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PART I Historical context and introductory concepts |
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Introduction to Part I.1: historical context |
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1 Historical perspectives in public health: experiences from Hong Kong |
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Introduction to Part I.2: introductory concepts |
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21 | (4) |
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2 Achieving the Millennium Development Goals: relevance for low-income countries in Asia |
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25 | (14) |
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3 Migration and health: lessons from China |
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39 | (23) |
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4 The challenges of ageing in Japan |
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62 | (6) |
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5 Developing public health infrastructure in India |
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68 | (6) |
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6 Public health in the age of genomics, `Big Data' and massively collaborative global science |
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7 Research challenges for public health in Asia |
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91 | (10) |
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8 Developing the public health workforce in Asia |
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101 | (12) |
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PART II Epidemiology as research methodology and its applications |
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Introduction to Part II: epidemiology as research methodology and its applications |
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115 | (3) |
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9 Epidemiology: from observation to public health action |
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10 Evidence-based decision making in health care |
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133 | (15) |
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11 The challenges of cancer in China |
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148 | (19) |
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PART III Infectious diseases |
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Introduction to Part III: infectious diseases |
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169 | (4) |
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12 Chronic neglected diseases of poverty in Asia: challenges and opportunities ahead |
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173 | (26) |
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13 Role of government agencies in controlling disease: Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection as a case study |
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199 | (5) |
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14 The role of Centres for Disease Control in China: Shanghai as a case study |
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204 | (8) |
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15 Reflections on public health challenges of the HIV epidemic among men who have sex with men in China |
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212 | (18) |
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16 Tuberculosis control in Asia: the case of China |
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230 | (10) |
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17 Viral hepatitis in Southeast Asia |
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240 | (11) |
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18 Emerging infectious diseases in Asia |
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251 | (14) |
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19 Climate change and its impact on the patterns of disease: malaria in the People's Republic of China as a case study |
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265 | (10) |
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PART IV Environment and sustainability |
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Introduction to Part IV: environment and sustainability |
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277 | (4) |
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20 Climate change and health |
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281 | (18) |
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21 Case study: Climate and Health Council: engaging health professions in change |
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299 | (11) |
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22 Air pollution: the public health challenges |
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310 | (18) |
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23 Water: the public health challenges |
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328 | (18) |
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24 Food security and safety in China and Hong Kong |
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346 | (11) |
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25 Responding to disasters in low-income countries |
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357 | (15) |
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26 Lessons for public health from the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake |
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372 | (9) |
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27 Public health roles in response to the 2011 Thailand flooding |
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381 | (22) |
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403 | (14) |
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PART V Health improvement |
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Introduction to PartV: health improvement |
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29 Policy for the prevention of diet-related non-communicable diseases in the Asia-Pacific region |
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425 | (16) |
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30 The challenge of non-communicable diseases in Asia: the case of diabetes |
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441 | (21) |
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31 Community outreach to prevent diabetes in Hong Kong: Diabetes Hongkong as a case study |
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462 | (9) |
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32 Challenges of non-communicable diseases in China |
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33 Mental health as a public health concern |
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485 | (13) |
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34 Controlling the tobacco epidemic: lessons from Hong Kong |
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498 | (14) |
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35 Public health law case study: plain packaging of tobacco products |
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512 | (10) |
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36 Screening for cancer: colorectal cancer and breast cancer in Hong Kong as case studies |
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522 | (17) |
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Introduction to PartVI: health services |
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37 Child and teen health in Southeast Asia |
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549 | (14) |
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38 Non-governmental organizations and health: a case study on Save the Children, China |
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563 | (8) |
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39 Providing services for women's health |
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571 | (13) |
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40 Developing primary care in China |
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41 Conceptualizing the integration of traditional and complementary medicine in health systems: patients, policies, professions and providers |
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601 | (12) |
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42 Health systems in Asia: achievements and challenges |
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613 | (14) |
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43 Health care financing in Taiwan |
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627 | (15) |
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44 The challenge of managing health human resources: a case study on the Philippines |
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642 | (27) |
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Maria Elena Baltazar Herrera |
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45 Medical tourism in Thailand |
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46 Comparative health systems in Asia |
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688 | (21) |
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PART VII Future challenges |
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709 | (8) |
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