Yuko Arimura, MPH

AREA OF EXPERTISE

Public Health
Global Health
Planetary health

MESSAGE

My research aims to address and reduce child health inequalities, with a primary focus on low- and middle-income countries through the perspectives of social epidemiology and the social determinants of health.

NARRATIVE CV

Yuko Arimura is a Specially Appointed Researcher at the Institute for Global Health Policy Research under the Bureau of GLobal Health Cooperation at the Japan Institute for Health Security in Japan. In 2020, she earned her master's degree in Public Health from King's College London, UK. After completing her MPH, she spent several years working as a Clinical Research Associate. She then joined the National Center for Child Health and Development in Japan as a Research Fellow where she conducted both qualitative and quantitative research for child and maternal health, with a focus on policy research. She is currently pursuing her PhD at the University of Tokyo, examining the association between rising temperatures and adolescent mental health in Cambodia.

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Curriculum Vitae (Detailed)

Yuko ARIMURA, MPH
Japanese public health scholar. Research fields include global health and planetary health.

Positions

Specially Appointed Researcher, Institute for Global Health Policy Research, Bureau of Global Health Cooperation, Japan Institute for Health Security

Career

2020	Completed Master of Public Health, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London
2021-2023	Clinical Research Associate, Parexel International Inc
2023-Present	Research Fellow, Think Tank for Children and Families, National Center for Child Health and Development
	Specially Appointed Researcher, Institute for Global Health Policy Research, Bureau of Global Health Cooperation, Japan Institute for Health Security
2025-Present	Doctoral Program, Graduate Program in Sustainability Science, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo

PUBLICATIONS

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