Health outcomes, education, healthcare delivery and quality – 3050. A survey of severe allergic symptoms among children in a disaster-hit area: A challenge of Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization

Introduction On March 11, 2011, the Tohoku region and some prefectures along the Pacific coast of Japan were hit by the Great East Japan Earthquake. Past experiences of tsunami in other countries also raised concern about the health of the local people after the disaster. To monitor the health status of people living in Miyagi prefecture and to ensure sufficient quality of healthcare for them, Tohoku University has established the Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (ToMMo). We plan to conduct three cohort studies of schoolchildren, three-generation families and adults. Here, we report the cohort study of schoolchildren. The aim of the schoolchildren cohort study is to grasp the current status of children’s health after the disaster, focusing on allergic diseases, neuropsychiatric disorders and so on as the main outcome measures. Here we introduce the methodology of our research and its progress, focusing on allergic diseases.