Numbering Code	P-PUB01 8Z203 LB90	Year/Term	2022 ・ Second semester
Number of Credits	2	Course Type	Lecture
Target Year		Target Student
Language	English	Day/Period	Wed.3
Instructor name	NAKAYAMA TAKEO (Graduate School of Medicine Professor) POUDYAL, Hemant (Graduate School of Medicine Senior Lecturer) SAHKER, ETHAN KYLE (Graduate School of Medicine Assistant Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course	*this is the course provided by the Interdisciplinary Unit for Global Health This course includes a wide variety of classes to provide students with insight into the current challenges for global health. Students will be introduced to the socio-cultural, economic, political, and environmental factors that affect the health of populations globally. We will also examine global health interventions to understand features of successful programs. A series of guest speakers will be drawn from diverse fields to share their expertise.
Course Goals	Gain an understanding of why tackling global health issues is such an important endeavor with the potential to reduce poverty, build stronger economies and promote peace.
Schedule and Contents	Wednesday, 13:15 to 14:45 (3rd period) Medicine Campus, Science Frontier Laboratory, Small Seminar Room 1F Week 1 Oct 2 Introduction: Why study global health? 　　　　　　　　S. Pilar Suguimoto 　　　　　　　　Jr. Associate Professor, Medical Education Center, 　　　　　　　　Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University Week 2 Oct 9 Understanding the social determinants of health: health, 　　　　　　　　education, poverty, and the economy 　　　　　　　　Megumi Rosenberg 　　　　　Technical Officer, WHO Kobe Centre Week 3 Oct 23 Achieving the health related Sustainable Development Goals 　　　　　　　　(SDGs) 　　　　　　　　Ryoma Kayano 　　　　　　　　Technical Officer, WHO Kobe Centre Week 4 Oct 30 Sexual and Reproductive Health 　　　　　　　　Yoko Shimpuku 　　　　　　　　Associate Professor 　　　　　　　　Department of Human Health Sciences 　　　　　　　　Graduate School of Medicine Week 5 Nov 13 Global Health and Medical Anthropology 　　　　　　　　Makoto Nishi 　　　　　　　　Program Specific Associate Professor, 　　　　　　　　Center for On-Site Education　and Research (COSER), 　　　　　　　　Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies (ASAFAS) Week 6 Nov 20 The Environment and Health 　　　　　　　　Kouji Harada 　　　　　　　　Associate Professor, Health and Environmental Sciences, 　　　　　　　　School of　Public Health, Kyoto University Week 7 Nov 27 Human Ecology and Global Health 　　　　　　　　Takuro Furusawa 　　　　　　　　Associate Professor, Department of Ecology and Environment, 　　　　　　　　Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies (ASAFAS) Week 8 Dec 4 The Role of Innovation and Technology in Changing People’s lives. 　　　　　　　　Toshi Nakamura 　　　　　　　　CEO Kopernik Week 9 Dec 11 Global Health and Aging　 　　　　　　　　Ryota Sakamoto 　　　　Associate Professor, Center for Southeast Asian Studies,　Kyoto University Week 10 Dec 18 Migration and Global Health 　 Wako Asato 　 GCOE Associate Professor, Graduate School of Letters,Kyoto University Week 11 Dec 25 Global Mental Health 　　　　　 Toshi A. Furukawa Professor, Department of Health Promotion and Human Behavior, and Dean of the School of Public Health, Kyoto University Week 12 Jan 8 Natural Disasters and Global Health Challenges 　　　 Kensuke Otsuyama 　Graduate School of Architecture and Architectural Engineering Department Disaster Prevention Research Institute Week 13 Jan 15 Public Private Partnership in Global Health (To be confirmed) 　　　BT Slingsby Former CEO Global Health Innovative Technology Fund (GHIT) Week 14 Jan 22 Non communicable diseases (To be confirmed) 　　　　 　 Reading assignment Group discussion/activity. As of August 30th
Evaluation Methods and Policy	-Lectures, group work, discussion, case studies -Attendance (30%), and final examination or report (70%)
Course Requirements	None
Study outside of Class (preparation and review)	Require preparation and review for each class.
References, etc.	Global Health 101 (3rd ed.), Skolnik, Richard, (Jones and Bartlett Publisher) グローバルヘルス : 世界の健康と対処戦略の最新動向, Skolnik R (著), 木原 正 (監訳), 木原 雅 (監訳), (メディカル・サイエンス・インーナショナル) There is no official textbook for this course. Instead, the course may use chapters from textbooks and readings from academic literature. Readings will be introduced when necessary