• September 29：HPA held a Seniors Nutritional Health Promotion Seminar titled “New Era in Dietary Nutrition for Seniors” inviting experts from the fields of medicine and nutrition as well as representatives from seniors groups to attend. The emphasis is on offering guidance to seniors on how to be able to eat a healthy and balanced diet to help promote good nutritional intake and remain active.

  Publish date：2017/09/29 Last updated：2023/03/08
• September 26：HPA and K2 Education Administration organized “Health Promoting School International Certification Workshop.” At this event, international experts (Professor Albert Lee from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Honorary Professor Lawrence St. Leger from Deakin University in Australia, Professor Didier Jourdan from Blaise Pascal University in France and Professor Noy S. Kay from Indiana University in the United States) discussed new international knowledge, reflect on current promotional methods and how to strengthen community links and emotional health. They also discussed how to enhance the competence of health promoting schools to ensure students and teachers are healthier. A total of 94 people attended the workshop.

  Publish date：2017/09/26 Last updated：2023/03/08
• September 23：HPA and Sports Administration under the Ministry of Education organized the “2017 National Sports Policy Conference” On that day the two agencies signed an undertaking that the “Sports Administration and Health Promotion Administration will work together to create the sporting activities for elderly and active lifestyle in the communities in Taiwan.” This document promised continued cooperation to promote sport for all and physical activity nationwide. The seminar adopted the theme “active living, healthier life” invited Honorary Professor Ken Fox from the University of Bristol in the UK and Honorary Professor Yoriko Atomi from the University of Tokyo to discuss their experiences promoting related policies. Director Chu Hui-chuan from Taipei City Songshan District Health Center, winner of a 2016 Gold Public Health Centers Award for its promotion of “Community Active Living,” was also invited to serve as a panelist on a roundtable conference, with about 300 people in attendance.

  Publish date：2017/09/23 Last updated：2023/03/08
• September 22：Based on the revision of rules detailing the scope of the medical expenses subsidy in the “Rare Disease and Orphan Drug Act,” original subsidy standard rules on amount and proportion of drug cost subsidies in the “Regulations Governing Medical Care Subsidies for Rare Diseases” was added to an addendum to Article 7 of the same law. As a result, subsidy standards in subparagraph 7, paragraph 1, Article 2 and paragraph 4, Article 5 of the “Regulations Governing Medical Subsidies for Rare Diseases” were abolished.

  Publish date：2017/09/22 Last updated：2023/03/08
• September 14：HPA held “Benchmarking Symposium for Cancer Centers and Medical Care Quality Summit” to discuss transferring the quality treatment model followed by cancer centers. HPA Director-General Wang Ying-Wei had a speech on “Shared Decision Making Focused in Patients” and shared experiences in improving the quality of cancer diagnosis and treatment. There were about 350 participants, including doctors, nurses, psychologists and cancer registrars and other healthcare professionals attended.

  Publish date：2017/09/14 Last updated：2023/03/08
• September 8：Based on the revision of rules detailing the scope of the medical expenses subsidy in the “Rare Disease and Orphan Drug Act” existing subsidy procedures and content were extended to provide individuals suffering from rare diseases with more comprehensive care. In concert, the “Regulations Governing Medical Subsidies for Rare Diseases” was renamed “Regulations Governing Medical Care Subsidies for Rare Diseases.”

  Publish date：2017/09/08 Last updated：2023/03/08
• September 7-9：The “Asia Pacific Health Promotion Capacity Building Forum” was held by the Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH) and Taiwan’s Collaborating Centers for Health Promotion (CCHP). Scholars and government officials from Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka were invited to attend and the “Declaration of Taipei”, signed by APACPH Chairman Masamine Jimba, Vice Chairman Wah-Yun Low, Secretary-General Bruce Maycock, regional representatives, officials, etc. This Declaration commited the signatories to work together to strengthen health promotion and capacity building in key public health areas worldwide. The forum was attended by more than 140 central and local health professionals.

  Publish date：2017/09/07 Last updated：2023/03/08
• September 3-5：HPA-sponsored John Tung Foundation held the “9th Cross Strait Conference on Tobacco Control” at National Taiwan Hospital International Convention Center to promote exchanges between Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau on results in tobacco control. It also served as a declaration of Taiwan’s adherence to the norms detailed in the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). The event was attended by WHO senior policy advisor Judith Mackay, International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation Project founder Dr. Geoffrey Fong and other experts who presented papers on preventing tobacco use among young people, smoking cessation services, hookah, electronic cigarettes etc. The HPA delivered a paper on “The Current Situation and Prospects for Tobacco Control Policy in Taiwan.” This details how Taiwan had implemented FCTC rules, experiences in promoting tobacco control, important results and future prospects for the comprehensive revision of the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act. A total of 423 participants took part in the conference including 367 from Taiwan, with 94 papers submitted (52 from Taiwan).

  Publish date：2017/09/03 Last updated：2023/03/08
• September 3：HPA organized “2017 Pre-conference Seminar on Global Tobacco Control Policy Research and Development” to discuss ways in which Taiwan canned learn from international tobacco control work. The event was attended by 88 participants from six countries who discussed the impact of SimSmoke MPOWER on tobacco control, the experience of South Korea in tobacco control and assessments of international tobacco control policies as a basis for the promotion and development of tobacco control policy in Taiwan.

  Publish date：2017/09/03 Last updated：2023/03/08
• August 23-27：The 2017 International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare was held in Malaysia, bringing together healthcare leaders and practitioners from different countries to discuss practical experiences in the field. Participants exchanged ideas on how to improve quality and patient safety in healthcare. The HPA was invited to speak on “What is Palliative Care?” and discussed policy experience and outcomes in the provision of hospice care in Taiwan.

  Publish date：2017/08/23 Last updated：2023/03/08

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