国際地域保健学特論I

***** The first lecture will be held from 13:00 to 16'40 on April 17 at 1st and 2nd seminar room, S102, Med Bldg. No.3 (1st floor). First, classroom-type lectures cover the basic concept of community health as follows: 1. Introduction to Community and Global Health 2. Health and Well-being in Development 3. Nutrition, Growth, and Behavior (1) 4. Nutrition, Growth, and Behavior (2) 5. Environment, Culture, and Health (1) 6. Environment, Culture, and Health (2) 7. Health Systems 8. Quality of Healthcare Services 9. Research Ethics 10. Implementation study Through these lectures, students are expected to understand why a community is an important concept for health among people living in low- and middle-income countries and discuss how community-based research should be implemented. Then, students are expected to be actively involved in case studies. Students will be asked to select one of the cases in global health from 1) maternal, newborn, and child health and 2) immigrant health. After reading the case, they will discuss and list up possible interventions that improve the situation described in the case, choose one of the most promising and/or feasible interventions, and design the intervention study.

Students are expected to participate in the class actively. Each class includes lectures, group discussions and presentations based on such discussions.

Attendance to lectures (20%) Participation in discussion and preparation for presentation (30%) Presentation (50%)

Contact Akira Shibanuma (*****) and Junko Kiriya (*****) before enrollment. 受講希望者は事前に柴沼講師*****）及び桐谷助教*****）へ連絡して下さい。