Victor Hoe

ICUH Launches Spring 2007 Semester

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The International Cyber University for Health (ICUH), an initiative of the Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium of Public Health (APACPH) at Yonsei University, is excited to announce the launch of our Spring 2007 semester, commencing March 2nd! Your Gateway to Public Health Education ICUH is your educational focal point for accessing high-quality

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38th APACPH Conference, Bangkok Thailand 2006

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The 38th APACPH Conference 2006 will be held from 3-6 December 2006 in Bangkok, Thailand. The theme for the conference was “Partnership for Human Security and Health”. The theme of the conference is ‘Partnership for Human Security and Health’ which reflects the need for collaboration and cooperation between communities and

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2nd Early Career Network Workshop a Success

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In December 2006 at the annual APACPH conference in Bangkok,Thailand,the APACPH Early Career Network (ECN) hosted its second workshop entitled ‘Practical Research Skills in resource poor settings: chronic disease surveillance, capacity building and community mobilization to improve public health’. From all over the world, primarily the Asia Pacific Region, public

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A Tribute To A Great Public Health Leader

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Dr Jong Wook Lee, Director-General of the World Health Organisation, July 2003 – May 2006 The world lost a valiant and tireless worker for public health with the untimely death on May 22nd of Dr. Jong Wook Lee, the first Korean to head an international agency and the sixth person

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Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health goes Quarterly

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Following ten years of publishing the Journal twice-yearly at the University of Malaya,the Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health will be going quarterly in 2006. ‘I am pleased to announce that the editorial office is now receiving sufficient articles to increase production of the Journal to four annually. This is a

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APACPH participates in WHO Consultation in Hanoi

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Regional Director, Prof Brian Oldenburg represented APACPH at a WHO-sponsored meeting in Hanoi on November 22-24, 2005 to discuss and review the effort within the Western Pacific Region of WHO over recent years and to develop nine essential health functions (EPHFs) for the Region. The meeting was also attended by

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First Early Career Network (ECN) Workshop in Taiwan a Success

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When Michelle Wong from University of Southern California first conceived the idea for a global network of students and early career professionals in public health one of her aims was to bring what she knew to be a dynamic group of individuals together to share ideas, discuss global health challenges

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APACPH General Assembly Meeting, 20 Nov 2005, Taipei, Taiwan

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Minutes of Meeting Venue: Taipei Medical University, Taipei, TaiwanDate: 20 November 2005Time: 9:00 am Chair: Professor Anuar Zaini, President APACPH 1. Welcome Prof Anuar Zaini welcomed APACPH representatives, observers and invited guests to the first General Assembly meeting following incorporation hosted by Taiwan Medical University. 2. Roll Call of Member

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Tsunami Longitudinal Survey Report

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Report to APACPH General Assembly Meeting 20 November 2005 Impact of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami on People in Affected Regions of India and Sri Lanka: Longitudinal Study of Mental and Social Health Outcomes and Recovery of Individuals, Families, and Communities C. Anderson Johnson, Principal Investigator A) Objectives of the

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