Some Reflections on the Global and Asia-Pacific Situations in Occupational Health Education and Training

1988 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 224-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
WO Phoon ◽  
KS Chia ◽  
J Jeyaratnam ◽  
D Koh
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
Training And Education ◽  
The Past ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
And Training ◽  
Occupational Health Teaching ◽  
Health Teaching

In the last two decades, there have been dramatic developments in the field of occupational health. With it, the importance of occupational health training and education is greatly appreciated. In a worldwide questionnaire survey on occupational health teaching in schools of medicine, 69.9% of the schools have some form of occupational health teaching for medical undergraduates. The total number of hours varies considerably but on average is 32.7 hours. Some occupational health teaching might however have been classified under other subject headings. In the Asia-Pacific region, several postgraduate degree courses were recently established. Continuing educational courses and short courses are on the rise. To take advantage of the existing primary health care systems, special courses for public health workers and primary health care personnel have been conducted. In the past, interest in occupational health education and training tended to be overshadowed by advances in epidemiology and pathogenesis of occupational diseases. Based on our experience over the past few years, occupational health training and education will gather greater momentum worldwide and in the Asia-Pacific region in particular.

scholarly journals Organisation of primary health care systems in low- and middle-income countries: review of evidence on what works and why in the Asia-Pacific region

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (Suppl 8) ◽  
pp. e001487 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Dodd ◽  
Anna Palagyi ◽  
Stephen Jan ◽  
Marwa Abdel-All ◽  
Devaki Nambiar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Community Engagement ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
What Works ◽  
Primary Health

IntroductionThis paper synthesises evidence on the organisation of primary health care (PHC) service delivery in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) in the Asia Pacific and identifies evidence of effective approaches and pathways of impact in this region.MethodsWe developed a conceptual framework describing key inputs and outcomes of PHC as the basis of a systematic review. We searched exclusively for intervention studies from LMICs of the Asia-Pacific region in an effort to identify ‘what works’ to improve the coverage, quality, efficiency, equity and responsiveness of PHC. We conducted a narrative synthesis to identify key characteristics of successful interventions.ResultsFrom an initial list of 3001 articles, we selected 153 for full-text review and included 111. We found evidence on the impact of non-physician health workers (NPHWs) on coverage and quality of care, though better integration with other PHC services is needed. Community-based services are most effective when well integrated through functional referral systems and supportive supervision arrangements, and have a reliable supply of medicines. Many studies point to the importance of community engagement in improving service demand. Few studies adopted a ‘systems’ lens or adequately considered long-term costs or implementation challenges.ConclusionBased on our findings, we suggest five areas where more practical knowledge and guidance is needed to support PHC systems strengthening: (1) NPHW workforce development; (2) integrating non-communicable disease prevention and control into the basic package of care; (3) building managerial capacity; (4) institutionalising community engagement; (5) modernising PHC information systems.

scholarly journals From Pacific Scoop to Asia Pacific Report: A case study in an independent campus-industry media partnership

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 64
Author(s):  
David Robie
Keyword(s):  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
Investigative Journalism ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Civic Journalism ◽  
Innovative Strategies ◽  
The Past ◽  
Current Affairs

Media convergence within the news and current affairs landscape over the past two decades has opened opportunities for competing newspapers, television stations and online publishers to form alliances to approach digital and editorial challenges with innovative strategies. The partnerships have often enabled journalists to embrace multimedia platforms with flexibility and initiative. This has fostered a trend in ‘gatewatching’ and a citizen responsive and involved grassroots media rather than legacy mainstream gatekeeping, top-down models. Such committed media attempts in search of investigative journalism accompanied by ‘public’ and ‘civic’ journalism engagement initiatives have also been emulated by some journalism schools in the Asia-Pacific region. This has paralleled the evolution of journalism as a research methodology with academic application over the past decade. Selecting two New Zealand-based complementary and pioneering Pacific digital news and analysis publications, Pacific Scoop (founded 2009) and Asia-Pacific Report (2016), produced by a journalism school programme in partnership with established independent media as a combined case study, this article will demonstrate how academia-based gatewatching media can effectively challenge mainstream gatekeeping media. Pacific Scoop was established by an Auckland university in partnership with New Zealand’s largest independent publisher, Scoop Media Limited, and launched at the Māori Expo in 2009. The article also explores the transition of Pacific Scoop into Asia-Pacific Report, launched in partnership with an innovative web-based partner, Evening Report. The study analyses the strategic and innovation efforts in the context of continuing disruptions to New Zealand’s legacy media practices related to the Asia-Pacific region.

scholarly journals Training and education in digital psychiatry: A perspective from Asia‐Pacific region

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Orsolini ◽  
Chonnakarn Jatchavala ◽  
Isa Multazam Noor ◽  
Ramdas Ransing ◽  
Yuto Satake ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
Training And Education

Intergroup Communication: Asia/Australasia

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuang Liu
Keyword(s):  
18Th Century ◽  
Asian Immigrants ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
Intergroup Communication ◽  
The Past ◽  
Asian Immigration ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
History Of

Located in the Asia Pacific region, Asia and Australasia have established a long and close relationship over the past centuries. Asian immigrants play a key role in the development and maintenance of this relationship between the two continents. As Australia not only occupies 86% of the Australasia region but also has a long history of receiving Asian immigrants, dating back to the 18th century, research on intergroup communication between Asian immigrants and host nationals tends to be concentrated in Australia. Under the early White Australia Policy, restrictions on Asian immigrants were imposed to protect the White Australia. This reflected the values and attitudes at the time when many Australians considered Asia as a threat and defined themselves as separate from it. Since the removal of this policy in 1973, particularly in the past four decades, there has been a substantial boom of Asian immigration to Australia. They transformed Australia’s economy, society, culture, and more importantly, Australians’ attitudes toward Asia and Asians. Asian immigrants are therefore central to the study of intergroup communication in Australasia.

Digital Accessibility in the Asia-Pacific Region

2021 ◽  
pp. 106-127
Author(s):  
Nirmita Narasimhan
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Regional Differences ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
Economic Diversity ◽  
And Training ◽  
Vast Area

The Asia-Pacific or APAC region covers a vast area of great linguistic, cultural, geographic, and economic diversity and is home to over 65% of the world’s population with disabilities. While many of the accessibility challenges are common and include prioritization, lack of awareness, affordability, availability, infrastructure, language, and training, there are also wide regional differences in areas such as resources, infrastructure, development, policy, and accessibility of technologies and content across APAC countries. This chapter seeks to give a regional overview of digital accessibility by utilizing the DARE Index to analyze gaps in implementing digital accessibility policies in the region, and then reviewing four country case studies (Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka).

The China of Hua Kuo-feng

Worldview ◽  
1978 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 39-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen FitzGerald
Keyword(s):  
Turn Of The Century ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
List Type ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Foreseeable Future ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
Proper Understanding ◽  
The Past ◽  
Cultural Power

Those aspects of today's China I consider basic to a proper understanding of that country now, and which I also believe will persist into the foreseeable future–possibly -to the end of the century–are the following:China is now more "China" than at any time since 1949, but by no means less socialist for that.It is embarked on a path that will probably make it the most significant economic and politico-cultural power in the Asia/Pacific Region by the turn of the century.In its handling of its foreigjn relations China is moving away from some recognizable patterns of the past and developing a character tjiat will make it both easier and tougher to deal with as times goes on.

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