A response system for early detection and reporting of public health risks in Japan

Research Project

Project/Area Number	23659351
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	Public health/Health science
Research Institution	Yamaguchi University
Principal Investigator	HARADA Noriaki 山口大学, 大学院・医学系研究科, 教授 (70116747)
Project Period (FY)	2011
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000) Fiscal Year 2011: ¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Keywords	健康リスク / モニタリング / レポート / 公衆衛生 / 先見性
Research Abstract	Various public health issues in Japan such as the delay in the prevention of asbestos hazards compared with the Western countries, recent crisis in food risk management etc, indicate that the establishment of a response system for early detection and reporting of public health risks is essential. As a trial, the Japanese Society of Public Health established the Committee for Monitoring and Reporting of Public Health. The activities of the committee include gathering of health risk information and analysis of the data, and making recommendations of necessary preventive measures to academic or government bodies. The committee is currently summarizing its activities, and reviewing the type of the public health risk response system and the procedure for establishing a permanent organization. The findings and the unresolved issues have also been described.