Professor OKUDA Kikuko

  The philosophy of the Department of School Health is to contribute to the development of school health, the achievement of healthy growth and development and health and safety for children through education and research. Our research focuses on developing the ability of students to self-manage their health throughout their lives. Contemporary child health issues are becoming more complex, diverse, and serious as society changes. We are working to identify children’s physical and mental health issues, particularly in the school environment, and to construct measures to solve them. We are also engaged in research to pursue health education in the school curriculum, such as sexual education, smoking prevention education, and health literacy education.