Machiko Higuchi (University of Shizuoka)

Machiko Higuchi, MPH, Ph.D
Professor 
University of Shizuoka
52-1 Yada Shizuokashi
422-8526 JAPAN

phone: 81/54-264-5471
fax:   81/54-264-5471
email: higuchi@u-shizuoka-ken.ac.jp
url:   http://www.u-shizuoka-ken.ac.jp/~kijo4/n-45higuti.htm
url:   http://www.u-shizuoka-ken.ac.jp

Description of work:
Medical anthropology; international community health and nursing;
women's health in Sri Lanka; traditional health practices in Sri Lanka;
nursing education in Sri Lanka

Language: Japanese, English, Thai, Sinhala

Education: Economics, Hosei University , Tokyo (1981)
MPHM Mahidol University, Thailand (1993)
Ph.D. University of Colombo, Sri Lanka (1998)

Experiences:
1995-1997 Special Assistant, Embassy of Japan for Sri Lanka, 
1997-2000 Experts of Japan International Corporation Agency,
2000-2004 Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Okayama University, 
2001 Visiting researcher in University of Michigan,

Area of research and teaching: Medical anthropology, Traditional health 
behavior

Publications: 

The other islands, Sri Lanka, 2006

"Traditional Health behavior of foreigners living in Japan: Medical 
Anthropological study of different ethnic group," Journal of
International Health, V0L.21, No.1, 33-41, 2006

"A study of Young Women in a Sri Lanka Certified School: A Primary Health 
Care Perspective on their Rehabilitation," Journal of Asian Women's 
Studies, Vol.11, 42-56, 2003

"Traditional Health Behavior in Sri Lanka: A comparative study in three 
different characteristic areas," Japan Academy for Health Behavioral 
Science, pp73-75, 2002

"Role of Primary Health Care System for Current Health Issues in Sri 
Lanka," The Journal of Japan Association for International Health, p 56-62 
Vol, 16.No.12, 2002

Traditional Health Practices in Sri Lanka, VU University Press Amsterdam, 
2002

"Relative use of modern medicine and traditional medicine by Sri Lankans," 
Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Sciences, 2000

"Effective international support for nursing education in Sri Lanka," 
Nursing and Quality of Life, 273-275, 2000

"Community Perception in Sri Lanka - Factors that influence a choice 
between Traditional Medicine and Modern Medicine," Thesis for Doctor of 
Philosophy, 1998

"Integration between Modern Medicine and Traditional Medicine,"
Ayurveda Samikhsaya, 210-213, 1996