What is JAPHNEI？

The Japan Association of Public Health Nurse Educational Institutions (JAPHNEI) is
an organization that works to ensure the quality of public health nurse education in Japan.

Founding, mission, and activities

Founding

October 1980

Founded

April 2011

Incorporated as a General Incorporated Association

Mission

To improve public health by enhancing public health nurse educational institutions across Japan and enriching public health nursing education.

Activities

1. Enhance and strengthen public health nurse educational institutions
2. Serve as a liaison council for public health nurse educational institutions
3. Train faculty of public health nurse educational institutions
4. Conduct research on topics such as the system and programs of public health nurse education
5. Evaluate and accredit educational programs for public health nurses
6. Collaborate and coordinate with related groups inside and outside Japan
7. Carry out social impact projects to improve public health and promote healthy living
8. Perform other tasks required to fulfill our mission

Action plan for 2021

I. Vision

The purpose of this corporation is "contributing to the development of public health education institutions nationwide, the enhancement of public health education, and the improvement of public health.” To fulfill this purpose, with consideration of national trends, we will work to ensure the quality of public health nurse licenses by examining the curriculum and education system of public health nurses, verifying educational results, and improving teacher qualifications and the quality of national examination questions. In addition, we will promote activities aimed at enhancing nurse education and adding a higher level of education for public health nurses.

Based on past activity results demonstrating the need for more fulfilling public health nursing education, the Instruction, Curriculum, Education System, and National Examination Committees will work with related organizations to promote the exploration and systematization of public health nursing. In particular, we will enhance systematic training based on faculty career ladders and promote detailed block activities that respond to local issues. Moreover, we will seek to respond more quickly to the issues of member schools in response to social changes due to the progress of computerization and globalization. We will strengthen information transmission from public relations and international affairs committees, and the editorial committees will publish the council magazine "Public Health Nursing Education" to promote the dissemination of information both domestically and overseas. In addition, based on new lifestyle factors in line with measures against COVID-19, we will support member schools by collecting and disseminating information on various educational methods such as distance learning and requests to related institutions and organizations.

II. Committee policy

1. Instruction committee

• Plan, implement, and evaluate training sessions for instructors who teach public health nursing
• Carry out evaluations and collaborate with blocks to enhance training based on the instructor's career ladder

2. Curriculum committee

• Examine technologies in public health nursing
• Disseminate the revised version of the public health teacher education evaluation index

3. Education system committee

• Develop curriculum-promotion measures to foster practical health nurses through additional education at graduate schools and university
• Create a draft standard to evaluate the curriculum after the designated rules are revised

4. National examination committee

• Conduct inspections the 108th National Examination Questions and examination venue environment, and make suggestions to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
• Support the dissemination of new questioning standards

5. Public relations and international Affairs committee

• Evaluate the website (including the English version) and make effective use of it
• Use e-mail newsletters to share information
• Promote the recruitment of new members through public relations activities

6. Editorial committee

• Issue and publish Volume 5 of the digital journal
• Build and operate a smooth peer review system

III. Block activity plan

• Based on the social context and trends in public health nurse education, we will share the current situation and issues and conduct training and information exchange to improve the quality of public health nursing education. In addition, we will endeavor to share information and cooperate in activities throughout the country, across blocks, and between schools.

Journal of the Japan Association of Public Health Nurse Educational Institutions