Introduction of the Outstanding Paper Award (Presented at the 77th Japanese Association of Public Health)
Introducing the Outstanding Paper Award
The Editorial Committee selects Outstanding Presentation Awards in the Original Article and Public Health Activity Report/Document categories for papers that enhance the public health significance of the journal and papers that will invigorate the future public health activities of members.
The following three papers were awarded at the 77th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Association of Public Health (Fukushima).
(Selected from papers published in Volume 2017, 64)
Original Article Category
"Development of a scale to assess the risk of needing assistance and nursing care based on a longitudinal study using a basic checklist and health checkup data"
Volume 64, Issue 5, Pages 246-257
(Daishi Tsuji, Daisuke Takagi, Naoki Kondo, Katsunori Kondo)
Original Article Category
"Who among participants in an incentive-based health promotion program fails to continue with the program: An empirical study on motivation to obtain rewards and continuation rate"
Volume 64, Issue 8, Pages 412-421
(Shohei Okamoto, Kohei Komamura, Kai Tanabe, Noriko Yokoyama, Akiko Tsukao, Sachiko Chijiki, Fuya Kuno)
Public Health Activity Reports and Materials Section
"Considerations on the state of prefectural support leading to strengthening the functions of regional comprehensive support centers"
Volume 64, Issue 10, Pages 630-637
(Kazumi Shirai, Kayoko Sugiura, Kazuyo Tsushita)