.4.1 Ms. KUGA Tomomi, PHN has started work at our department since April 1, 2020.
2020.4.1 The following paper has been accepted.
IWASA-hajime, ISHII-kayoko, YOSHIDA-yuko, YASUMURA-seiji,
子育て期の女性における精神的健康 の関連要因. 厚生の指標(Japanese, in press).
2020.3.16 The following paper has been accepted
SANO Midori, IWASA Hajime, NAKAYAMA Chihiro, MORIYAMA Nobuaki, KATSUYAMA Kuniko, YASUMURA Seiji
Relationship between prolonged media usage and lifestyle habits among junior and senior high school students. Japanese Journal of Public Health (in press).
2020.3.16 The following article supervised by Professor Yasumura was published.
【新連載】「座ってできる太極拳ゆったり体操」<第1回>
NHKテキスト きょうの健康April, 2020 pege:14-15
2020.3.16 Articles in an online encyclopedia entitled“日本大百科全書(ニッポニカ)” written by Professor Yasumura were released.
5 items relevant to radiation: internal exposure, external exposure, stable iodine, high-dose exposure, low-dose exposure
2020.3.9 The following paper has been published
Kayoko Ishii, Aya Goto, Misao Ota, Seiji Yasumura, Hirooki Yabe, Hitoshi Ohto, Keiya Fujimori.
「福島県立医科大学県民健康管理センター妊産婦調査における電話支援活動取り組み(No English title)」福島県保健衛生雑誌 35:8-14, 2020
2020.3.4 The following paper has been accepted
Relationship between the prevalence of polycythemia and factors observed in the mental health and lifestyle survey after the Great East Japan Earthquake
Akira Sakai, Hironori Nakano, Tetsuya Ohira, Masaharu Maeda, Kanako Okazaki, Atsushi Takahashi, Yukihiko Kawasaki, Hiroaki Satoh, Akira Ohtsuru, Michio Shimabukuro, Junichiro Kazama, Shigeatsu Hashimoto, Mitsuaki Hosoya, Seiji Yasumura, Hirooki Yabe, Hitoshi Ohto, Kenji Kamiya
Medicine
2020.3.3 The following paper has been published online as an advance publication
Factors Influencing the Proportion of Non-examinees in the Fukushima Health Management Survey for Childhood and Adolescent Thyroid Cancer: Results From the Baseline Survey
Kunihiko Takahashi, Hideto Takahashi, Tomoki Nakaya, Seiji Yasumura, Tetsuya Ohira, Hitoshi Ohto, Akira Ohtsuru, Sanae Midorikawa, Shinichi Suzuki, Hiroki Shimura, Shunichi Yamashita, Koichi Tanigawa, Kenji Kamiya
Journal of Epidemiology
2020.2.10 The following paper has been accepted
Absence of Relatives Impairs the Approach of Nurses to Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Non-Cancer Elderly Patients without a Do-Not-Attempt-Resuscitation Order: A Vignette-Based Questionnaire Study
Asaka Higuchi, Morihito Takita, Azusa Yoshii, Tomoko Akiyama, Tsuyoshi Nemoto, Ritsuko Nakahira, Toshihiro Nakajima, Hiroki Fukahori, Masaharu Tsubokura, Rika Igarashi,
The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine
2020.2.10 The following paper has been accepted
Efficacy of prolonged exposure therapy for a patient with late-onset PTSD affected by evacuation due to the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident
Arinobu Hori1, Yoshitake Takebayashi, Masaharu Tsubokura and Yoshiharu Kim,
BMJ Case Rep
2020.2.10 The following paper has been accepted
The trajectories of local food avoidance after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster: A five-year prospective cohort study
Yoshitake Takebayashi , Michio Murakami , Shuhei Nomura , Tomoyoshi Oikawa , Masaharu Tsubokura ,
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
2020.2.10 The following paper has been accepted
Usefulness of the whole-body counter for infants and small children (BABYSCAN) as a risk communication tool after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant incident
Masaharu TSUBOKURA, Yuko NABESHIMA, Michio MURAKAMI, Tsuyoshi NEMOTO, Toshiyuki KAMBE, Saori NONAKA, Yuki SHIMADA, Yurie KOBASHI, Akihiko OZAKI, Tomoyoshi OIKAWA
Proceedings of the Japan Academy, Series B
2020.1.16 The following paper has been accepted
Effect of proinflammatory diet before pregnancy on gestational age and birthweight: The Japan Environment and Children's Study
Makiho Ishibashi, Hyo Kyozuka, Akiko Yamaguchi, Keiya Fujimori, Mitsuaki Hosoya, Seiji Yasumura, Kuse Masahito, Akiko Sato, Yuka Ogata, Koichi Hashimoto, and the Japan Environment and Children's Study (JECS) Group
Maternal & Child Nutrition
2020.1.6 The following paper has been accepted
Measurements of radiocesium in animals, plants and fungi in Svalbard after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster.
Yoshihiro Mezaki, Shigeaki Kato, Osamu Nishikawa, Isao Takashima, Masaharu Tsubokura, Haruka Minowa, Tadashi Asakura, Tomokazu Matsuura, Haruki Senoo .
Heliyon
2020.1.6 The following paper has been accepted
The role of radiological protection experts in stakeholder involvement in the recovery phase of post-nuclear accident situations: Some lessons from the Fukushima-Daïchi NPP accident.
Thierry Schneider, Mélanie Maître, Jacques Lochard, Sylvie Charron, Jean-François Lecomte, Ryoko Ando, Yumiko Kanai, Momo Kurihara, Yujiro Kuroda, Makoto Miyazaki, Wataru Naito, Makiko Orita, Noboru Takamura, Koichi Tanigawa, Masaharu Tsubokura, Tetsuo Yasutaka, .
Radioprotection
2020.1.6 The following paper has been accepted
High internal radiation exposure associated with low socio-economic status six years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Sawano, Toyoaki, Kambe, Toshiyuki, Seno, Yuki, Konoe, Ran, Nishikawa, Yoshitaka, Ozaki, Akihiko, Shimada, Yuki, Morita, Tomohiro, Saito, Hiroaki, Tsubokura, Masaharu, .
Clinical Case Report
2020.1.6 The following paper has been accepted
Determinants and supporting factors for rebuilding nursing workforce in a post-disaster setting.
Moe Hirohara, Akihiko Ozaki, Masaharu Tsubokura, .
BMC Health services Reseach
2020.1.6 The following paper has been accepted
Low dose of external exposure among returnees to former evacuation areas: a cross-sectional all-municipality joint study following the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant incident.
Shuhei Nomura, Michio Murakami, Wataru Naito, Tetsuo Yasutaka, Toyoaki Sawano, Masaharu Tsubokura.
Journal of Radiological Protection
2019.12.5 The following paper has been accepted
Longitudinal associations of radiation risk perceptions and mental health among non-evacuee residents of Fukushima prefecture seven years after the nuclear power plant disaster.
Maiko Fukasawa, Norito Kawakami, Maki Umeda, Tsuyoshi Akiyama, Naoko Horikoshi, Seiji Yasumura, Hirooki Yabe, Yuriko Suzuki, and Evelyn J. Bromet.
SSM-Population Health
2019.11.26 The following paper has been accepted
Radiation doses and decontamination effects in Minamisoma city: airborne and individual monitoring after the Fukushima nuclear accident
Michio Murakami, Shuhei Nomura, Masaharu Tsubokura, Yoshitake Takebayashi, Kana Yamamoto, Tomoyoshi Oikawa,
Journal of Radiological Protection
2019.11.26 The following paper has been accepted
Unambiguous evidence is required to accurately understand the health impacts of nuclear accidents
Yurie Kobashi, Toyoaki Sawano, Andy Crump, Masahiro Kami, Masaharu Tsubokura,
Journal of Radiation Research
2019.11.25 The following paper has been accepted
High internal radiation exposure associated with low socio-economic status six years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster
Sawano Toyoaki, Kambe Toshiyuki, Seno Yuki, Konoe Ran, Nishikawa Yoshitaka, Ozaki Akihiko, Shimada Yuki, Morita Tomohiro, Saito Hiroaki, Tsubokura Masaharu,
Clinical Case Report
2019.8.30 The following paper has been accepted
Intake of Radionuclides in the Trees of Fukushima Forests 1. Field Study
Chisato Yasukawa , Shoko Aoki 1, Miki Nonaka 1, Masateru Itakura , Masaharu Tsubokura , Keiichi Baba , Hiroya Ohbayashi , Izumi Sugawara , Tomoko Seyama , Iwao Uehara , Rumi Kaida , Teruaki Taji , Yoichi Sakata and Takahisa Hayashi
MDPI
2019.8.30 The following paper has been accepted
Intake of Radionuclides in the Trees of Fukushima Forests 2. Study of Radiocesium Flow to Poplar Seedlings as a Model Tree
Shoko-Aoki,Miki-Nonaka,Chisato-Yasukawa,Masateru-Itakura, Masaharu Tsubokura ,Kei’ichi Baba , Hiroya Ohbayashi , Tomoko Seyama , Iwao Uehara , Rumi Kaida , Teruaki Taji , Yoichi Sakata and Takahisa Hayashi
MDPI
2019.8.30 The following paper has been accepted
The responsibility of the Japanese Media, The Fukushima accident & the use of personal data for research.
Sawano T, Takita M, Senoo Y, Nishikawa Y, Crump A, Tsubokura M.
QJM
2019.8.30 The following paper has been accepted
Premature death associated with long-term evacuation among a vulnerable population after the Fukushima nuclear disaster
Sawano T, Nishikawa Y, Ozaki A, Leppold C, Takiguchi M, Saito H, Shimada Y, Morita T, Tsukada M, Ohira H, Tsubokura M.
A case report. Medicine (Baltimore)
2019.8.30 The following paper has been accepted
Premature Death of a Schizophrenic Patient due to Evacuation after a Nuclear Disaster in Fukushima.
Sonoda Y, Ozaki A, Hori A, Higuchi A, Shimada Y, Yamamoto K, Morita T, Sawano T, Leppold C, Tsubokura M.
Case Rep Psychiatry
2019.7.30 The following paper has been accepted
Living in the restoration public housing after the Great East Japan Earthquake correlates with lower subjective well-being of older adults.
Nobuaki Moriyama, Hajime Iwasa, Masaharu Tsubokura, Yujiro Kuroda, Seiji Yasumura
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2019.7.26 The following paper has been accepted
Internal exposure risk due to radiocesium and the consuming behaviour of local foodstuffs among pregnant women in Minamisoma City near the Fukushima nuclear power plant: a retrospective observational study
Kana Yamamoto, Shuhei Nomura, Masaharu Tsubokura, Michio Murakami, Akihiko Ozaki, Claire Leppold, Toyoaki Sawano, Morihito Takita, Shigeaki Kato, Yukio Kanazawa, Hiroshi Anbe
BMJJournals
2019.7.5 The following paper has been accepted
The association between effective workplace communication with superiors and lower psychological distress among workers in the evacuation area after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident
Masatsugu Orui , Seiji Yasumura
Journal of Occupational Health
2019.7.5 The following paper has been accepted
Mental Health Recovery of Evacuees and Residents from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident after Seven Years—Contribution of Social Network and a Desirable Lifestyle
Masatsugu Orui , Satomi Nakajima , Yui Takebayashi , Akiko Ito , Maho Momoi , Masaharu Maeda , Seiji Yasumura , and Hitoshi Ohto
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health
2019.7.5 The following paper has been accepted
Trends in the incidence of sudden deaths and heart diseases in Fukushima after the Great East Japan Earthquake
Mai Takiguchi, Tetsuya Ohira, Hironori Nakano, Yui Yumiya, Takayoshi Yamaki, Akiomi Yoshihisa, Kazuhiko Nakazato, Hitoshi Suzuki, Tetsuo Ishikawa, Seiji Yasumura, Kenji Kamiya, Yasuchika Takeishi,
2019.7.5 The following paper has been accepted
External Radiation Dose, Obesity, and Risk of Childhood Thyroid Cancer after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident: The Fukushima Health Management Survey
Ohira T, Ohtsuru A, Midorikawa S, Takahashi H, Yasumura S, Suzuki S, Matsuzuka T, Shimura H, Ishikawa T, Sakai A, Suzuki S, Yamashita S, Yokoya S, Tanigawa K, Ohto H, Kamiya K; Fukushima Health Management Survey group.
PubMed
2019.7.1 The following paper has been accepted
Long-term trends of hospital admissions among patients with cancer following the 2015 earthquake: a single institution observational study in Kathmandu, Nepal Anup Uprety,
Akihiko Ozaki, Asaka Higuchi, Bikal Ghimire, Toyoaki Sawano, Kenji Tsuda, huhei Nomura, Claire Leppold, Masaharu Tsubokura, Tetsuya Tanimoto, Yogendra Prasad Singh
BMJJournals
2019.7.1 The following paper has been accepted
Lessons learned from Fukushima, Japan: In what ways can the social sciences help to mitigate some of the health impacts of disaster?
Akihiko Ozaki, Louise Elstow, Michio Murakami, Masaharu Tsubokura, Sudeepa Abeysinghe
An International Journal of Medicine
2019.7.1 The following paper has been accepted
Worsening Health Status among Evacuees: Analysis of Medical Expenditures after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster in Fukushima
Makoto Hasegawa, Michio Murakami, Shuhei Nomura, Yoshitake Takebayashi, Masaharu Tsubokura
Tohoku University Medical Press
2019.6.21 The following paper has been accepted
Impact of decontamination on individual radiation doses from external exposure among residents of Minamisoma City after the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant incident in Japan: a retrospective observational study.
Journal of Radiological Protection
2019.6.21 The following paper has been accepted
Lingering health-related anxiety about radiation among Fukushima residents as correlated with media information following the accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Chihiro Nakayama , Osamu Sato, Minoru Sugita, Takeo Nakayama, Yujiro Kuroda, Masatsugu Orui, Hajime Iwasa, Seiji Yasumura, Rima E. Rudd
PlosOne
2019.5.7 The following paper has been accepted
Nobuaki Moriyama, Hajime Iwasa, Masatsugu Orui, Yujiro Kuroda, Michiko Ono, Kanako Okazaki, Motoaki Takamura, Noriko Sato, Seiji Yasumura. Efficacy of group intervention involving physical activity on subjective well-being of elderly returnees after evacuation following the Great East Japan Earthquake. Psychogeriatrics. 19(3):246-254, 2019.
2019.4.26 The following paper has been accepted
Low dose from external radiation among returning residents to the former evacuation zone in Minamisoma City, Fukushima Prefecture Shuhei Nomura, Tomoyoshi Oikawa1 and Masaharu Tsubokura
Journal of Radiological Protection
2019.4.26 The following paper has been published
Hajime Iwasa, Nobuaki Moriyama, Yujiro Kuroda, Chihiro Nakayama, Masatsugu Orui, Teruko Horiuchi, Takeo Nakayama, Minoru Sugita and Seiji Yasumura, Recovery from radiation anxiety and posttraumatic growth among community dwellers after the nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Cogent Psychology (2019), 6: 1602970.
Toyoaki Sawano, Akihiko Ozaki, Arinobu Hori, Masaharu Tsubokura
Journal Cogent Psychology
2019.2.21 The following paper has been accepted
Combating "Fake News" and social stigma after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant incident - the importance of accurate longitudinal clinical data .
Toyoaki Sawano, Akihiko Ozaki, Arinobu Hori, Masaharu Tsubokura
QJM: An International Journal of Medicine
2019.2.18 The following paper has been accepted
Change of access to emergency care in a repopulated village after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster: a retrospective observational study .
Yoshitaka Nishikawa, Masaharu Tsubokura, Yoshimitsu Takahashi,Shuhei Nomura,Akihiko Ozaki,Yuko Kimura,Tomohiro Morita,Toyoaki Sawano, Tomoyoshi Oikawa, Takeo Nakayama,
BMJ Open
2018.12.17 The following paper has been published
Stable Iodine Distribution among Children after the 2011 Fukushima Nuclear Disaster in Japan: An Observational Study .
Yoshitaka Nishikawa, Ayako Kohno, Yoshimitsu Takahashi, Chiaki Suzuki, Hirokatsu Kinoshita, Takeo Nakayama, and Masaharu Tsubokura,
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
2018.12.6 The following paper has been published
Legionnaires' disease as an occupational risk related to decontamination work after the Fukushima nuclear disaster: a case report.
Sawano T, Tsubokura M, Ozaki A, Leppold C, Kato S, Kambe T.
Journal of Occupational Health
2018.11.20 The following paper has been published
Chapter1 Population Aging and Health of Older People in Japan: Introduction of Health Issues and Care System for the Elderly
Ikuko Miyabayashi,Masakazu Washio,Tomoko Yanagimoto,Eric Fortin,and Seiji Yasumura.
Chapter13 The Great East Japan Earthquake, the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident, and Elderly Health
Yasumura, Seiji
Health Issues and Care System for the Elderly
2018.11.6 The 77th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Public Health ended with great success. We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all participants and to everyone concerned for their warm support.
2018.11.2 The following paper has been accepted.
Kuroda, Y.; Iwasa, H.; Orui, M.; Moriyama, N.; Suemoto, C.K.; Yashiro, C.; Matsuda, K.; Yasumura, S. Risk Factor for Incident Functional Disability and the Effect of a Preventive Exercise Program: A 4-Year Prospective Cohort Study of Older Survivors from the Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 1430.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health
2018.11.2 The following paper has been accepted.
Kuroda, Y.; Iwasa, H.; Orui, M.; Moriyama, N.; Nakayama, C.; Yasumura, S. Association between Health Literacy and Radiation Anxiety among Residents after a Nuclear Accident: Comparison between Evacuated and Non-Evacuated Areas. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2018, 15, 1463.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health
2018.11.2 The following paper has been accepted.
Successful institutional care for behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia in a repopulated area after the 2011 Fukushima disaster: A case report Nishikawa, Yoshitaka; Niimura, Hidehito; Ozaki, Akihiko; Kimura, Yuko; Morita, Tomohiro; Sawano, Toyoaki; Saito, Hiroaki; Tsubokura, Masaharu.
Clinical Case Reports
2018.10.30 The following paper has been accepted.
Nakajima K, Iwamitsu Y, Sekiya N, Tamari Y, Kidoguchi C, Kuroda Y, Nakagawa K. Preference of medical doctors regarding end-of-life care. The Kitasato medical journal. 18(1), 35-44, 2018
The Kitasato medical journal
2018.10.30 The following paper has been accepted.
Miyaji T, Iioka Y, Kuroda Y, et al. Japanese translation and linguistic validation of the US National Cancer Institut’s Patient-Reported Outcomes version of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (PRO-CTCAE). Journal of Patient Reported Outcomes, 1(8), 2017
Journal of Patient Reported Outcomes
2018.10.11 The following paper has been accepted.
The Japan Environment and Children’s Study (JECS) in Fukushima Prefecture: Pregnancy Outcome after the Great East Japan Earthquake Hyo Kyozuka, Keiya Fujimori, Mitsuaki Hosoya, Seiji Yasumura, Tadahiko Yokoyama, Akiko Sato, Koichi Hashimoto
The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine
2018.9.20 Kuroda Y. Building trust through collaboration with the affected population -Developing “information booklet for returnees.” OECD Fifth workshop on science and values in radiological protection. 2018.09.20.
2018.9.13 The following paper has been accepted.
External Dose Estimation in an Early Stage after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident ―Lessons Learned from Behavior Surveys Using Self-Administered Questionnaires―
Tetsuo ISHIKAWA, Seiji YASUMURA, Kotaro OZASA, Makoto MIYAZAKI, Mitsuaki HOSOYA, Keiichi AKAHANE, Shunsuke YONAI, Akira OHTSURU, Akira SAKAI, Ritsu SAKATA, Osamu KURIHARA, Gen KOBASHI, Tetsuya OHIRA, Kenji KAMIYA
Japan Health Physics Society
2018.6.13 Kuroda Y. Rehabilitation of living conditions after NPP accident: the practical experience and lessons learned from working with Iitate people. RICOMET conference. 2018.06.13 Antwerp
2018.6.12 Dr. Sachiko Yamazaki, post-doctoral researcher, received the 2018 "Paper Award" of Japan Socio-Gerontological Sosiety.
2018.6.11 The following paper has been accepted
Changes in Risk Perception of the Health Effects of Radiation and Mental Health Status: The Fukushima Health Management Survey
Yuriko Suzuki, Yoshitake Takebayashi, Seiji Yasumura, Michio Murakami, Mayumi Harigane, Hirooki Yabe, Tetsuya Ohira, Akira Ohtsuru, Satomi Nakajima and Masaharu Maeda
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health
2018.5.30 The following paper has been accepted
Cumulative incidence of suicidal ideation and associated factors among adults living in temporary housing during the three years after the Great East Japan Earthquake
Qingyi Xu, Maiko Fukasawa,Norito Kawakami,Toshiaki Baba,Kiyomi Sakata,Ruriko Suzuki, Hiroaki Tomita,Harumi Nemoto,Seiji Yasumura,Hirooki Yabe,Naoko Horikoshi,Maki Umeda, Yuriko Suzuki,Haruki Shimoda,Hisateru Tachimori, Tadashi Takeshima,Evelyn J.Bromet
Journal of Affective Disorders
2018.4.23 New to our Department. We are pleased to welcome Specially Appointed professor, Masaharu Tubokura and Public helth Nurse, Midori Sano and project researcher,Mr. Koyama Yohei!
2018.4.23 The following paper has been published
Depression in older adults: Do close family members recognize it?
Sachiko Yamazaki, Hiromi Imuta,Seiji Yasumura
Geriatrics & Gerontology International
2018.2.3 Schneider T, Crouail P, Maitre M, Kuroda Y, Miyazaki M, Tanigawa K, Charron S. Considering social issues for health surveillance and health care programme following a nuclear accident: contribution from the SHAMISEN project. The 2nd International symposium of the network-type joint usage/research center for radiation disaster medical science. 2018.02.03 Nagasaki
2018.1.12 The following paper has been published
Effect of Radiological Countermeasures on Subjective Well-Being and Radiation Anxiety after the 2011 Disaster: The Fukushima Health Management Survey.
Michio Murakami, Yoshitake Takebayashi, Yoshihito Takeda, Akiko Sato, Yasumasa Igarashi, Kazumi Sano, Tetsuo Yasutaka, Wataru Naito, Sumire Hirota, Aya Goto, Tetsuya Ohira, Seiji Yasumura, Koichi Tanigawa.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
2018.1.9 The following paper has been accepted
Trajectories of Emotional Symptoms and Peer Relationship Problems in Children after Nuclear Disaster: Evidence from the Fukushima Health Management Survey Misari Oe , Masaharu Maeda , Tetsuya Ohira , Shuntaro Itagaki , Mayumi Harigane, Yuriko Suzuki, Hirooki Yabe, Seiji Yasumura, Kenji Kamiya and Hitoshi Ohto
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2018
2017.12.15 The following paper has been accepted
The characteristics of non-respondents and respondents of a mental health survey among evacuees in a disaster : The Fukushima Health Management Survey Naoko Horikoshi, Hajime Iwasa, Seiji Yasumura, Masaharu Maeda
FUKUSHIMA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE Advance Publications
2017.11.7 The following paper has been accepted
Evacuation is a risk factor for diabetes development among evacuees of the Great East Japan earthquake: A 4-year follow-up of the Fukushima Health Management Survey H. Satoh, T. Ohirab, M. Nagai, M. Hosoya, A. Sakai, S. Yasumura, A. Ohtsuru, Y. Kawasaki, H. Suzuki, A. Takahashi, Y. Sugiura, H. Shishido, Y. Hayashi, H. Takahashi
2017.10.2 Professor Seiji Yasumura was appointed to a member of Science Council of Japan by the Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on October 1, 2017.
2017.9.20 The following paper has been accepted
Environmental radiation level, radiation anxiety, and psychological distress of non-evacuee residents in Fukushima five years after the Great East Japan Earthquake: Multilevel analyses Maiko Fukasawa, Norito Kawakami, Maki Umeda, Karin Miyamoto, Tsuyoshi Akiyama, Naoko Horikoshi, Seiji Yasumura, Hirooki Yabe, Evelyn J. Bromet
SSM -Population Health
2017.7.6 The following paper has been accepted
The Japan Environment and Children’s Study (JECS) in Fukushima Prefecture-A progress report on the enrollment satage Koichi Hashimoto, Seiji Yasumura, Keiya Fujimori, Hyo Kyozuka, Yu Wakaki, Akiko Sato, Haruko Hanzawa, Tadahiko Yokoyama, Testushi Sato and Mitsuaki Hosoya
Fukushima J. Med. Sci
2017.6.22 The following paper has been accepted
Hajime Iwasa, Yukie Masui, Hiroki Inagaki, Yuko Yoshida, Hiroyuki Shimada, Rika Otsuka, Kazunori Kikuchi, Kumiko Nonaka, Hiroto Yoshida, Hideyo Yoshida, Takao Suzuki: Assessing competence at a higher level among older adults: Development of the Japan Science and Technology Agency Index of Competence (JST-IC), Aging Clinical and Experimental Research (in press).
2017.6.20 The following paper has been accepted
Representativeness of individual external doses estimated for one quarter of residents in the Fukushima Prefecture after the nuclear disaster: the Fukushima Health Management SurveyJournal of Diabetes Research.:2015,627390, 9 Journal of Radiological Protection, Volume 37, Number 3
2017.6.12 Professor Yasumura was appointed on April 1st, 2017 to the vice-president in charge of education.
2017.6.12 New to our Department. We are pleased to welcome two assistant professors, Michiko Ono and Nobuaki Moriyama!
2017.4.11 The following paper has been accepted
Title:Lifestyle-related factors that explain disaster-induced changes in socioeconomic status and poor subjective health: a cross-sectional study from the Fukushima Health Management Survey Masato Nagai, Tetsuya Ohira,, Wen Zhang, Hironori Nakano, Masaharu Maeda, M,Seiji Yasumura, Masafumi Abe, :BMC Public Health
2017.3.28 The following paper has been accepted
Title:"Changes in Hepatobiliary Enzyme Abnormality After the Great East Japan Earthquake: The Fukushima Health Management Survey" in Scientific Reports.
2017.3.28 The following paper has been published
Title:The Relationship Between Functional Independence and Psychological Distress in Elderly Adults Following the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident: The Fukushima Health Management Survey Mayumi Harigane, Yuriko Suzuki, Seiji Yasumura, Tetsuya Ohira, Hirooki Yabe, Masaharu Maeda, , and Masafumi Abe, on Behalf of the Mental Health Group of the Fukushima Health Management Survey. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health
2017.2.3 The following paper has been accepted
Title:Effect of evacuation on liver function after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident: The Fukushima Health Management Survey Atsushi Takahashi , Tetsuya Ohira , Mitsuaki Hosoya , Seiji Yasumura , Masato Nagai , Hiromasa Ohira , Shigeatsu Hashimoto、 Hiroaki Satoh , Akira Sakai , Akira Ohtsuru , Yukihiko Kawasaki , Hitoshi Suzuki , Gen Kobashi , Kotaro Ozasa , Shunichi Yamashita , Kenji Kamiya , Masafumi Abe , for the Fukushima Health Management Survey Group Journal of Epidemiology
2017.1.10 The following paper has been accepted
Title: Persistent prevalence of polycythemia among evacuees 4 years after the Great East Japan Earthquake: a follow-up study Corresponding Author: Professor Akira Sakai Authors: Hironori Nakano, Ph.D.; Tetsuya Ohira, M.D., Ph.D.; Mitsuaki Hosoya, M.D., Ph.D.; Seiji Yasumura, M.D., Ph.D.; Akira Ohrsuru, M.D., Ph.D.; Hiroaki Satoh, M.D., Ph.D.; Yukihiko Kawasaki, M.D., Ph.D.; Hitoshi Suzuki, M.D., Ph.D.; Atsushi Takahashi, M.D., Ph.D.; Yoshihiro Sugiura, M.D., Ph.D.; Hiroaki Shishido, M.D., Ph.D.; Yoshimitsu Hayashi, M.D., Ph.D.; Hideto Takahashi, Ph.D.; Gen Kobashi, M.D., Ph.D.; Kotaro Ozasa, M.D., Ph.D.; Shigeatsu Hashimoto, M.D., Ph.D.; Hitoshi Ohto, M.D., Ph.D.; Masafumi Abe, M.D., Ph.D. Preventive Medicine Reports
2016.12.20 The following paper has been accepted
Ueda Y, Yabe H, Maeda M, Ohira T, Fujii S, Niwa S, Ohtsuru A, Mashiko H, Harigane M, Yasumura S; Fukushima Health Management Survey Group. "Drinking Behavior and Mental Illness Among Evacuees in Fukushima Following the Great East Japan Earthquake: The Fukushima Health Management Survey." Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2016 Mar;40(3):623-30.
2016.11.25 The following paper has been accepted
Residence-related factors and psychological distress among evacuees after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident: a cross-sectional study Naoko Horikoshi, Hajime Iwasa, Norito Kawakami, Yuriko Suzuki,and Seiji Yasumura
BMC Psychiatry
2016.11.15 The following paper has been accepted
Exploring the Effect of Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation on Prevention of Short-term Re-admission: A Hospital-based Study in Fukushima, Japan Noriko Endo, Aya Goto, Tomoko Suzuki, Seiji Yasumura
Journal of General and Family Medicine  2016, vol. 17, no. 2, p. 170–173
2016.11.14 The following paper has been accepted
Obstetric Outcomes In Women In Fukushima Prefecture During and After the Great East Japan Earthquake and Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Accident: The Fukushima Health Management Survey Masako Hayashi, Keiya Fujimori, Seiji Yasumura, Aya Goto, Akihito Nakai
open journal of obstetrics and gynecology  Vol.6 No.12, November 2016
2016.11.10 The following paper has been accepted
The effect of a behavioral activation program on improving mental and physical health complaints associated with radiation stress among mothers in Fukushima: a randomized controlled trial Kotaro Imamura, Yuki Sekiya, Yumi Asai, Maki Umeda, Naoko Horikoshi, Seiji Yasumura, Hirooki Yabe, Tsuyoshi Akiyama and Norito Kawakami Email author
BMC Public Health
2016.10.25 The 28th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japan Epidemiological Association
Venue:CORASSE Fukushima
Organizer: Professor. Seiji Yasumura, Department of Public Health , School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University
Period: 1-3 February 2018
2016.9.26 The following paper has been published
Yuriko Suzuki, Hirooki Yabe,Naoko Horikoshi, Seiji Yasumura, Norito Kawakami, Akira Ohtsuru, Hirobumi Mashiko,Masaharu Maeda,on behalf of the Mental Health Group of the Fukushima Health Management Survey.  Diagnostic accuracy of Japanese posttraumatic stress measures after a complex disaster: The Fukushima Health Management Survey. Asia‐Pacific Psychiatry 2016; 1–8
2016.9.21 The following paper has been published
Hiroaki Satoh, Tetsuya Ohira, Masato Nagai, Mitsuaki Hosoya, Akira Sakai, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Akira Ohtsuru, Yukihiko Kawasaki, Hitoshi Suzuki, Atsushi Takahashi, Gen Kobashi, Kotaro Ozasa , Seiji Yasumura, Shunichi Yamashita, Kenji Kamiya and Masafumi Abe. Prevalence of Renal Dysfunction among Evacuees and Non- evacuees after the Great East Earthquake: Results from the Fukushima Health Management Survey. Intern Med 55: 2563-2569
2016.8.31 The following Book has been published
"Public Health in a Nuclear Disaster: Message from Fukushima" Hiroshima University Press, 2016.
2016.8.22 The following Paper has been published
Three-year trend survey of psychological distress, post-traumatic stress, and problem drinking among residents in the evacuation zone after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident [The Fukushima Health Management Survey]
2016.8.2 The following paper has been published
A hypo-high-density lipoprotein cholesterolemia is caused by evacuation after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident: Results from the Fukushima Health Management Survey Hiroaki Satoh, Tetsuya Ohira, Masato Nagai2, Mitsuaki Hosoya, Akira Sakai, Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Akira Ohtsuru, Yukihiko Kawasaki, Hitoshi Suzuki, Atsushi Takahashi, Gen Kobashi, Kotaro Ozasa, Seiji Yasumura, Shunichi Yamashita, Kenji Kamiya, Masafumi Abe Internal Medicine Vol. 55 (2016) No. 15 p. 1967-1976
2016.7.11 The following paper has been published
Factors Associated With Enrollment and Adherence in Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation in Japan Noriko Endo,Aya Goto,Tomoko Suzuki,Shin Matsuda,Seiji yasumura JCRP,vol35,P186-192 May/June2015
2016.7.1 The following paper has been published
Exploring the Effect of Outpatient Cardiac Rehabilitation on Prevention of Short-term Re-admission: A Hospital-based Study in Fukushima, Japan. Noriko Endo, Aya Goto, Tomoko Suzuki, Seiji Yasumura. Journal of General and Family Medicine. Vol. 17 (2016) No. 2 p. 170-173
2016.6.20 The following paper has been published
Psychometric Evaluation of the Japanese Version of the Posttraumatic
Stress Disorder Checklist in Community Dwellers Following the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Incident-The Fukushima Health Management Survey
Hajime Iwasa, Yuriko Suzuki, Tetsuya Shiga, Masaharu Maeda, Hirooki Yabe, Seiji Yasumura, SAGE Open Jun 2016, 6 (2) 2158244016652444; DOI: 10.1177/2158244016652444
2016.4.25 The following paper has been accepted
Fukushima, mental health and suicide
Masaharu Maeda, Misari Oe, Evelyn Bromet, Seiji Yasumura, Hitoshi Ohto
J Epidemiol Community Health jech-2015-207086Published Online First: 9 March 2016 doi:10.1136/jech-2015-207086 http://jech.bmj.com/content/early/2016/03/08/jech-2015-207086.extract?sid=4504c0c7-5709-4ff4-be15-64ed8d347af3
2016.2.26 The following paper has been accepted
Evacuation after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident Is a Cause of Diabetes: Results from the Fukushima Health Management Survey Hiroaki Satoh,Tetsuya Ohira, Mitsuaki Hosoya, Akira Sakai, Tsuyoshi Watanabe,Akira Ohtsuru, Yukihiko Kawasaki, Hitoshi Suzuki, Atsushi Takahashi, Gen Kobashi, Kotaro Ozasa, Seiji Yasumura, Shunichi Yamashita, Kenji Kamiya,andMasafumi Abe, Journal of Diabetes Research.:2015,627390, 9.
2016.1.26 The 28th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japan Epidemiological Association will be held in Fukushima on February, 2018. Venue: Fukushima-city, Japan Date: February, 2018 President: Seiji Yasumura (Fukushima Medical University) More details will be announced as and when they are available.

2016.1.4 The following paper has been accepted
1. Goto A, Lai AY, Rudd RE. Health literacy training for public health nurses in Fukushima: a multi-site program evaluation. Japan Medical Association Journal. 2015; 58: 1-9.
2. Lai AY, Goto A, Rudd RE. Advancing health literacy from a system perspective: health literacy training for healthcare professionals. European Health Psychologist. 2015; 17: 281-285.
3. Henning M, Goto A, Chi C, Rudd RE. Community Health Workers as the critical building blocks for health system strengthening: A two-case study of innovative CHWs in Zambia and Japan. Journal of Communication in Healthcare. 2015; 8: 241-249.

2015.11.17 The following paper has been accepted
1. Iwasa Hajime, Masui Yukie, Inagaki Hiroki, Yoshida Yuko, Shimada Hiroyuki, Otsuka Rika, Kikuchi Kazunori, Nonaka Kumiko, Yoshida Hideto, Yoshida Hideyo, Suzuki Takao: Development of the Japan Science and Technology Agency Index of Competence (JST-IC) to assess functional capacity in older adults: Conceptual definitions and preliminary items, Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine 2015; 1: 2333721415609490, doi:10.1177/2333721415609490.
2. Yoshida Yuko, Iwasa Hajime, Kumagai Shu, Suzuki Takao, Awata Shuichi, Yoshida Hideyo: Longitudinal association between habitual physical activity and depressive symptoms in older people. Psychiatry Clin Neurosci 2015; 69 (11): 686-92. doi: 10.1111/pcn.12324.

2015.9.7 The following paper has been accepted
Yuriko Suzuki, Hirooki Yabe, Seiji Yasumura, Tetsuya Ohira, Shin-Ichi Niwa, Akira Ohtsuru, Hirobumi Mashiko, Masaharu Maeda & Masafumi Abe, on behalf of the Mental Health Group of the Fukushima health management survey. Psychological distress and the perception of radiation risks: the Fukushima health management survey. Bull World Health Organ 2015;93:598–605
2015.9.3 The following paper has been accepted
YHajime IWASA, Yukie MASUI, Hiroki INAGAKI, Yuko YOSHIDA, Hiroyuki SHIMADA, Rika OTSUKA, Kazunori KIKUCHI, Kumiko NONAKA, Hiroto YOSHIDA, Hideyo YOSHIDA, Takao SUZUKI [Development of the Japan Science and Technology Agency Index of Competence (JST-IC) to assess functional capacity in older adults: Conceptual definitions and preliminary items] Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, in press
2015.8.25 The following paper has been accepted
Yoshida-Komiya, Hiromi; Goto, Aya; Yasumura, Seiji; Fujimori, Keiya; Abe, Masafumi. Immediate mental consequences of the great east Japan earthquake and Fukushima nuclear power Plant accident on mothers experiencing miscarriage, abortion, and stillbirth: the Fukushima health management survey. Fukushima Journal of Medical Science. 61(1): 66-71
2015.8.18 The following paper has been accepted
Reich MR, Goto A. Towards long-term responses in Fukushima. Lancet 2015; 386: 498-500.
2015.7.29 The following paper has been accepted
Ito S, Hashimoto M, Aduma S, Yasumura S. Effectiveness of locomotion training in a home visit preventive care project: one-group pre-intervention versus post-intervention design study. Journal of Orthopaedic Science. 20(6) (in press).
2015.7.2 The following paper has been accepted
The Basic Data for residents aged 15 years or younger who received a Comprehensive Health Check in 2011-2012 as a part of the Fukushima Health Management Survey after the Great East Japan Earthquake Authors: Yukihiko Kawasaki, Mitsuaki Hosoya, Seiji Yasumura, Tetsuya Ohira, Hiroaki Satoh, Hitoshi Suzuki, Akira Sakai, Akira Ohtsuru, Atsushi Takahashi, Kotaro Ozasa, Gen Kobashi, Kenji Kamiya, Shunichi Yamashita, Masafumi Abe, and the Fukushima Health Management Survey Group
2015.6.18 The following paper has been accepted
Title: The Fukushima Health Management Survey: estimation of external doses to residents in Fukushima Prefecture. Authors: Tetsuo Ishikawa, Seiji Yasumura, Kotaro Ozasa, Gen Kobashi, Hiroshi Yasuda, Makoto Miyazaki, Keiichi Akahane, Shunsuke Yonai, Akira Ohtsuru, Akira Sakai, Ritsu Sakata, Kenji Kamiya1, Masafumi Abe
2015.6.8 The following paper has been accepted
Yuko Yoshida, Hajime Iwasa, Shu Kumagai, Takao Suzuki, Shuichi Awata and Hideyo Yoshida, Longitudinal Association Between Habitual Physical Activity and Depressive Symptoms in Older People, Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences (in press)
2015.5.11 The following report has been published
A Report from the 2013 International Symposium: The Evaluation of the Effects of Low-dose Radiation Exposure in the Life Span Study of Atomic Bomb Survivors and Other Similar Studies. Grant, E.J.; Ozasa, K.; Ban, N.; de González, A. Berrington; Cologne, J.; Cullings, H.M.; Doi, K.; Furukawa, K.; Imaoka, T.; Kodama, K.; Nakamura, N.; Niwa, O.; Preston, D.L.; Rajaraman, P.; Sadakane, A.; Saigusa, S.; Sakata, R.; Sobue, T.; Sugiyama, H.; Ullrich, R.; Wakeford, R.; Yasumura, S.; Milder, C.M.; Shore, R.E. Less. Health Physics. 108(5):551-556, May 2015.
2015.5.2 The following report has been published
Suicide rates in the aftermath of the 2011 earthquake in Japan.
Hitoshi Ohto, Masaharu Maeda, Hirooki Yabe,Seiji Yasumura, Evelyn E Bromet.
The Lancet.
2015.4.20 The following report has been published
Tomoko Inamasu, Sara J Schonfeld, Masafumi Abe,et al. Environmental Health (2015) 14-26.
Environmental Health
2015.1.8 We warmly welcome three new graduate students!
Kayoko Ishii (PhD program)
Yukari Adachi (MD/PhD program)
Rui Watanabe (MD/PhD program)
2014.12.25   The following paper has been accepted:
Sakai  Akira, Ohira  Tetsuya, Hosoya  Mitsuaki, Ohtsuru  Akira, Satoh
 Hiroaki, Kawasaki  Yukihiko, Suzuki  Hitoshi, Takahashi  Atsushi, Kobashi
Gen, Ozasa  Kotaro, Yasumura  Seiji, Yamashita  Shunichi, Kamiya  Kenji,
Abe  Masafumi. Life as an evacuee after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power
plant accident is a cause of polycythemia: the Fukushima Health Management
Survey. BMC Public Health
2014.11.12   The following paper has been accepted:
Endo N, Goto A, Suzuki T, Matsuda S, Yasumura S. Factors associated with
enrollment and adherence of outpatient cardiac rehabilitation in Japan.
Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention.
 2014.10.09  The following paper has been accepted for advance online publication. Seiji
Yasumura. EVACUATION EFFECT ON EXCESS MORTALITY AMONG INSTITUTIONALIZED
ELDERLY AFTER THE FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ACCIDENT.
https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/fms/advpub/0/advpub_2014-13/_article
2014.09.16  Dr. Suzuki has been awarded "Top Student Prize" from Australasian
Epidemiological Association.
2014.09.11  The following paper has been accepted: Emiko Saito, Shouzoh Ueki, Nobufumi
Yasuda, Sachiko Yamazaki and Seiji Yasumura. Risk factors of functional
disability among community-dwelling elderly people by household in Japan:
a prospective cohort study. BMC Geriatrics 2014, 14:93
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2318/14/93
2014.07.31 As of 25 June 2014, Professor Yasumura was appointed as the President of
the Japan Socio-Gerontological Society.
 2014.07.17 PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS AFTER THE GREAT EAST JAPAN EARTHQUAKE AND FUKUSHIMA
DAIICHI NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ACCIDENT: RESULTS OF A MENTAL HEALTH AND
LIFESTYLE SURVEY THROUGH THE FUKUSHIMA HEALTH MANAGEMENT SURVEY IN FY2011
AND FY2012
HIROOKI YABE, YURIKO SUZUKI, HIROBUMI MASHIKO, YOKO NAKAYAMA, MITSURU
HISATA, SHIN-ICHI NIWA, SEIJI YASUMURA, SHUNICHI YAMASHITA, KENJI KAMIYA,
MASAFUMI ABE, ON BEHALF OF THE MENTAL HEALTH GROUP OF THE FUKUSHIMA HEALTH
MANAGEMENT SURVEY

PREGNANCY AND BIRTH SURVEY AFTER THE GREAT EAST JAPAN EARTHQUAKE AND
FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ACCIDENT IN FUKUSHIMA PREFECTURE
KEIYA FUJIMORI, HYO KYOZUKA, SHUN YASUDA, AYA GOTO, SEIJI YASUMURA, MISAO
OTA, AKIRA OHTSURU, YASUHISA NOMURA, KENICHI HATA, KOUTA SUZUKI, AKIHITO
NAKAI, MIEKO SATO, SHIRO MATSUI, KYOKO NAKANO, MASAFUMI ABE, FOR THE
PREGNANCY AND BIRTH SURVEY GROUP OF THE FUKUSHIMA HEALTH MANAGEMENT SURVEY
 2014.06.23
 Kuroda Y, Iwamitsu Y, Miyashita M, Hirai K, Kanai Y, Kawakami S, Nakano K,
Nakagawa K. Views of death with regard to end-of-life care preferences
among cancer patients at a Japanese university hospital. Palliative &
Supportive Care, (in press)
 2014.04.01  New to our Department. We are pleased to welcome two assistant professors, Shinya Ito and Yujiro Kuroda.
 2013.08.20
 A message from Dr. Ngoma arrived! He updated this web page for over two years. Thank you, Ngoma-sensei!
【message】
 2013.07.05
  Nakamura K, Miura K, Nakagawa H, Okamura T, Okuda N, Nishimura k, Yasumura S, Sakata K, Hidaka H, Okayama A.
treated and untreated hypertension,hospitalization,and medical expenditure:an epidemiological study in314622 beneficiaries of the medical insurance system in japan
J Haypertens,1032-42,31(5),2013.
 2013.06.25
 Alain Mayindu Ngoma, Aya Goto, Yoshihiro Sawamura, Kenneth E. Nollet, Hitoshi Ohto, Seiji Yasumura.Analysis of blood donor deferral in Japan: characteristics and reasons.Transfusion and Apheresis Science.
2013.04.24 “Geriatrics & Gerontology International” : Read a selection of the latest Editor’s Choice articles for Free! Sachiko Yamazaki, Kyoko Nakano, et al.’s article entitled “Prediction of functional disability by depressive state among community-dwelling elderly in Japan: A prospective cohort study” (Sachiko Yamazaki1, Kyoko Nakano, Emiko Saito, Seiji Yasumura) has also been selected by the Editor.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/%28ISSN%291447-0594?dmmsmid=73101&dmmspid=12960018&dmmsuid=1941727
2013.03.28 Alain Mayindu Ngoma, Aya Goto, Sachiko Yamazaki, Munehito Machida, Takahiro Kanno, Kenneth E. Nollet, Hitoshi Ohto, Seiji Yasumura. Barriers and motivators to blood donation among university students in Japan: Development of a measurement tool. Vox Sanguinis.(In press)
2012.12.17 Ngoma Mayindu Alain, Goto Aya, Suzuki Yuriko, Tsutomi Hiroshi, Yasumura Seiji. Support-seeking behavior among Japanese mothers at high-risk of mental health problems: a community-based study at a city health center. Fukushima J Med Sci. 2012;58(2):117-26.
2012.12.07 Video clips about the disaster: http://vimeo.com/channels/usjapan/page:1
2012.11.19 Seiji Yasumura,Aya Goto,Sachiko Yamazaki,Michael R. Reich. Excess mortality among relocated institutionalized elderly after Fukushima nuclear disaster Public Health. Public Health.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0033350612003800 
2012.10.09  The FUKUSHIMA Global Seminar 2012: Brief report
2012.08.30 Special Article: Study Protocol for the Fukushima Health Management Survey Seiji Yasumura, Mitsuaki Hosoya, Shunichi Yamashita, Kenji Kamiya, Masafumi Abe, Makoto Akashi, Kazunori Kodama, and Kotaro Ozasa, for the Fukushima Health Management Survey Group J Epidemiol 2012; doi:10.2188/jea.JE20120105 [Advance Publication by J-STAGE]
2012.08.16 The Epidemiological Research Training Course V-3: Brief report
2012.06.14 Reflections on the Mental Health consequences of Nuclear Power Plant Disasters and Implications for Epidemiologic Research in Northeast Japan. (Abstract)Evelyn Bromet
2012.05.24 The Second Evidence Based Medecine- Training of Trainers in the Department of Public Health, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine: Brief Report.
2012.04.10 http://www.nature.com/news/japan-s-post-fukushima-earthquake-health-woes-go-beyond-radiation-effects-1.10179
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=japans-post-fukushima-earthquake-health-woes-beyond-radiation
2012.03.14

Overview video of the Fukushima Health Management Survey

2012.03.08 Yes, students can!
Surviving Earthquakes.
2012.02.10 March 11, I remember......
2011.11.18 English Journal Club: moving forward
sample slides 2.
2011.10.18 Department of Public Health’s English Journal Club: a semester has passed.
sample slides.
2011.08.05 Newsmaker Interview: Professor Seiji Yasumura Fukushima Begins 30-Year Odyssey in Radiation HealthBy Dennis Normile
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/333/6043/684.full
2011.08.05 About the 60th meeting of the Tohoku society of Public Health
2011.08.05 Suzuki Y, Weissbecker I. Post-disaster mental health care in Japan. Lancet. 2011 Jul 23; 378(9788):317.
2011.07.06 The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Faculty Provide Health Expertise to People of Japan in Video PSAs(public service announcements) : http://www.ucsf.edu/news/2011/05/9878/ucsf-faculty-provide-health-expertise-people-japan-video-psas
2011.07.06

Response to the Earthquake, Tsunami, and Nuclear Crisis in Japan (Experts from Harvard School of Public Health): http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/forum/japan-crises.cfm

2011.06.17 Tohoku-Oki earthquake. Fukushima revives the low-dose debate. Normile D. Science. 2011 May 20;332(6032):908-10.S
2011.06.02 Professor Yasumura Seiji, head of the Department of Public Health at Fukushima Medical University,is one of the core members of a large survey team set up to investigate radiation health effects among Fukushima citizens.
2011.04.26 Radiation levels in the open air at Fukushima Medical University (Hyperlink)
2011.04.26 Review article on Radiation: Short-Term and Long-Term Health Risks of Nuclear-Power-Plant Accidents.
Christodouleas JP, Forrest RD, Ainsley CG, Tochner Z, Hahn SM, Glatstein E.
N Engl J Med. 2011 Apr 20. [Epub ahead of print]
2011.04.14 The Department of Public Health has now opened an English Homepage
2011.04.14 Updated information on radioactivity in Fukushima:
http://www.iaea.org (Recommended by the Japan Epidemiological Association)

http://www.worldvillage.org/fia/kinkyu_english.php

http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/japan/index.html

http://www.nirs.go.jp/ENG/index.html (Recommended by the Japan Epidemiological Association)

http://www.who.int/hac/crises/jpn/faqs/en/index.html (Recommended by the Japan Epidemiological Association)

http://www.cochrane.org/features/evidence-aid-resources-japanese-earthquake-and-tsunami
(Recommended by the Japan Epidemiological Association)


2011.04.14 Official announcement of our Department's response to the March 11 earthquake and subsequent disasters:
http://www.cbbstoday.org/nollet_fukushima.php