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EpiNurse

[Epidemiology + Nursing Care for Disaster Risk Reduction]

The term "EpiNurse" refers to an approach that merges the fields of Epidemiology and Nursing to better prepare communities for and respond to disasters.

The mission of EpiNurse is to mitigate the adverse health effects of climate change and natural disasters.

To achieve this objective in the community, EpiNurse uses care science to create safe societies and environments in Japan and beyond.

5 x 5 MetaNurse Project

On October 22nd and 23rd, we participated in the Disaster Prevention International 2022 event organized at HAT Kobe.

Researchers from Kobe City University of Nursing, Kobe City University of Technology, and affiliated companies are working together on a project called MetaNurse. The project aims to establish a metaverse health center that can serve as a resource for telecare, community health initiatives, and other global projects.

By integrating municipal issues with those of startups and private organizations, participants in last year's KOBE Innovation Challenge launched new businesses based on their findings and innovations.

The team is chosen as one of the projects and has been investigating ways to enable the general public to experience disasters. Collaboration with real-world experience devices such as the Citizens Disaster Prevention Center raises people’s awareness of disaster risk reduction.

Календар-помічник

Ukraine Calendar Site

Календар-помічник

With a grant from the Nippon Foundation, we have launched the Machi Care Calendar Project. It aims to share a little knowledge about health and life with those evacuated from Ukraine to feel comfortable in Japan.

https://calendar.machicare.com/

We will disseminate information about seasonal and local risks and care needs on the website, social networking sites, and in real life.

What should you remember when the seasons change, when traveling by train, when you have a stomachache, or when disaster information comes out? We will answer these questions proactively.

We also hold seasonal well-being events in Kobe and other locations.

We welcome your cooperation and support in spreading this activity to the people around you.

ACTIVITIES

for Business and Services

introduction

EpiNurse through its local action believes in managing disaster health risks and its cascading effects.

EpiNurse project

EpiNurses uses the ICT Toolkit to assess living conditions, provide important but difficult-to-collect evidence of infectious diseases, and prevent the eruption of health threats.

Participation in "town care" business

Participating in the town care commons business, an app that provides local residents with local information that is useful for "living in preparation"

RISK Award 2017

EpiNurse Project by Nepalese Nursing Association (NAN) It is still ongoing in Nepal and the Philippines as an advanced approach to human-centered disaster prevention.