Health Service and Medical Care in Japan

Yuri Kitamura, et al. (Graduate School of Medicine)

Objective
   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.

Course Schedule

1. Lifestyle and Health by Prof. Iso H.
2. Stress and Disease by Assoc. Prof. Ohira T.
3. Cardiovascular Disease Prevention by Assist. Prof. Imano H.
4. Reproductive health Rights by Assist. Prof. Baba S.
5. Mental health and Psychiatry by Assoc. Prof. Kitamura Y.
6. Occupation and Health by Assist. Prof. Nakayama K.
7. Lifestyle and DNA Stability by Assist. Prof. Lu Y.
8. Sudden Cardsiac Death by Prof. Matoba R.
9. Health Insurance System by Prof. Kuroki H.
10. Death investigation system by Assist. Prof. Iino M.
11. Drug Abuse by Assist. Prof. Hayashi T.
12. Antimicrovial resistance by Prof. Yamamoto Y.
13. Twin Research by Prof. Hayakawa K.
14. Geriatric Medicine by Prof. Mikami H.
15. Medial Care System by Prof. Ohno Y.

Textbook and Reference

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: Statistical Abstracts on Health and Welfare in Japan, Health and Welfare Statistics Association.

Grading
   Based on a term paper and class attendance.