• October 5：The “2018 Active Aging Competition Finals” were held in the New Taipei City Banshu Gymnasium. The contest was supervised by President Tsai Ing-Wen, Ms. Lu Bao-Jing, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Legislator Wu Yu-chin, and Director Lu Chung-Jen of the Sports Administration. The Beitou Guandu Senior Troupe and Taichang Community Development Association in Dongshi, Taichung garnered gold awards in the “Vitality on Stage” and “Dynamic Rhythm” categories respectively.

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• October 3-4：The Malaysian Ministry of Health and its Health Promotion Board held the 4th Health Promotion Conference in Kuala Lumpur. In the context of this event, HPA organized a Symposium titled “Health Behavior Improvements on the Foundation of Evidence-based Medicine. ” Over 200 distinguished guests participated in this event, which was very warmly received. Participants engaged in lively discussions on health-promoting hospitals in Taiwan and expressed a desire to intensify interactions with Taiwan in this field. Exchanges and discussions conducted with numerous Malaysian health officials during the evening banquet helped increase the visibility of Taiwan in the field of health affairs in addition to exploring intentions and possible modes of cooperation in the context of the New Southbound Policy to set a solid foundation.

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• September 30-October 4：HPA Deputy Director-General Chen Ran-chou led a delegation to attend the World Cancer Congress organized by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) in Malaysia. During the Leaders Summit, she exchanged cancer control experiences with ministers from different countries, cancer control organizations (IARC, NCD Alliance, ACS), and experts from all over the world. HPA presented three papers and publicized cancer control achievements in Taiwan by both exhibition.

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• September 14-16：On September 14, HPA held a press conference titled “I Have Dementia, But I Can!” It also organized a community event titled “Let’s Join Hands to Create a Dementia-friendly Environment” from September 14 to 16 in cooperation with the Taiwan Alzheimer’s Disease Association. A series of dementia prevention activities were launched in 22 cities and counties.

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• September 13：The Sports Administration of the Ministry of Education organized a series of activities on occasion of the “2018 National Hiking Day” in cooperation with HPA. Administration Director, Ministry of Education Sports, Kao, Chin-Hsung and HPA Executive Secretary Wang Yi-ren jointly attended the kick-off press conference. The ROC Sports Federation, the Chinese Taipei Alpine Association, the Chinese Taipei Mountaineering Association, and sponsors such as Merrell and Mizuno were also invited to participate in this event. HPA encouraged citizens all over the country to take part in these activities and engage in physical exercise.

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• September 11-14：HPA proceeded to Sabah, Malaysia, to participate in the 50th Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health Conference held under the theme of “Milestone Event – Moving Forward to Address New Challenges in Regional Health. ” HPA Director-General Wang Ying-Wei was invited to share Taiwanese experiences in speeches during the conference and parallel events. This conference helped increase the visibility of HPA at APACPH and spur exchanges with APACPH member nations.

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• August 31：On occasion of “2018 World Alzheimer’s Month, ” HPA held a press conference titled “Breaking the Myths and Stigma of Dementia” to announce the creation of a “Dementia-friendly” mark and debut the educational video “I Have Dementia But I Still Can…” A dementia patient was invited to serve as the host and Ms. Kate Swaffer, Chair of Dementia Alliance International gave an address.

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• August 27：HPA held a press conference titled “Community Nutrition Promotion Centers – We Care About Your Nutrition. ” Vice President Chen Chien-jen, Mr. Cho Jung-tai, Executive Yuan Secretary General, Mr. Ho Chi-kung, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Health and Welfare, HPA Director-General Wang Ying-Wei, and Ms. Jin Hui-min, Representative Director of Taiwan Dietitian Association, personally attended this event to participate in the Kick-off Ceremony and announce the launch of “Community Nutrition Promotion Centers” all over the country. The goal was to affirm the commitment to delaying disability and long-term care and give the public a better understanding of “Community Nutrition Promotion Center” service contents through this press conference. Seniors are encouraged to utilize these services to enhance their nutrition literacy.

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• August 23：HPA organized a press conference on “Climate Smart Hospitals” in Taiwan Adventist Hospital. Representatives of the Environmental Protection Administration of the Executive Yuan and three healthy hospitals were invited to share concrete achievements in the field of energy conservation and carbon reduction including low-carbon diets, power savings, and water savings in the transition process from a major energy consumer to a climate smart hospital. HPA also arranged on-site demonstrations and presented results in the promotion of climate smart hospitals in three stages. In the future, it is planned to provide guidance for hospitals in the transformation into an environmental education center in close cooperation with the EPA.

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• August 21：Promulgation of amendments to the “Regulations for Inquiring Kinship Information of Concern to the Children Born Through Assisted Reproduction, ” effective as of August 21st, 2018

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