Main Site > Staff List > Health Promotion Nursing Kazumi NATSUHARA (Associate Professor) BA in Health Science (University of Tokyo, Tokyo 1996); MA in Health Science (University of Tokyo, Tokyo 1998); PhD in Health Science (University of Tokyo, Tokyo 2002). Work experience 2002-2005 Research Associate, University of Tokyo, 2005-present Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Fukuoka Prefectural University. Picture Courses Undergraduate Human Ecology Environmental Problems and Health Problems International Nursing Seminar for Graduation Thesis Preparation Graduation Thesis Nursing Research Field Training in Community Nursing Practice I Japanese Society (course offered for international students) Graduate Dietary Education Seminar in Dietary Education Academic Interests Human Ecology is science related to the ecology of human populations It is of particular relevance to the variety of contemporary populations living in Asia and Oceania. http://www.humeco.m.u-tokyo.ac.jp/index-e.html I am interested in all food-related environmental issues and particularly the effects of modernization. The food-related environment has an impact upon diet, subsistence levels and even, via their food distribution structures, entire social systems. These environmental changes and the health and nutritional status of people in the Asia/Oceania region (such as Papua New Guinea, Lao P.D.R., Korea, China, Taiwan and Japan) are currently under investigation. Copyright(C) 2009 Fukuoka Prefectural University All Rights Reserved.