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Faculty Information Details
All data is as of April 22, 2024.
- SHINPUKU YOKO
- Professor
| Affiliation | Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences(Health Sciences) |
|---|---|
| Discipline | Nursing |
| Academic Degrees |
University of Illinois |
| Research Fields |
Medicine,dentistry, and pharmacy; Nursing; Lifelong developmental nursing |
| Research Keywords | Global Health, Health Promotion, SDGs, Universal Health Coverage, People-Centered Care, Maternal Child Health, Adolescent Health, Local Knowledge, Telemedical Education, Africa |
| Comments | Prof. Shimpuku is a midwifery researcher in global health, conducting field research in Tanzania to improve maternal and child health and working with WHO to promote the Early Essential Newborn Care program. She completed her Ph.D. in Nursing at University of Illinois at Chicago. She is the Vice-Chair of Young Academy of Japan and an Executive Committee of the Global Young Academy. For her science diplomacy work, she presented at numerous international conferences/meetings including the UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science Assemply and G7 Academy Meeting and reported them to the Prime Minister of Japan in 2019. She was selected by WHO etc. as "100 Outstanding Women Nurse and Midwife Leaders". |
| Profiles of Faculty and Research Scholars |
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| Past media appearances |
Overseas education and research institute Midwifery Education Offers a Positive Childbirth Experience in Tanzania The Cabinet Japan Gov Webmagazine "KIZUNA" 20221222～ Overseas education and research institute Supporting Expectant Mothers in Tanzania NHK World NHK World, Direct Talk 20220607～ |
| Topic |
Epidemiology/Virus/Infectious Disease Nursing Society and Health |
| SDGs |
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| Educational Programs |
[Bachelor Degree Program] School of Medicine : Program of Health Sciences : Nursing [Master's Program] Graduate School of Innovation and Practice for Smart Society : [Master's Program] Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences : Division of Integrated Health Sciences : Program of Health Sciences [Doctoral Program] Graduate School of Innovation and Practice for Smart Society : [Doctoral Program] Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences : Division of Integrated Health Sciences : Program of Health Sciences |
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