Books (14)
Sustainable Health Promotion Practices and the Global Economy
This book reviews the strategies for the development of sustainable health promotion practices, including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with case examples from the COVID-19 pandemic. Beginning with a historical survey of the global agenda…
Healthy Aging and Well-Being of Older Adults in Hong Kong
Aging population has been a worldwide issue, and governments around the world are promoting healthy aging and well-being of older adults. In order to improve the quality of life of older populations, different countries and…
Healthy Ageing after COVID-19: Research and Policy Perspectives from Asia
Written by researchers and experienced health professionals from Hong Kong, China, Chiu and Law identify and examine important issues of healthy ageing after COVID-19 from research and policy perspectives in the Asian contexts. This book…
Gaps and Actions in Health Improvement from Hong Kong and Beyond
This book provides a timely review on what has been accomplished, and what remains amiss, following the World Health Organization’s 1978 ‘Health for All’ campaign, by identifying enduring gaps in health care within a global…
Environmental, Social and Governance and Sustainable Development in Healthcare
This book applies environmental, social and governance (ESG) to issues of sustainable development in healthcare. ESG reporting has been widely used for some time in the business industry to show the economic, social and environmental…
Systems Thinking and Sustainable Healthcare Delivery
The Sustainable Development Goal 3 seeks to ensure health and well-being for all at every stage of life. This book discusses how to strengthen our healthcare systems and ensure sustainable community healthcare delivery by using…
Ageing with Dignity in Hong Kong and Asia: Holistic and Humanistic Care
This book advocates the application of holistic and humanistic approaches in elderly care and services to achieve the goal of ageing with dignity in Hong Kong and Asia. It responds to the needs of an increasing…
Ageing and Effecting Long-term Care in China
Recognizing rapidly ageing population is one key concern faced by cities and the challenge it would present to healthcare system, this book looks at ageing in China’s population as well as the delivery and financing…
Sustainable Development Goal 3: Health and Well-being of Ageing in Hong Kong
By Ben Y. F. Fong, Vincent T. S. Law, Tiffany C. H. Leung, Man Fung Lo, Tommy K. C. Ng, Hilary H. L. Yee Book Description Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to develop a better…
The Routledge Handbook of Public Health and the Community
Community health is an emerging and growing discipline of public health and it focuses on the physical, social, and mental well-being of the people of specific districts. This interdisciplinary field brings together aspects of health…
Primary Care Revisited for the New Era: An Interdisciplinary Approach
This book adopts an interdisciplinary approach with a wide scope of perspectives on primary healthcare, describing related principles, care models, practices and social contexts. It combines aspects of development, research and education applied in primary…
Sustainable Health and Long-Term Care Solutions for an Aging Population
Sustainable Health and Long-Term Care Solutions for an Aging Population is a pivotal reference source featuring the latest scholarly research on issues pertinent to health cost and finding effective ways of financing healthcare for the elderly.…