本特論は、グローバルヘルスにおける主な課題の論点および理論的背景を概説するとともに、政策課題の分析と解釈のための実践的演習を行う。グローバルヘルスの第一線で活躍する外部講師による特別講義も適宜実施し、理論と実践の双方を習得する。扱うテーマは、グローバルヘルスの政策とガバナンス、地球環境問題と健康、疾病負荷、健康格差、健康の社会的決定要因等である。 This course introduces the principles and theories of major global health challenges, discusses key issues in improving global population health, as well as practical applications of quantitative methods to analyze and interpret these issues and challenges for policy. Topics will include global health policy and governance, global burden of diseases, global environmental change, environmental health, health equity, infectious disease surveillance, non-communicable diseases and prevention, maternal and child health, health risk assessment, etc.

本特論は、グローバルヘルスにおける主な課題の論点および理論的背景を概説するとともに、政策課題の分析と解釈のための実践的演習を行う。グローバルヘルスの第一線で活躍する外部講師による特別講義も適宜実施し、理論と実践の双方を習得する。扱うテーマは、グローバルヘルスの政策とガバナンス、地球環境問題と健康、疾病負荷、健康格差、健康の社会的決定要因等である。 This course introduces the principles and theories of major global health challenges, discusses key issues in improving global population health, as well as practical applications of quantitative methods to analyze and interpret these issues and challenges for policy. Topics will include global health policy and governance, global burden of diseases, global environmental change, environmental health, health equity, infectious disease surveillance, non-communicable diseases and prevention, maternal and child health, health risk assessment, etc.

・Students learn about Health Technology Assessment (HTA) institutions in the world and develop the HTA literacy with global standards, which is required for public policy-making and business in healthcare. ・A group of two or three students is asked to perform a short presentation regarding one HTA institution assigned in advance (for example, NICE in the UK), and the presentation is followed by class discussions. ・International HTA experts in Asia, the US or Europe are invited in several classes to give their lectures online or in-person.

・Students learn about Health Technology Assessment (HTA) institutions in the world and develop the HTA literacy with global standards, which is required for public policy-making and business in healthcare. ・A group of two or three students is asked to perform a short presentation regarding one HTA institution assigned in advance (for example, NICE in the UK), and the presentation is followed by class discussions. ・International HTA experts in Asia, the US or Europe are invited in several classes to give their lectures online or in-person.

本特論は、グローバルヘルスにおける主な課題の論点および理論的背景を概説するとともに、政策課題の分析と解釈のための実践的演習を行う。グローバルヘルスの第一線で活躍する外部講師による特別講義も適宜実施し、理論と実践の双方を習得する。扱うテーマは、グローバルヘルスの政策とガバナンス、地球環境問題と健康、疾病負荷、健康格差、健康の社会的決定要因等である。 This course introduces the principles and theories of major global health challenges, discusses key issues in improving global population health, as well as practical applications of quantitative methods to analyze and interpret these issues and challenges for policy. Topics will include global health policy and governance, global burden of diseases, global environmental change, environmental health, health equity, infectious disease surveillance, non-communicable diseases and prevention, maternal and child health, health risk assessment, etc.

This course will introduce the fundamental structure of the health system, with a special focus on the role of health policy and governance in achieving higher performance. The design and analytical frameworks for health systems and policies, as well as critical global health issues will be introduced. By the end of this course, students are expected to be familiar with key health system challenges and corresponding policy options, and be able to apply the analytic frameworks and practical tools presented in this course to identify and address problems in health systems.

Food safety is a public health issue. With the aim of protecting consumer health, foods (including water) must be kept contaminant-free from farm to fork. The environment is a source of hazardous contaminants (i.e., biological, chemical, and physical) that could impair health resulting in malnutrition, morbidity, and mortality with the young (<5 years old), elderly, and immuno-compromised particularly vulnerable. Public health is, therefore, inextricably linked with environmental health. As such, programs for food safety assurance need to be holistic and transdisciplinary to be effective. The World Health Organization (1999) identifies the health sector as having the lead role in the implementation and coordination of programs on food safety. This requires an educated workforce that can identify environmental factors affecting food that impact consumer health. In this class, we will discuss food safety-related environmental hazards, their mode of contamination, and the underlying mechanism of the risk they pose to human health. Emerging and perennial foodborne illnesses will be discussed from the concept of One Health – a transdisciplinary approach of considering not only the issue at hand, but all the other upstream factors related to it. At the end of the class, students should be able to apply a holistic approach in understanding issues on food safety.

Food safety is a public health issue. With the aim of protecting consumer health, foods (including water) must be kept contaminant-free from farm to fork. The environment is a source of hazardous contaminants (i.e., biological, chemical, and physical) that could impair health resulting in malnutrition, morbidity, and mortality with the young (<5 years old), elderly, and immuno-compromised particularly vulnerable. Public health is, therefore, inextricably linked with environmental health. As such, programs for food safety assurance need to be holistic and transdisciplinary to be effective. The World Health Organization (1999) identifies the health sector as having the lead role in the implementation and coordination of programs on food safety. This requires an educated workforce that can identify environmental factors affecting food that impact consumer health. In this class, we will discuss food safety-related environmental hazards, their mode of contamination, and the underlying mechanism of the risk they pose to human health. Emerging and perennial foodborne illnesses will be discussed from the concept of One Health – a transdisciplinary approach of considering not only the issue at hand, but all the other upstream factors related to it. At the end of the class, students should be able to apply a holistic approach in understanding issues on food safety.

“Let food be thy medicine” iterated Hippocrates in 440 B.C. More than just an energy source, plant-based foods supply the human diet with phytochemicals that promote good health and well-being. Plants produce these chemicals through metabolic processes because they are (1) needed for the plant’s own growth and development (compounds that are classified as primary metabolites) and/or (2) because they form part of the plant’s defensive or stress response to biotic and abiotic factors in the environment (compounds that are classified as secondary metabolites). Secondary metabolites particularly received much research attention for they are the bioactive ingredients that function in the human body as antioxidants, antimutagenic, cytotoxic, antifungal, and antiviral agents, among others. In this course, we will: 1. describe the different kinds of plant metabolites; 2. understand why plants produce these compounds; 3. know how factors (both genetic and environmental) influence their levels in plants which determine the safety of these plants for human consumption; 4. study the metabolic fate and bioactivation of metabolites in the human body for their nutritional and disease-preventive/-causative properties; and 5. present ideas and concepts on issues surrounding bioactive metabolites, in oral and written form, to a larger audience.

“Let food be thy medicine” iterated Hippocrates in 440 B.C. More than just an energy source, plant-based foods supply the human diet with phytochemicals that promote good health and well-being. Plants produce these chemicals through metabolic processes because they are (1) needed for the plant’s own growth and development (compounds that are classified as primary metabolites) and/or (2) because they form part of the plant’s defensive or stress response to biotic and abiotic factors in the environment (compounds that are classified as secondary metabolites). Secondary metabolites particularly received much research attention for they are the bioactive ingredients that function in the human body as antioxidants, antimutagenic, cytotoxic, antifungal, and antiviral agents, among others. In this course, we will: 1. describe the different kinds of plant metabolites; 2. understand why plants produce these compounds; 3. know how factors (both genetic and environmental) influence their levels in plants which determine the safety of these plants for human consumption; 4. study the metabolic fate and bioactivation of metabolites in the human body for their nutritional and disease-preventive/-causative properties; and 5. present ideas and concepts on issues surrounding bioactive metabolites, in oral and written form, to a larger audience.