The question, though, is whether there are enough hands on deck—from parents to schools, from social workers to psychologists, and even from psychologists to psychiatric specialists—to detect and closely monitor troubled youths in time. In essence, the issue is not just about whether there are...
This chapter reviews what is known about the association between physical activity and health in the Chinese population of Hong Kong. Current health issues including coronary heart disease, obesity, diabetes, cancer, osteoporosis, and so on, that are specific to the Ho...
Peer-reviewed articles written in Chinese and English were retrieved from five major electronic databases in a relatively comprehensive fashion without imposing initial publication dates and specific health categories. However, more studies from Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan would be retained if electronic...
This study examined the sexuality of Chinese mental health consumers in halfway houses by incorporating the perspectives of consumers and staff. A total of 193 consumers and 88 staff from 11 halfway houses in Hong Kong completed surveys about sexual needs, attitudes, and expression. Chi square an...
Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Health in Life-Course Perspective: Introduction to the Special Issue In this study, the authors examined age differences in social network characteristics (SNC) among Hong Kong Chinese. The sample consisted of 596 Chinese ad... Lynch,M S. - 《Research on Aging...
In 2005, evidence of the health consequences of smoking galvanized the adoption of the first World Health Organization (WHO) treaty, the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, in an attempt to drive reductions in global tobacco use and second-hand smoke exposure3. However, as of 2020, an ...
For safety purposes, it is not recommended for women more than 1 months pregnant, children aged 0-15, and anyone that has certain medical conditions such as high blood pressure, epilepsy, etc to participate in this activity Prohibitions & Limitations ...
Meanwhile, Professor Rudolf Wu from the Education University of Hong Kong echoed this view, warning it would be difficult to track its mutations. The tritium will change into organic tritium when it enters in the marine environment, which can accumulate along the food chain. It's irreversible an...
Regional differences found that the incidence of stroke was the highest in East Asia, followed by the Eastern European region and the lowest in Central Latin America24. Stroke as a public health issue in Malaysia The epidemiological literature of stroke in Malaysia was scarce until the ...
Why Is Retention an Issue in Healthcare? The root of the healthcare employee retention challenge is scarcity—there are too few medical practitioners and supporting staff to meet existing and anticipated provider and patient needs. This labor shortage, which predates the COVID-19 pandemic, is due...