47th Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health
April 3, 2015
the 47th APACPH Conference, which will be held at Grand Royal Panghegar Hotel and Convention, Bandung, Indonesia in October 2015. APACPH is a consortium of over 60 public health institutions in 21 countries across the Asia-Pacific region. The vision of the Consortium is to achieve the highest possible level of health in all people of the nations of the Asia-Pacific region. APACPH aims to enhance regional capacity to improve the quality of life and to address major public health challenges through the delivery of education, research and population health services by member institutions.
APACPH supports activities that forward its five main objectives:(i) To enhance the quality and relevance of educational and training programs in public health; (ii) To expand knowledge, improve skills and demonstrate effective interventions; (iii) To raise awareness of current, emerging, and re-emerging public health issues, and develop programs of action for their resolution; (iv) To enhance the capacity and sustainability of public health systems; (v) To assist in policy and leadership development for health.
Sub Themes/Topics
- Conference Sub themes/Topics will reflect global health trends, problems and strategies being developed to impact health improvement in communities globally and especially in APACPH member countries in the Asia Pacific
- Region. List of topics included in the conference are focusing in the following areas:
- Health policy financing in universal health coverage
- Aging and the quality of life
- Infectious diseases : emerging and re-emerging diseases
- Non communicable diseases and changing life style
- Health promotion and social determinants
- Best practice through local wisdom
- Adolescent risk and protective behavior in health
- Reproductive health
- Environmental health
- Occupational health and safety
- Nutrition in public health
- Disaster: public health action and response
- Health informatics
- Special public health interest
Important Dates
Abstract Deadline |
July 21, 2015 |
Abstract acceptance notification |
August 21, 2015 |
Deadline for early bird registration |
September 21, 2015 |
For more information : 47th APACPH
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