Tohoku university school of medicine

Department of Health Administration & Policy was established in 1952. Prof. Koinuma (1990- ) energetically constructed a new approach for medicine in this dynamic period in 21st century. Principal research themes currently headed up by the Department are as follows: Economic evaluation of cancer screening promotion and quality assessment of cancer diagnosis and treatment.;　How to minimize economic burden of the patients with cancer ? ; Place of death of cancer patients and access to home care services ; Patient survey using FACIT-SP and telephone interviewing to the physician.; How to change clinical performance to improve the quality of care, patient safety and the efficiency of hospital ?

The Department offers Master's and Doctoral programs（present enrolment:17 students）. The programs prepare students for fundamental skills of economic analysis, policy making and the management of various types of health care facilities. We serve the secretariat of WHO-Collaborating Center for Well-being in Aging from 1991.

1)Effects of perinatal coexposure to methylmercury and polychlorinated biphenyls on neurobehavioral development in mice Archives of Toxicology, 82, 387-397 2008

2)Permanent Waving Does not Change Mercury Concentration in the Proximal Segment of Hair Close to Scalp Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine, 214, 69-78 2008

3)Relationship between child birth weight and concentration of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) of the mother in Japan. -Tohoku Study of Child Development (TSCD)- Organohalogen Compounds, 70:2256-2259 2008

4)The Tohoku Study of Child Development: a cohort study of effects of perinatal exposures to methylmercury and environmentally persistent organic pollutants on neurobehavioral development in Japanese children Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine, 202, 227-237 2004

Environmental Toxicology, Behavioral Teratology, Neurotoxicology, Neurodevelopment, Perinatal Exposure, Persistent Organic Pollutants, Methylmercury, Trace Elements, Birth Cohort Study, Risk Assessment