Environmental Health

Latest update: 15 April 2026 (Wed)

1. Overview

This class nourishes the deep understanding of interactions between various environmental conditions and public health and the ability to evaluate the effects of environmental factors on individual and population health and survival. It also deepens the knowledge of characteristics and public health risks of pathogenic microorganisms, the mechanisms of infectious disease outbreak, and preventive measures to nourish the ability to suggest practical tackling measures to infectious disease outbreak. Throughout the classes, it aims the practical and deeper understanding of environmental health and infectious disease control.

(in Japanese)

本講義では，様々な環境条件と公衆衛生の相互関係を深く理解し，環境要因が個人及び集団の健康や生存に与える影響を評価できる能力を養う。また，病原微生物の性状や公衆衛生に与えるリスク，感染症発生メカニズムや予防対策などの知識を深めて，実践的な感染症対策を提案できる能力を養う。講義全般を通じて，環境保健学や感染症対策学に関する実践的かつ深い理解を目指す。

2. Plan

(Only my turns are shown below)

Environmental Health I (for GSM M, 1Q, Wednesday, 5)

1. handout, on 15 April 2026; Note: Due to prolonged Professor's meeting, delayed by 30 minutes.: Ecology and Environmental Health; (in Japanese) 生態学と環境保健
2. handout, on 22 April 2026: Toxicology; (in Japanese) 毒性学
3. handout, on 13 May 2026: Environmental Epidemiology, Occupational Epidemiology, Exposure Assessment and Environmental Psychology; (in Japanese) 環境及び産業疫学，曝露評価，環境心理学
4. handout, on 20 May 2026: Risk Assessment, Management and Communication; (in Japanese) リスク評価，管理，コミュニケーション

Environmental Health II (for GSM D, 2Q, Wednesday, 5)

1. on 24 June 2026: Population Pressure; (in Japanese) 人口圧力
2. on 1 July 2026: Climate Change and Environmental Disaster; (in Japanese) 気候変動，環境災害
3. on 8 July 2026: Water and Health; (in Japanese) 水と健康
4. on 15 July 2026: Solid Waste and Toxic Waste; (in Japanese) 固形廃棄物と有害廃棄物
6. onn 29 July 2026: Noise and Radiation; (in Japanese) 騒音と放射線

3. Evaluation

It will be explained by Prof. Kameoka.

4. Textbook/Further readings

No specific textbook exists.

5. Office hour

Please contact with e-mail <minato-nakazawa[at]people.kobe-u.ac.jp> at any time.

6. Message to the students

Done in English, but you can ask in Japanese, too.

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