• June 30：2020 was the 25th anniversary of pregnant women health handbook in Taiwan. HPA held the “New version pregnant women handbook–Mothers can relax” press conference. We announced the 4 highlights of the handbook: Convenience upgrade, smooth reading, cycle record, and convenient interactive connection.

  Publish date：2022/12/30 Last updated：2025/07/22
• June 22：In order for HPA to care for the nutrition of seniors, we developed “Dietary Texture and Nutrition in the Elderly.” Through “food selection,” “cutting and cooking techniques,” “simple monitoring methods,” seniors and caregivers can prepare suitable and easy-to-chew food according to different situations.

  Publish date：2022/12/30 Last updated：2025/07/22
• June 15：2020 was the 25th anniversary of children health handbook in Taiwan. HPA held the “Children Health Handbook New Transformation” press conference. We announced the three highlight points of the handbook: In children development screening items, we added new warning for early detection by parents and doctors, visual checkup for children aged 3-4, and Snellen Chart for children to distinguish easily, with enlarge fonts and new graphic designs.

  Publish date：2022/12/30 Last updated：2025/07/22
• June 11：HPA held the “Active Life Go! My home is also a fitness center!” press conference. Deputy Minister Jia Shu-li rhythmic gymnast Song Yu-han and basketball player Lin Zheng, shared and showed 5 steps of household exercise (including pushing the ball, reverse jump, deep squat, imitate treadmill, and sit-up cycling exercises). People can use the many opportunities in life to exercise and keep fit.

  Publish date：2022/12/30 Last updated：2025/07/22
• June 2：HPA announced 2017 cancer incident information. In 2017, there were 111,684 new cancer patients. Out of 100,000 people, 305.4 people got cancer. From the long-term trend, the overall cancer standardized incidence has been up and down in recent years. The death rate clearly showed a steady decrease. We encourage citizens to live a new cancer prevention life. From prevention and screening, we promote five principles of healthy life: “Quit cigarettes and alcohol lessaction,” “balance diet,” “regular exercise,” “weight control,” and “regular screening.” Everyone should treat cancer prevention as a part of life.

  Publish date：2022/12/30 Last updated：2025/07/22
• June 1：Due to the insufficient ingestion of dairy products and calcium, HPA worked together with Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan to host “World Milk Day” dairy product promotional press conference. We invited CPBL player Lin Chih-sheng to advocate the advantages of dairy consumption, demonstrated using dairy products in cooking, and integrate with follow-up online events to reinforce broadcast benefits.

  Publish date：2022/12/30 Last updated：2025/07/22
• May 29：HPA announced the amendment draft of Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act. The main content includes strengthening the control of emergent tobacco products, expanding the area of graphic health warning to 85%, prohibiting flavored cigarettes, raising the legal age for buying cigarettes to age 20, and expanding prohibition of smoking in indoor public areas.

  Publish date：2022/12/30 Last updated：2025/07/22
• May 28：Press conference for World No Tobacco Day. We announced the 2019 Global Youth Tobacco Server results, including the smoking rate and electronic cigarette use of junior high school students and senior and vocational high school students.

  Publish date：2022/12/30 Last updated：2025/07/22
• May 14：HPA held the “3 Ways of Dementia Protection, Friendly Environment for You and Me” press conference. We invited managers and security staff of stores to share experience of using “Active care,” “Help selecting,” and “Pacify emotion.” We collectively created a dementia protection network, and call on all circles to create a dementia friendly environment together.

  Publish date：2022/12/30 Last updated：2025/07/22
• February 19：HPA announced the “Standards for temporary breastfeeding equipment and facility for large-scale outdoor activities”.

  Publish date：2022/12/30 Last updated：2025/07/22

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