Kyan Akira

• University of the Ryukyus  Graduate School of Health Sciences   Associate Professor
• Kyoto University  Graduate School of Medicine Public Health   Assistant professor
• Okinawa University  The Institute of Regional Study 
• The Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research  Research Follow

• 2024 - 2027 低出生体重児における身体活動が有する保護効果の解明
• 2024 - 2027 沖縄県在住青年男女のプレコンセプション ヘルス行動モデルの検証
• 2024 - 2027 Temporal trends in social determinants of health among young people
• 2024 - 2027 Restructuring of school health activities in Japan based on WHO health promoting schools theory
• 2023 - 2027 Disparities and effects of acknowledgement of ecosystem services in daily life: developing a method for improving urban regional environment and health
2024 - 2026 Development of a simple questionnaire to assess the 24-hour behaviour of young children
2023 - 2026 Investigating the effectiveness of a comprehensive school physical activity intervention on the mental and physical health of youth
2023 - 2025 子どもの身体活動および体力における社会経済格差の推移
2022 - 2025 運動発達の見える化を可能にする簡便な幼児の運動能力測定法の開発と効果検証
2022 - 2024 Estimation of physical activity using simulated human flow data and identification of geographical area characteristics from geographical and socioeconomic environments: development of an activity simulation system to promote the health of local residents.
2022 - 2023 若年者における健康の社会的決定要因とその経年変化に関する社会疫学研究
2023 - 2023 Identification of social determinants of health and well-being from early childhood to adolescence and elucidation of factors promoting school health activities
2022 - 2023 子どものwell-beingを規定する要因の特定:生活行動・心理社会的環境を指標とした多層的検討
2020 - 2023 The effects of school and neighborhood collective efficacy on health inequalities among youth
2020 - 2023 Development of an "Active Lesson Program" that enables simultaneous improvement of physical activity and academic performance
2019 - 2020 沖縄県における幼児の24-hour movement guidelinesの達成状況に関する実態調査
2015 - 2019 Improving physical activity and academic achievement of young people in Okinawa, Japan: longitudinal study and intervention programs
2017 - 2018 青少年のスポーツをはじめとする日常生活全般の身体活動質問紙の妥当性の検討

• Yuta Uchiyama, Akira Kyan, Masayuki Sato, Atushi Ushimaru, Toshifumi Minamoto, Mieko Kiyono, Kazuhiro Harada, Minoru Takakura. Local environment perceived in daily life and urban green and blue space visits: Uncovering key factors for different age groups to access ecosystem services. Journal of Environmental Management. 2024. 370. 122676-122676
• Akira Kyan. Active Lesson Program to Enhance Physical Activity and Improve Cognitive Function and Academic Achievement. Advances in Exercise and Sports Physiology. 2024. 30. 1. 10-12
• Yoshito Kamiya, Akira Kyan, Minoru Takakura. Who is a young person who would accept walking only up to 10 minutes distance? : A cross-sectional study. 2023. 25. 1. 31-41
• Minoru Takakura, Masaya Miyagi, Akira Kyan. Changes in the prevalence of health-risk behaviors among Japanese adolescents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: 2002-2021. School Health. 2023. 19. 14-25
• Kyan Akira, Miyagi Masaya, Takakura Minoru. Questionnaire-assessed physical activity among elementary and junior high schoolers in Okinawa. Research in Exercise Epidemiology. 2023. 25. 1. 118-119

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• Akira Kyan. Fundamentals of systematic reviews. Japanese Journal of Health Education and Promotion. 2024. 32. 2. 118-124
• 喜屋武 享. 身体活動を取り入れた教科学習プログラム. 子どもと発育発達. 2023. 21. 1. 20-24
• 松下宗洋, 喜屋武享, 鎌田真光. Disparities in physical activity based on region and socio-economic status. アンチ・エイジング医学. 2023. 19. 5
• 喜屋武享. 子どもの身体活動を取り巻く諸課題とその解決に向けた新しい提案. 日本健康運動指導士会報. 2022. 188. 11月. 1-7
• コラムリレー. 日本体育・スポーツ・健康学会 若手の会. 2020

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• Socioeconomic Disparities in Health Behavior of the Japanese Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic
  2024
• 文武両道は成り立つ3:アクティブ・レッスン・プログラムのすすめ
  大衆館書店 2021
• 文武両道は成り立つ2 アクティブ・レッスン・プログラムの例
  大衆館書店 2021
• 文武両道は成り立つ1 体力向上は学力向上に寄与する!?
  大衆館書店 2021

• School Comprehensive Physical Activity Promotion Program based on the WHO Health Promoting Schools Framework
  (2024)
• Physical activity programs in primary schools
  (The 25th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Exercise Epidemiology 2023)
• 3軸加速度計で測定した前思春期児童の身体活動量 学校包括型身体活動促進プログラム研究のベースラインデータ
  (体力科学 2023)
• 沖縄県の幼児における社会経済状態と24 時間の日常生活行動との関連:SUNRISE study
  (2023)
• Pre-adolescents' physical activity levels via triaxial accelerometers: baseline data from a study of a comprehensive school-based physical activity program
  (2023)

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• 2019 - 2021 Gifu Women's University Graduate School of Cultural Development
• 2016 - 2019 University of the Ryukyus Graduate School of Health Sciences Health Promotion & Development
• 2014 - 2016 University of the Ryukyu Education Physical & health education
• 2010 - 2014 University of the Ryukyus Education Physical & health education

• 博士(保健学) (琉球大学大学院)
• 修士(教育学) (琉球大学大学院)
• 修士(文学) (岐阜女子大学大学院)

• 2024/06 - 現在 University of the Ryukyus Graduate School of Health Sciences Associate Professor
• 2023/10 - 現在 University of the Ryukyus Faculty of Medicine School of Health Sciences Associate Professor
• 2023/08 - 現在 The Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research Research Follow
• 2023/05 - 現在 Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine Public Health Assistant professor
• 2022/11 - 現在 Okinawa University The Institute of Regional Study
2022/04 - 現在 沖縄大学地域研究所 特別研究員
2019/04 - 2023/10 University of the Ryukyus Health promotion Visiting researcher
2023/02 - 2023/04 Kobe University
2022/02 - 2023/04 Kobe University Graduate School of Human Development and Environment
2021/04 - 2023/04 Kobe University Graduate School of Human Development and Environment Department of Human Development
2020/10 - 2021/03 Okinawa University
2019/10 - 2021/03 学校法人おもと会 沖縄看護専門学校 看護学科 非常勤講師
2019/04 - 2021/03 Gifu Women's University Faculty of Cultural Development Department of Cultural Development
2019/04 - 2021/03 Okinawa Women's Junior College Child education Research Associate
2016/04 - 2020/10 Okinawa Christian University English Communication Part-time Lecturer
2016/04 - 2019/03 Okinawa Women's Junior College Child education Part-time Lecturer

• 2023/10 - 現在 日本運動疫学会 渉外委員会
• 2023/10 - 現在 日本運動疫学会 学術委員会
• 2022 - 現在 ぎのわん健康プロジェクト (健康行動プログラム構築実証事業) プロジェクトメンバー
• 2020/05 - 現在 沖縄県児童生徒体力向上推進委員会 学識経験者(副委員長)
• 2014/09 - 現在 AccesSurf Okinawa 実行委員
2024/04 - 2027/03 日本発育発達学会 評議員(第8期)
2023/12 - 2026/03 The Japanese Association of School Health Reviewer
2020/04 - 2021/03 沖縄女子短期大学産学連携推進センター センター員
2020/02 - 2021/03 宜野湾市国民健康保険運営協議会委員 学識
2019/04 - 2021/03 沖縄女子短期大学教育実践研究支援センター センター員
2018/01 - 2021/03 沖縄県八重瀬町教育委員会 教育委員会外部評価委員長

• 2024/11 - The Japanese Association of School Health award Changes in the prevalence of health-risk behaviors among Japanese adolescents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: 2002-2021
• 2023/01 - Japanese Society of Health Education and Promotion Encouragement Award
• 2022/05 - Japan Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine Encouragement Award Validity of Japanese version of a two-item 60-minute moderate-to-vigorous physical activity screening tool for compliance with WHO physical activity recommendations
• 2021/11 - 日本学校保健学会 学会賞 小学生の永久歯齲蝕(うしょく)と社会経済因子および学校給食後の歯みがき時間設定状況との関連
• 2021/09 - Japanese Society of Health Education and Promotion Presentation Award
2020/10 - 日本公衆衛生学会 第79回日本公衆衛生学会 優秀ポスター賞 沖縄県A市の乳幼児における社会経済的状況と生活習慣との関連
2019/03 - University of the Ryukyus President's Award

日本公衆衛生学会 ,  日本体育学会 ,  The Japanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine ,  日本疫学会 ,  JAPAN SOCIETY OF HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT ,  THE JAPANESE ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL HEALTH ,  THE JAPANESE ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY ,  日本栄養改善学会 ,  JAPANESE SOCIETY OF HEALTH EDUCATION AND PROMOTION ,  JAPANESE ASSOCIATION OF EXERCISE EPIDEMIOLOGY ,  THE ASSOCIATION OF JAPANESE CLINICAL DOHSALOGY