We keep a close eye on worker's health and their working environment from a medical perspective.
We
are
the
only
medical
university
that
is
a
training
institution
for
“Occupational
Health
Physicians”
and
“Occupational
Healthcare
Professionals”.
The
University
of
Occupational
and
Environmental
Health,
Japan,
as
an
educational
institution
for
the
training
of
qualified
occupational
physicians
and
the
promotion
of
occupational
health,
was
established
in
1978
under
the
enactment
of
the
Industrial
Safety
and
Health
Act of
1972
for
the
securement
of
occupational
physicians
experienced
in
occupational
health
management.
By
this
act,
every
company
over
a
certain
scale
is
obliged
to
appoint
a
physician
for
managing
the
healthcare
of
its
workers.
The
purpose
for
which
the
university
was
established
is
two-fold.
One
is
to
provide
education
and
to
conduct
research
related
to
medical
science,
nursing
science
and
other
healthcare
sciences,
on
the
basis
of
the
Fundamental
Act
of
Education
and
School
Education
Act.
The
other
is
to
contribute
to
the
promotion
of
the
medical,
nursing
and
healthcare
sciences
that
are
relevant
to
the
working
environment
and
workers’
health,
and
to
develop
medical
professionals
in
these
fields.
Based
on
the
education,
research
and
medical
examinations
relating
to
general
medicine,
our
university
promotes
education
and
research
that
especially
pertains
to
occupational
medicine
and
occupational
healthcare,
and
produces
many
excellent
occupational
health
physicians
and
related
healthcare
professionals
who
are
active
in
society.
At
the
same
time,
we
advance
research
in
related
fields
and
assume
a
central
role
in
the
healthcare
of
the
local
people.
As
Japan
is
moving
into
a
full-fledged
era
of
falling
birthrate
and
aging
society,
employment
formats
have
become
diversified,
and
working
conditions
and
environments
are
experiencing
dramatic
changes.
In
such
situations,
it
is
becoming
more
important
than
ever
“to
ensure
worker’s
health
as
the
lifeblood
of
the
social
infrastructure”.
As
a
result,
our
university
is
expected
to
play
a
markedly
increasing
leadership
role.
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