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JPMA promotes the development of the utilization of health and medical data not only in the pharmaceutical industry but also in society as a whole. The government is also considering the utilization of health and medical data, but some have pointed out that the terminology used in this process is difficult for citizens to understand. Therefore, we have published a "Glossary of Health and Medical Data Terms" to provide the general public with an easy-to-understand Explanation of difficult terms that can be a hurdle to understanding health and medical data. The term "health and medical data" refers to health data obtained through health checkups, nursing care, and daily activities, as well as medical data recorded at hospitals, clinics, and dispensing pharmacies.

In the "Glossary of Health and Medical Data" (hereafter referred to as "Glossary"), we have selected 15 important terms that are commonly seen in daily life but whose meanings are not well known. The selection of terms and the preparation of the explanatory text were supervised by COML, a certified non-profit organization, and we have tried to provide explanations that are easy to understand for the general public as our first priority. Specifically, we started with a one-word Explanation and then provided information for those who want to know more in depth ( Fig. 1 ).

Fig. 1 Glossary of healthcare data: An example of Explanation page
Figure.1　 Glossary of Health Care Data： Explanation of Terms page1 Example

JPMA has also published an e-Book, "Health and Medical Data and Our Lives," which provides basic information on what health and medical data is and what it is useful for. We hope that this glossary and e-Book will encourage people to take an interest in the utilization of health and medical data. We hope that many people will take a look at it, and we would appreciate it if you would spread the word about the following URL address and two-dimensional barcode.

Glossary of Health and Medical Data

https://www.jpma.or.jp/information/evaluation/results/allotment/kenkou_iryou_data/index.html

Glossary of Health and Medical Data