Occupational and Environmental Health is the field of research on the effects of workplaces and environments on human health. Specific issues include safety issues in workplaces and workplaces where hazardous substances are handled, and the physical and mental effects of diversified work patterns and employment due to technological innovation and changes in industrial structure. It also explores the underlying science and policies on issues such as sustainable cities, food systems, and climate change mitigation.
In this field, we mainly engage in practical activities. For example
Research on the significance of the existence of industrial nurses
Research on health disparities by company size
Research on workers’ health and workplace factors and productivity
Research on occupational health protective equipment (selection and use, fitness of respiratory protective equipment, etc.)
Research on the ecological effects of chemical substances
Research on mental health measures in small-scale workplaces
Current projects
Construction of intervention methods to promote behavioral change among class members and preparation of advisor sheets
Health Service Social Implementation Project: Building a Collaborative Health Model for Corporate Collaboration
Basic Research on Health Management of Cloud Workers: Elucidation of the Actual Conditions of New Employment Forms and Health
Support for countermeasures against new coronaviruses in Kita Ward, Tokyo, based on the “Agreement on Support for Continuation of Operations of Public Health Centers in Kita Ward, Tokyo in the Event of an Outbreak of New Coronavirus Infections, etc.
