Department of Health Promotion

 

Department Director
YOKOYAMA Tetsuji

Specialty

Epidemiology of lifestyle-related diseases, biostatistics

Works

Original papers

1 Sasaki K, Kobayashi T, Tada Y, Wada Y, Yokoyama T. Factors Associated with Height-Promoting Dietary Practices among Japanese Preschool Children: A Web-Based Cross-Sectional Study. Children 2026;13(3):391. doi: 10.3390/children13030391.

2 Katada C, Yokoyama T, Yano T, et al. Alcohol Consumption, Smoking, and the Implications of their Cessations for Field Carcinogenesis in the Esophagus: A 10-Year Prospective Cohort Study. The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific 2026;67:101798. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2026.101798.

Reviews

1 Yokoyama Y. National Health Promotion Measures in Japan: Health Japan 21(the second term). J Natl Inst Public Health. 2020;69(1):14-24.

2 Katada C, Yokoyama T, Yano T, et al. Alcohol Consumption, Multiple Lugol-voiding Lesions, and Field Cancerization. DEN open. 2023;4(1):e261.

Researchmap
   https://researchmap.jp/yokoyama_niph

Social contributions

・ Community Health Promotion and Nutrition Subcommittee, Health Science Council. Committee Member (Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare)

・ Promotion of Health Japan 21 (3rd ed.), Expert Committee Member (Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare)

・ Health Examination, Expert Committee Member (Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare)

・ Measures against Cardiovascular Diseases, Promotion Council Member (Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare)

・ National Health and Nutrition Survey, Committee Member (Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare)

Others (Awards, etc.)

・ March 2001: the 25th Kusano Award from the Japan Stroke Society and the Japan Heart Foundation

・ January 2004: the 2004 Japan Epidemiological Association Encouragement Award