<CONTENTS>RESEARCH IN EXERCISE EPIDEMIOLOGY Vol.17 No.1

PrefaceShigeho Tanaka(Department of Nutritional Science, National Institute Health and Nutrition)
Review Article
The Lancet Physical Activity Observatory : Monitoring a 21st Century Pandemic ··································· 1
Pedro Hallal, et al.
（Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Center for Epidemiological Research）
Overview of Physical Activity Assessments by Accelerometer-based Activity Monitors and theirPotential Application for Physical Activity Promotion ······································································· 6
Hiroyuki Sasai, et al.
(Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)
Original Article
Validation of a Web-based Physical Activity Measurement System Using a Tri-axial Accelerometer ··············· 19
Hideyuki Namba, et al.
(Department of Health and Nutrition, Wayo Women’s University)
Descriptive Epidemiology of Shoulder Pain in Japanese Badminton Players ··········································· 29
Yuki Warashina, et al.
(Laboratory of Sports Medicine, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences,University of Tsukuba)
Practice Article
The “Active Healthy Kids Report Card” for Promotion of Physical Activity in Children and Youth ················ 37
Chiaki Tanaka, et al.
(Division of Integrated Sciences, J. F. Oberlin University)
SeriesPhysical activity cohort studies in Japan (8)Japan Epidemiology Collaboration on Occupational Health Study (J-ECOH Study) ·································· 43
Keisuke Kuwahara, et al.
(Graduate School of Public Health, Teikyo University)
The 17th annual conference of the Japanese Association of Exercise Epidemiology【Keynote Lecture】Evidences and Future Study of Exercise Epidemiology from View Point of
Non-Communicable Diseases and Dementia ·············································································· 48
Shuzo Kumagai(Laboratory of Health and Exercise Epidemiology, Faculty of Arts and Science,and Graduate School of Human Environment Studies, Kyushu University)【Educational Lecture】Aiming at Clarifying Gene-environment Interactions on Lifestyle-relatedDiseases: the Japan Multi-Institutional Collaborative Cohort (J-MICC) Study in Saga Region ·················· 50
Keitaro Tanaka(Department of Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University)【Symposium: Further Development of Research in Physical Activity and Health】
The Role of Japanese Association of Exercise Epidemiology ·························································· 51
Yukio Oida
(Chukyo University)Collaborative Study in Exercise Epidemiology: Introduction of Research Project Granted byJapanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine ····························································· 52
Yoshio Nakata(Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba)
Social Relationships and Physical Activity/Exercise: Exercise with Family/Friends for Older Adults ········ 53
Satoru Kanamori(Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Tokyo Medical University)
Physical Environment to Increase Physical Activity and Reduce Sedentary Behavior among Children ········ 54
Kaori Ishii(Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University)
Lessons Learned from Research Experience in Physical Activity Epidemiology in the United States ·········· 55
Hiroyuki Sasai(Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)【Oral Presentations】 ·········································································································· 56
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