HEALTH SERVICE AND MEDICAL CARE IN JAPAN

Mitsutaka OKUMURA et al. (School of Science)

Objectives
   Japan has achieved tremendous improvements in life expectancy during the last 50 years and leads the international life expectancy tables. This course will provide an overview of systems of health service and medical care in this country, with special reference to rapid aging of the population and trends for epidemiology of lifestyle?related disease and characteristics of lifestyles in Japan.

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

Lecture Outline
   L1. Life style and Health Prof. Iso H.
   L2. Occupation and Health Assist. Prof. Nakayama K.
   L3. Measurement of salivary stress marker Assist. Prof. Toda M.
   L4. Lifestyle and DNA Stability Assist. Prof. Lu Y.
   L5. Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Assist.Prof. Imano H.
   L6. Stress and Disease Assoc.Prof. Ohira T.
   L7. Antimicrovial resistance Prof. Yamamoto Y.
   L8. Twin Research Prof. Hayakawa K.
   L9. Geriatric Medicine Prof. Mikami H.
   L10. International Cancer Prof. Matsuura N.
   L11. Traditional Chinese Medicine Prof. Ohno Y.
   L12. Sudden Cardsiac Death Prof. Matoba R.
   L13. Health Insurance System Prof. Kuroki H.
   L14. Death investigation system Assist. Prof. Iino M.
   L15. Drug Abuse Assist. Hayashi T.

Grading
   Based on a term paper and class attendance.