Health Care
Scholarly Publications
Projecting Prevalence of Frailty and Dementia and the Economic Cost of Care in Japan From 2016 to 2043
A Microsimulation Modelling Study
The Effects of India's COVID-19 Lockdown on Critical Non-COVID Health Care and Outcomes
Evidence from Dialysis Patients
Other Publications
Shorenstein APARC Center Overview 2019-20
December 2020
Shorenstein APARC's annual overview for the academic year 2019-20 is now available.
China’s Evolving Healthcare Ecosystem: Challenges and Opportunities
Testimony before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission
Disparities in health and health care in Myanmar
December 2015
Myanmar (Burma) is undergoing a complex political and economic transformation, from a long civil war and military regime to a peace process and democratisation.
News
APARC Invites Fall 2023 Asia Studies Fellowship Applications
September 2022
The Center offers a suite of fellowships for Asia researchers to begin fall quarter 2023. These include postdoctoral fellowships on contemporary Japan and the Asia-Pacific region, inaugural...
Japanese Population Projected to Live Longer Without Dementia
April 2022
A new microsimulation projects that over the next 20 years, Japanese people will live longer without dementia, but older women with a less than high school education will benefit less than men.
New Cross-Country Study Underscores the Importance of Health Workforce Development and Socioeconomic Factors in Affecting Health Outcomes
March 2022
Analyzing data from 191 World Health Organization member countries, a new study from APARC’s Karen Eggleston indicates that strengthening the health workforce is an urgent task in the post-COVID era...
Old Events
Tapping the Untapped Human Resource Potential with Social Tech: Diversity, Globalization, and the Future of Work
January 21, 2022
This event will offer simultaneous translation between Japanese and English. 当イベントは日本語と英語の同時通訳がついています。 This is a virtual event.
Research Presentations (3 of 4) - Ishiai, Mehta and Wang
May 21, 2014
In this session of the Shorenstein APARC Corporate Affiliate Visiting Fellows Research Presentations, the following will be presented: Tetsuo Ishiai, "How the Advancement of Virtualization...
Projects
Korea Program
Shorenstein APARC's Korean Studies Program, begun in September 2000 and led by Gi-Wook Shin, features weekly luncheon seminars on Korea-related issues, from war reporting to health care to...
English
Comparative Health Care Policy Research Project
The Comparative Health Care Policy Research Project was initiated by APARC in 1990 to examine issues related to the structure and delivery of health care in Japan by utilizing contemporary social...
English
Multimedia
Policy Challenges of Financing Longevity: Perspectives from Japan and the United States
May 2017
Video and transcript from the panel discussion, "Policy Challenges of Financing Longevity: Perspectives from Japan and the United States," on April 24, 2017, with presentations from Hirotaka Unami, senior director for policy planning and research...
From Compression to Expansion of Morbidity: Upcoming Challenges for Healthcare and Long-term Care in China
May 2017
Video and transcript from the presentation, "From Compression to Expansion of Morbidity: Upcoming Challenges for Healthcare and Long-term Care in China," on April 24, 2017, by Bei Lu, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of New South Wales,...
Cognitive Decline and Household Financial Outcomes at Older Ages
May 2017
Video and transcript from the presentation, "Cognitive Decline and Household Financial Outcomes at Older Ages," on April 24, 2017, by Marco Angrisani, an economist at the University of Southern California, followed by discussion led by Kathleen...
