TY - JOUR
T1 - Japan
T2 - Perspectives in School Health
AU - Watanabe, Koji
AU - Mori, Chuzo
AU - Haneda, Noriyuki
AU - Grunbaum, Jo Anne
AU - Labarthe, Darwin R.
PY - 1990/9
Y1 - 1990/9
N2 - ABSTRACT: In Japan, the original Law of School Health was established some 65 years ago to improve the environment and to prevent infectious diseases in school. Most recently, new environmental problems and behavioral issues have emerged. In addition to environmental health and health education, a major aspect of school health has been the development of a mass screening system both to detect present problems and to prevent adult diseases. In this article, the school health system in Japan is described and the application of mass screening by reference to heart disease as detected in Shimane Prefecture is illustrated. In the future, mass screening may be combined with a computer‐based analysis system for managing data on new kinds of problems. New disciplines may become involved and improved programs developed, based on the lessons already learned from mass screening. 1990 American School Health Association
AB - ABSTRACT: In Japan, the original Law of School Health was established some 65 years ago to improve the environment and to prevent infectious diseases in school. Most recently, new environmental problems and behavioral issues have emerged. In addition to environmental health and health education, a major aspect of school health has been the development of a mass screening system both to detect present problems and to prevent adult diseases. In this article, the school health system in Japan is described and the application of mass screening by reference to heart disease as detected in Shimane Prefecture is illustrated. In the future, mass screening may be combined with a computer‐based analysis system for managing data on new kinds of problems. New disciplines may become involved and improved programs developed, based on the lessons already learned from mass screening. 1990 American School Health Association
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1990.tb05948.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1990.tb05948.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 2246873
AN - SCOPUS:0025487965
SN - 0022-4391
VL - 60
SP - 330
EP - 336
JO - Journal of School Health
JF - Journal of School Health
IS - 7
ER -
