Major health issues in Taiwan

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Major health issues in Taiwan

• Yu-Chen Lei, Ph.D.
• Department of Public Health, National Taiwan
  University
• Taiwan

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Major health threats and challenges in Taiwan

• Globalization possible threats of Avian Bird flu
• Unhealthy behavior increasing incidence and
  prevalence of chronic disease, increasing tobacco
  use in the youth and in the female
• Changing social structure increased elderly
  population
• Health inequity new immigrants

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• Stress and mental health increasing incidence
  of suicide, and depress.
• Increased concern in environmental health risk
  and new technology-related health risk
• Increased concern in food safety

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The responsibility of public health professionals
in Taiwan

• To improve the understanding in regional, global
  and national level
• To improve the public health and health promotion
  policy and program