07s-01
INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH SERVICE AND MEDICAL
CARE IN JAPAN

Hiroyasu ISO, et al. (Graduate School of Medicine)

Objective
  Japan has achieved the longest life expectancy in the world along with socioeconomic development, mainly due to reduction of acute and chronic infectious diseases and cardiovascular diseases. However, the most rapid aging of our society casts new health and medical problems. This course will provide an overview of health service and medical care, and highlight of their success and unsolved problems in health promotion and medical care.

Textbook and Reference Books
  1) R Detels, WW Holland, J McEwen, GS Omenn (ed.): Oxford Text book of Public Health, Vol.1-3, Oxford University Press, 1997.
  2) Ministry of Health and Welfare: Annual Report on Health and Welfare, Japan International Cooperation of Welfare Services.
  3) Ministry of Health and Welfare: Health and Welfare Statistics in Japan, Health and Welfare Statistics Association.

Lecture Outline
  Health Service
    L1. Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Prof. Iso H
    L2. Maternal Health Prof. Hayakawa K
    L3. Cancer Prevention Guest Prof. Tsukuma H
    L4. Tuberculosis Epidemics in the World Assoc.Prof.Takatorige T
    L5. Drug Abuse Prof.Matoba R
    L6. Geriatric Medicine Prof.Mikami H
  Health
    L7. Life style and Health Prof. Morimoto K
    L8. Lifestyle and Mortality among Japanese Prof. Makimoto M
    L9. Occupation and Health Res.Assist. Nakayama K
    L10. Tobacco and Health Part. Lect. Nakamura M
  Health system and Medical Systems
    L11. Legal Medicine Res.Assist. Isobe I
    L12. Health Insurance System Assoc.Pro. Kuroki H
    L13. Medial Care System Prof.Ohno Y.

Field Works
  Visits to institutions of health service and medical care are scheduled to help students understand real aspects of these activities in a community. Institutions will be hospitals, public health centers, community health centers, and health care or welfare homes for the elderly. (L14, L15)

Grading
  Based on a term paper and class attendance.