Course title<English>

Graduate School of Medicine
Professor,IMANAKA YUUICHI
Graduate School of Medicine
Professor,SATO TOSIYA
Graduate School of Medicine
Professor,FUKUHARA SHIYUNICHI
Graduate School of Medicine
Professor,KAWAKAMI KOJI
Graduate School of Medicine
Associate Professor,WADA TAKAHITO
Graduate School of Medicine
Program-Specific
Associate Professor,MIYAKE HIDEHIKO
AffiliatedGraduate
Schoolof Medicine
department,
Job title,Name Professor,NAKAYAMA TAKEO
Graduate School of Medicine
Professor,KOIZUMI AKIO
Graduate School of Medicine
Associate Professor,WATANABE NORIO
Graduate School of Medicine
Assistant Professor,ＭＵＳＵＭＡＲＩ ＰＡＴＯＵ ＭＡＳＩＫＡCenter for Southeast Asian Studies
Professor,NISHIBUCHI MITSUAKI
Graduate School of Medicine
Associate Professor,IWAKUMA MIHO
Graduate School of Medicine
Professor,KATSURA TOSHIKI

社会健康医学と健康政策
Health Policy and Academia

Grade alloted Professional degree students Number of credits 2
Day/period Thu.3

Class style

LectureCourse offeredyear/period

2016/First semester

Language Japanese and English[Outline and Purpose of the Course]
Students will learn about health and healthcare-related systems and policies, as well as the supporting roles ofresearch, human resource development, and other specialized activities.
Lectures will be conducted by each of the departments in the School of Public Health based on theirindividual perspectives, insight, achievements, and research. The lectures will address the systems, policies,and social structures associated with health and health care. In addition, the lectures will examine thecontributions of research, human resource development, and other specialized activities that support thesesystems, policies, and social structures.

[Course Goals]
Through all the lectures provided by the various departments, students will gain a multifaceted andcomprehensive understanding of the systems and policies pertaining to health and health care.
[Course Schedule and Contents]
April 14 Health policy: general overview
April 21 Policy and system for health care and long-term care
April 28 Making of air quality standard
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May 19 Primary care for healthy aging
May 26 Global mental healthJune 2 Health communication and health policy
June 9 Infant and school health check-up for individual and health policy development
June 16 Moden history of health policies
June 23 Maternal and child health−system and policy in Japan
June 30 Food poisoning and its prevention: importance of international perspective
July 7 Global health policy
July 14 Policies and regulations in occupational healthJuly 21 Community healthJuly 28 Health policy: theory, research and reality
Note: This schedule is subject to change. Overview of the schedule will be shown at the first day.
[Class requirement]This course is only open to Students in School of Public Health.
[Method, Point of view, and Attainment levels of Evaluation]
1. Report (70%)
2. Classroom participation (30%)[Textbook]Reading materials will be distributed as needed.

[Reference books, etc.]（Reference books）
Reading materials will be distributed as needed.
[Regarding studies out of class (preparation and review)]
Both good preparation and review are needed.
（Others (office hour, etc.) ）This course is jointly conducted by the entire School of Public Health.
*Please visit KULASIS to find out about office hours.

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