The APRU Global Health Program’s ninth annual conference was hosted by National Taiwan University in Taipei September 24-27, 2014. It was a resounding success, with more than 240 participants from 18 countries and 17 disciplines.
Keynote speaker Dr. Alistair Woodward, from the University of Auckland, spoke about environmental health challenges in the Pacific Rim. Other distinguished speakers included Dr. Hiroyasu Iso from the University of Osaka; Dr. Jonathan Samet from the University of Southern California; Dr. Mauricio Hernandez-Avila, the Director General of the National Institute of Public Health (INSP) of Mexico; and Tung-Liang Chiang from National Taiwan University.
For the first APRU Global Health Program Student Poster Contest, we received 25 excellent eligible posters from students from around the Pacific Rim. The posters were judged by our steering committee. Six winners were chosen (two in each category of 1st, 2nd and 3rd). The winners accepted their awards at the APRU GHP Conference in Taipei.
The conference ended with a fun field trip to see some of the sights of Taipei.
More from the 2014 APRU Global Health Conference:
Presentations
Please email mwithers@usc.edu for access to the Dropbox containing the presentations.
Abstract themes
- EDUCATION & TECHNOLOGY: Global health practicums abroad, community-based participatory programs, using technology in global health, innovative ways to provide global health education, using technology in global health/mhealth
- NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES: General non-communicable diseases, cardiovascular disease, nutrition, tobacco use, e-cigarettes, urbanization
- HEALTH SYSTEMS, TRADE & GOVERNANCE: Nationalized health systems, global health trade, public health ethics, global health diplomacy, human rights issues in global health
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH/OTHER: Air pollution, chemical and health, industry and health, food safety
- OTHER: Aging, maternal and child health, indigenous populations and health, social determinants of health, cross-cultural studies on health
Agenda
Download agenda [PDF]
Student poster contest
Winners:
- First place: Chi-Wen Huang (from National Taiwan University) & Hsiao-wei Yu (from National Taiwan University)
- Second place: Chia-Wen Hsiao & Bing-Long Wang (from Asia University) & Yun-Yi Chen & Kuo-Piao Chung (from National Taiwan University)
- Third place: Munkh-Erdene Luvsan (from National Taiwan University) and Jessmaree Crisol (from Our Lady of Fatima University)
Photos
Organizing Committee & Working Group
Chairs:
- President Yang, NTU, University President
- Dr. Christopher Tremewan, APRU, Secretary-General
- Prof. Jonathan Samet, University of Southern California, Chair, Institute for Global Health
Organization Committee:
- Prof. Chang-Chuan Chan, NTU, Associate Dean, College of Public Health
- Prof. Mellissa Withers, APRU, Program Manager, USC Institute for Global Health
- Prof. Heather Wipfli, USC Institute for Global Health
- Prof. Wei-Jen Chen, NTU, Dean, College of Public Health
- Prof. Luisa Shu-Ying Chang, NTU, Dean, The Office of International Affairs(OIA)
- Prof. Li-Rong Wang, NTU, Associate Dean, College of Social Sciences
- Prof. Yuan-Tay Shyu, NTU, Dean, College of Bio-Resources and Agriculture
- Prof. Jau-Yuan Hwang, NTU, Associate Dean, College of Law
- Prof. Tsai-Kun Li, NTU, Associate Dean, College of Medicine
- APRU Global Health Program Steering Committee members
NTU Working Group: Faculty
- Prof. Yaw-Huei Hwang, Chairman, Department of Public Health, College of Public Health
- Prof. Shou-Hsia Cheng, Director, Institute of Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health
- Prof. Kuo-Liong Chien, Director, Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health
- Prof. Chih-Chieh Chen, Director, Institute of Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene, College of Public Health
- Prof. Shih-Wei Tsai, Director, Institute of Environmental Health
- Prof. Chwan-Chuen King, Department of Public Health, College of Public Health
- Prof. Kuo-Piao Chung, Department of Public Health, College of Public Health
- Prof. Kuen-Yuh Wu, Department of Public Health, College of Public Health
- Associate Prof. Yu-Kang Tu, Department of Public Health, College of Public Health
- Associate Prof. Yen-Ching Chen, Department of Public Health, College of Public Health
- Associate Prof. Ya-Wen Cheng, Department of Public Health, College of Public Health
- Associate Prof. Yu-Chi Tung, Department of Public Health, College of Public Health
- Associate Prof. Chang-Fu Wu, Department of Public Health, College of Public Health
- Associate Prof. Jiun-Hau Huang, Department of Public Health, College of Public Health
- Assistant Prof. Hsien-Ho Lin, Department of Public Health, College of Public Health
- Assistant Prof. Kun-Hsien Tsai, Department of Public Health, College of Public Health
- Assistant Prof. Kai-Wen Cheng, Department of Public Health, College of Public Health
- Prof. Ming-Jen Lin, Department of Economics, College of Social Sciences
- Prof. Ping-Chuan Hsiung, Department of Social work, College of Social Sciences
- Prof. and Chairman Ming-Ju Chen, Department of Animal Science and Technology, College of Bio-Resources and Agriculture (Tentatively)
- Prof. Tsai-Yu Lin, Department of Law, College of Law
- Prof. Ming-Jung Ho, Department of Social Medicine, College of Medicine
NTU Working Group: Staff
- Ms. Ting-Yu Tina Lin, Assistant, Global Health Center
- Ms. I-Lun Teng, International Organizations and Regional Program Manager, The Office of International Affairs
- Ms. Yi-Chun Liu, Senior Clerk, College of Social Sciences
USC Working Group: Staff
- Ms. Larissa Puro, Communications Manager, Institute for Global Health
- Ms. Nivjote Hundal, Program Manager, Institute for Global Health