UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH,JAPAN
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School of Medicine
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Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences
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Overseeing the environment and helth of working people through the eyes of medical science
Concerns of medical science for occupational and environmental health

Concerns of medical science for occupational and environmental health

The purpose for which the university was established As society becomes increasingly welfare-oriented and healthcare demands grow and diversify, there is an urgent need for training medical doctors with firm ethics and a thorough understanding of the role of medical science in society. Furthermore, working conditions continue to change, especially in Japan with its highly advanced industrialization. Thus, major topics in welfare society include determining how actual working conditions influence workers' health, what impact environmental pollution has on local citizens, and proper measures for coping with these situations, while at the same time ensuring a high quality-of-working-life. In response to such social demands, our university was established for the purpose of promoting occupational and environmental health and to train excellent occupational physicians in this field while providing education and conducting research in the general fields of medical science.

History

December 1977Establishment of the University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan as a legal corporation was authorized, and opening of the school was approved.
January 1978The University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan was established as a legal corporation.
April 1978The University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan was opened.
December 1978Establishment of the School of Nursing and Medical Technology, the University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan was approved.
April 1979The School of Nursing and Medical Technology, the University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan was opened.
July 1979The university hospital began receiving patients.
January 1982The School of Occupational and Community Health Nursing, the University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan was opened.
April 1982The School of Occupational and Community Health Nursing, the University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan was opened.
March 1984Establishment of the Graduate School of Medical Science, the University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan was approved.
April 1984The Graduate School of Medical Science, the University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan was opened. The Three-month Course in Fundamental Occupational Health began.
April 1986The Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences was established.
March 1988The first doctorate presentation ceremony was held.
April 1989Postgraduate occupational health training courses were established.
April 1991The Occupational Health Training Center was established.
December 1995Establishment of the School of Health Sciences was approved.
April 1996The School of Health Sciences was opened.
December 1999Closure of the School of Nursing and Medical Technology, the University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan was approved.
April 2004The Courses of Environmental Management, the School of Health Sciences was opened.

UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, JAPAN

address:1-1, Iseigaoka, Yahata-nishi-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, 807-8555, Japan

phone: 093-603-1611 (overseas:+81-93-603-1611)