医学共通講義XLⅡ - 医学系研究科 - 東京大学授業カタログ

医学共通講義XLⅡ

This course introduces students to environmental health perspectives on how environmental factors influence human health at individual and population levels. Students will understand basic concepts and methods to assess environmental exposures and health effects. Studies for specific environmental factors (air pollution, water pollution, weather and climate variability) associated with health will be covered and discussed in the course.

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授業計画

#1. April 5 Basic principles of environmental health #2. April 19 Pollution and health: global estimates #3. April 26 Health effect assessment #4. May 10 Environmental exposure assessment #5. May 17 Heavy metals and health effects (Dr. John Ji, Tsinghua University, China) #6. May 24 Air pollution and health (1) #7. May 31 Air pollution and health (2) #8. June 7 Water, Sanitation and hygiene (WASH) (Prof. Taro Yamauchi, Hokkaido University) #9. June 14 Air pollution and health (3) (Dr. Whanhee Lee, Pusan National University, South Korea) #10. June 21 Climate and health (1) June 28 Break #11. July 5 Climate and health (2) #12. July 12 Climate and health (3) #13. July 19 Climate and health (4)

授業の方法

Lecture and group discussion

成績評価方法

20% Attendance and attitude 60% Short reactions (four times) 20% Final term paper

教科書

•Dean Baker and Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen. (2008) Environmental epidemiology: study methods and application. Oxford. •Some additional research articles will be provided every lecture.

参考書

•Ray M. Merrill. (2008) Environmental epidemiology: principles and methods. Jones and Bartlett Learning. •Paul Wilkinson. (2006) Environmental epidemiology. Open University Press.

履修上の注意

•All lectures are given in English. •All assignments should be written/presented in English.