[Health center and epidemiological research of cancer].
There are 851 Health Centers in Japan. The staffs of Health Centers are doctors, dentists, public health nurses and other co-medical staffs. The total number of Health Center staffs is about 35,000. The main functions of Health Centers for community health are prevention of various diseases, health education and survey for environmental problems and Cancer prevention. Especially, Surveillance System of tuberculosis and communicable diseases was taken effect in Jan. 1987. Sometimes, Epidemiological Research of Cancer may be carried out by using the network of Health Centers. But this research system is not yet authorized by national level. The problem on the new functions of Health Centers in the future is discussed now by the special committee on Health Center in which the relationship between Epidemiological Research of Cancer and the function of Health Center will be one of the main theme.
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Health Planning Division, Ministry of Welfare.
D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D000078329:Workforce