The
Center
for
Stress-Related
Diseases
Control
and
Prevention
was
established
in
April
2016
in
response
to
the
Official
Program
Guideline
for
the
Prevention
of
Death
from
Overwork
(approved
by
the
Cabinet
in
July
2015)
in
the
Act
for
the
Promotion
of
the
Prevention
of
Death
from
Overwork
(implemented
in
November
2014).
These
guidelines
state
that
"in
order
to
contribute
to
the
formation
of
a
comfortable
and
less
stressful
working
environment,
the
center
will
enhance
and
strengthen
the
human
resource
development
of
occupational
physicians
and
other
occupational
health
staff
through
collaboration
with
the
University
of
Occupational
and
Environmental
Health,
Japan,
and
the
Center
for
the
Promotion
of
Occupational
Health."
The
Center
provides
training
and
produces
training
materials
for
the
development
of
human
resources
capable
of
responding
effectively
to
measures
to
prevent
deaths
from
overwork,
and
for
the
prevention
of
stress-related
diseases.