Course title
公衆衛生学総論   [General Veterinary Public Health]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 1 
Department   Year 3  Semester 1st 
Course type 1st  Course code 01VN3301
Instructor(s)
石原 加奈子, 堀田 明豊   [ISHIHARA Kanako, HOTTA Akitoyo]
Facility affiliation Faculty of Agriculture Office   Email address

Course description
Basic concepts of the general veterinary public health are lectured. The lectures include the concept, purpose, overview, role, challenges of public health, the related fields of food hygiene, zoonosis, environmental hygiene, and animal welfare, public health statistics, and administrative structures on public health.
The lecturers of this course have the firsthand experiences on public health at administrative agencies and a research institution, and will describe actual examples and discussion.
As active learning, group discussions and presentations will be held.
Expected Learning
The standard of this lecture is followings:
to understand the basic concept of public health
to gain knowledge that can be useful for public health promotion, animal welfare, global environmental conservation, etc. through approach methods for solving public health related problems
to explain public health services, their significance and approach, the role of veterinarians in the field of public health, the significance of national health statistics, the direction of public health activities, how to approach human-animal coexistence, laws and regulations that form the basis of public health administration, the causes of infection and the basic principles of prevention

Please confirm the curriculum map of three policies on website of our University.
URL: https://www.tuat.ac.jp/campuslife_career/campuslife/policy/
The Diploma Policy, D (To learn grobal infection control and food safety)
Course schedule
1) The frame and overview of public health (Prof. Hotta)
2) Roles and challenges of veterinary public health (Prof. Hotta)
3) National Hygiene Trends, human-animal harmonious coexistence and public health (Prof. Hotta)
4) Infectious Diseases and prevention (Ishihara)
5) Public Health Administration (1): Administration Organization for public health (National and Local Public Organizations) (Ishihara)
6) Public Health Administration (2): Regulations of Public Health (Ishihara)
7) General Discussion (1): Preparation for presentation in each group
8) General Discussion (2): Presentation (Prof. Hotta, Ishihara)
Prerequisites
In addition to 15 hours that students spend in the class, students are recommended to prepare for and revise the lectures for 30 hours, spending the standard amount of time as specified by the University.
Required Text(s) and Materials
「獣医公衆衛生学I」文永堂出版
Lecture materials on moodle
References
Assessment/Grading
At the beginning of the lecture time, mini-examinations of the contents of the previous lecture will be given using Google classroom (60 points).
For general discussion, students will select a theme for each group and create presentation slides. Students will have presentation and question-and-answer session (40 points).
Message from instructor(s)
Make preparations from the mini-examination at each lecture time. If students other than Cooperative Department of Veterinary Medicine do not take the first lecture, the score for the first mini-examination will be considered.
Course keywords
Food hygiene, Zoonosis, Environmental hygiene, Animal welfare, Public health statistics, quarantine, Infectious disease prevention, Public administration for public health
Office hours
9 AM to 5 PM. Please send e-mail before coming the laboratory room.
Remarks 1
This course is taught by a part-time lecturer.
Remarks 2
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Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
Last update
1/25/2022 12:50:08 PM