Empirical study on health policy evaluation using social capital as an indicator

2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21790582
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Public health/Health science
• Research Institution: Okayama University
• Principal Investigator: TAKAO Soshi 岡山大学, 大学院・医歯薬学総合研究科, 講師 (50335626)
• Research Collaborator: TANIHARA Shinichi 福岡大学, 医学部衛生学, 准教授 (40285771) ; NAKAYA Tomoki 立命館大学, 文学部, 准教授 (20298722) ; HAMADA Jun 岡山大学, 大学院・医歯薬学総合研究科, 教授 (70334886) ; ICHIRO Kawachi ハーバード大学, 公衆衛生大学院, 教授 ; SUBRAMANIAN S.V. ハーバード大学, 公衆衛生大学院, 教授
• Project Period (FY): 2009 – 2011
• Keywords: ソーシャル・キャピタル / 行政施策評価 / メタボリック・シンドローム / 自殺対策

Research Abstract

It is difficult to evaluate health policy like health education for metabolic syndrome. In this study, we aim to evaluate health policy using social capital as an indicator. Secondary dataset showed that it was important to distinguish bonding/bridging social capital. Our cross-sectional survey showed that exchanging of courtesies by community leaders to elderly people significantly reduced suicide intention. We have planned to conduct small intervention trial of exchanging of courtesies. The personnel in the investigated town were too busy to manage the trial due to big earthquake and tsunami, so we did small intervention of physical activity at a workplace alternatively.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Does caregiver's social bonding enhance the health of their children? The association between social capital and child behaviors (2012)
  • Author(s): Fujiwara T, Takao S, Iwase T, Hamada J, Kawachi I
  • Journal Title: Acta Med Okayama Volume: (in press)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Social Capital and self-rated oral health among young people (2012)
  • Author(s): Furuta M, Ekuni D, Takao S, Suzuki E, Morita M, Kawachi I
  • Journal Title: Community Dent Oral Epidemiol Volume: 40(2) Pages: 97-104
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Workplace social capital and all-cause mortality : a prospective cohort study of 28 043 public-sector employees in Finland (2011)
  • Author(s): Oksanen T, Kivimaki M, Kawachi I, Subramanian SV, Takao S, Suzuki E, Kouvonen A, Pentti J, Salo P, Virtanen M, Vahtera J
  • Journal Title: Am J Public Health Volume: 101(9) Pages: 1742-8
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Do bonding and bridging social capital have differential effects on self-rated health? A community based study in Japan (2010)
  • Author(s): Iwase T, Suzuki E, Fujiwara T, Takao S, Doi H, Kawachi I
  • Journal Title: J Epidemiol Community Health
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Does social capital promote physical activity? A population-based study in Japan (2010)
  • Author(s): Ueshima K, Fujiwara T, Takao S, Suzuki E, Iwase T, Doi H, Subramanian SV, Kawachi I
  • Journal Title: PLoS One Volume: 5(8) Pages: e12135
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Multi-level, cross-sectional study of workplace social capital and smoking among Japanese employees (2010)
  • Author(s): Suzuki E, Fujiwara T, Takao S, Subramanian SV, Yamamoto E, Kawachi I
  • Journal Title: BMC Public Health Volume: 10 Pages: 489
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Research on social capital and health in Japan. A commentary on Ichida and on Fujisawa (2009)
  • Author(s): Takao S
  • Journal Title: Soc Sci Med Volume: 69 Pages: 509-511
• [Presentation] 個人レベルのソーシャル・キャピタルが喫煙に与える影響 (2010)
  • Author(s): 植嶋一宗, 高尾総司
  • Organizer: 日本公衆衛生学会総会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京
  • Year and Date: 20101000
• [Presentation] 養育者の認知するソーシャル・キャピタルと就学前児童の朝食摂取習慣との関連 (2009)
  • Author(s): 高尾総司, 藤原武男, 岩瀬敏秀, 浜田淳
  • Organizer: 日本公衆衛生学会総会
  • Place of Presentation: 奈良
  • Year and Date: 20091000
• [Book] 第10章健康.ソーシャル・キャピタルのフロンティア(稲葉陽二ら編) (2011)
  • Author(s): 高尾総司
  • Total Pages: 217-243
  • Publisher: ミネルヴァ書房