15 School of Health InnovationStudentShe was born and raised on one of the islands of Tokyo. Inspired by the experience of supporting a close family member during illness, she decided to pursue a career as a public health nurse who can “provide support before people become ill.” After graduating from the Department of Nursing at Kanagawa University of Human Services, she obtained her licenses as a registered nurse and a public health nurse. She currently works as a governmental public health nurse in a local municipality in Kanagawa Prefecture, where she is engaged in community health promotion.Reimi MaruyamaCourse Model: Policy MakerJohn Romelson ConcepcionCourse Model: ResearcherScan Here for Other Messages(in Japanese)Connecting frontlinepractice with policy,I aim to support peopleʼs ability to livefully in their own communities.Learning Preventive Approaches inPhysical Therapy throughan Interdisciplinary Lens to ProvideRealistic, EvidenceBased SupportThrough my work, I often felt the difficulty of addressing issues that cut across multiple departments. This experience made me want to systematically learn how to become a person who can bridge the “in-between” spaces within an organization. That is why I decided to enroll in SHI.My classmates come from diverse backgrounds, including international students and those with private-sector experience. Exposure to international comparisons of health systems and to perspectives from business has given me insights I never would have reached on my own, allowing me to understand public health from a much more multidimensional viewpoint. The very process of engaging with different values has been a major learning experience in itself.Balancing work and raising children is certainly not easy, but with the support of the long-term study system, online classes, and the flexible seminar structure, I have been able to continue my studies even within limited time.Through my studies at SHI, I have shifted from relying on intuition to basing project planning on data and the voices of community residents. I now consciously ask, “What behavioral changes are needed?” and “How should we evaluate them?” I have also realized how important it is to maintain a policymaking perspective while working on the ground, which has significantly changed the way I approach my work.Currently, my research focuses on the future of health education in remote areas, with the aim of contributing to a society in which people can continue living in their communities. Guided by formative experiences growing up on a remote island, I hope to continue moving back and forth between practice and research, always valuing the mindset of asking questions.StudentAfter obtaining his qualification as a physical therapist in the Philippines, John worked as a university lecturer and served as a research coordinator, supervising student research. He also worked as a freelance homevisit physical therapist, providing communitybased rehabilitation. As his interest in exploring preventive approaches in physical therapy grew stronger, he decided to join SHI, where “preillness” is a central theme.I chose SHI because I wanted to revisit and deeply study the challenges I had felt while working as a physical therapist. Although I had repeatedly seen the preventive potential of physical therapy, I also realized how difficult it was to actually implement preventive approaches in real clinical settings.At SHI, I can discuss ideas with professors and students from various fields and think more deeply about clinical questions from the perspectives of public health and societal systems. L e a r n i n g t o g e t h e r w i t h c l a s s m a t e s f r o m d i f f e r e n t backgrounds̶medicine, engineering, public administration, and more̶allows me to see the same issue from completely different angles, which is incredibly stimulating.I was initially worried about balancing life and study in Japan, but thanks to the support of my classmates and professors, I am now able to focus calmly on my research. Currently, I am studying the relationship between early functional decline in older adults and the circadian rhythm. In the future, I hope to help bring preventive strategies into broader society. At SHI, having a clear goal and enjoying the process of learning truly becomes a powerful driving force.Messages From Students / Graduate
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