Public Health and Welfare Section
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The Public Health and Welfare Section was a division of the Allied occupation authority in post–World War II Japan responsible for overseeing health, sanitation, and social welfare reforms.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative unit
→
occupation authority division → |
| aimedAt |
improving population health in Japan
→
modernizing social welfare systems → reducing infectious disease → strengthening public health infrastructure → |
| appliesTo |
Japan
→
|
| country |
Japan
→
|
| endTime |
1952
→
|
| hasActivity |
advising Japanese officials on welfare policy
→
collecting health statistics in occupied Japan → coordinating relief and welfare services → drafting health regulations → monitoring implementation of health reforms → |
| hasDomain |
public health
→
sanitation → social welfare → |
| hasRole |
disease control coordination
→
health policy planning → medical services reorganization → nutrition policy oversight → oversight of public health → oversight of sanitation → oversight of social welfare reforms → public health education promotion → |
| historicalContext |
demilitarization and democratization of Japan
→
|
| implementedWith |
Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare
→
Japanese government ministries → |
| jurisdiction |
occupied Japan
→
|
| language |
English
→
|
| locatedIn |
Japan
→
Tokyo → |
| operatedBy |
Allied occupation authority in Japan
→
United States–led occupation forces → |
| partOf |
General Headquarters, SCAP
→
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers → |
| reasonForAbolition |
end of Allied occupation of Japan in 1952
→
|
| startTime |
1945
→
|
| supervisedBy |
SCAP Public Health and Welfare Division leadership
→
|
| timePeriod |
Allied occupation of Japan
→
post–World War II → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
General Headquarters of the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers
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subOrganization |