Gaps and Actions in Health Improvement from Hong Kong and Beyond

All for Health

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

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This book provides a timely review on what has been accomplished, and what remains amiss, following the World Health Organization’s 1978 ‘Health for All’ campaign, by identifying enduring gaps in health care within a global context.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-09-15
Mått155 x 235 x 30 mm
Vikt814 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor524
FörlagSpringer Verlag, Singapore
ISBN9789819944934

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Dr. Ben Yuk Fai Fong had his medical training at the University of Sydney, where he had also completed a Master’s in Public Health. He is a specialist in Community Medicine and is currently the Professor of Practice (Health Studies) and Associate Division Head of the Division of Science, Engineering, and Health Studies, and Director of the Centre for Ageing and Healthcare Management Research of the College of Professional and Continuing Education at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is an Honorary Clinical Associate Professor of the two local medical schools in Hong Kong, the School of Chinese Medicine and the Hong Kong Institute of Integrative Medicine as well as an Honorary Research Fellow of Hong Kong Institute of Asia Pacific Studies at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China.Dr. William Chi Wai Wong is a family medicine specialist as well as an educator and untiring advocate in Family Medicine and Primary Care.He has worked extensively in hospitals and local communities in the UK, Australia, China, and Hong Kong for over 25 years. He is currently Chairperson and Clinical Associate Professor at Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, the University of Hong Kong with concurrent appointments at Department of Family Medicine at Hospital Authority, Hong Kong and HKU–Shenzhen Hospital. A well-recognised world leader in Family Medicine, Dr. Wong actively engaged with the WHO and WONCA- contributed to the Strategic and Technical Advisory Committee on HIV, viral hepatitis, and sexually transmitted infections as well as a number of WHO guidelines on HIV/ sexual health issues.

Achievements In HFA2000 Since 1978.- Difficulties And Barriers In Accomplishment Of HFA 2000.- Global Implementation Of Primary Health Care.- Filling The Gaps In Youth Health And Wellness.- Video Conferencing-Delivered Health Intervention.- Lifestyle Risk Factors Patterns And Development Trends In Hong Kong.- Sustainable Green Environment And Health Improvement.- Equity In Healthcare For Ethnic Minorities.- Promotion Of Breastfeeding As An All For Health Strategy.- Digital Health And Technology Adoption.- Active Ageing And Healthy Ageing.- Promotion Of Healthy Lifestyle For Healthy And Safe Cities - The Case Of Hong Kong, China.- District Health Care Movement.- Medicalisation In Healthcare.- Effect Of Offering Organisational Supports To Employees With Responsibilities For Elderly Family Members: Evidence From China.- Experiences In Working At Residential Care Home For The Elderly: Voices From Health Care Workers.- Residential Choices Of The Elderly Under Medical And Aged Care Integration: Evidence From Shanghai.