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Ten health promotion projects were commended at the Health Promotion Symposium 2015 organised by the Research Office of the Food and Health Bureau (FHB) today (November 20), in recognition of their outstanding contributions to health promotion and disease prevention.
These projects, funded by the Health Care and Promotion Fund (HCPF) under the FHB, cover a wide range of health topics, including tobacco control, healthy diet, physical exercise, mental health, injury prevention, parenting and healthy ageing.
Under the theme "Dissemination and Implementation Science in Health Promotion", the Health Promotion Symposium presented a fine selection of excellent projects supported by the HCPF and showcased their outcomes in the parallel sessions and poster exhibition.
Officiating at the opening ceremony of the symposium, the Secretary for Food and Health, Dr Ko Wing-man, said this year's symposium highlighted the importance of evidence-based practices in health promotion.
"For health promotion interventions to be effective and sustainable, a collaborative partnership among stakeholders is imperative. Tobacco control is one of the successful examples to demonstrate the effectiveness in translating accumulated evidence and efforts into health policy," he said.
Bringing together academics, healthcare professionals, and government and non-governmental organisation representatives, the symposium served as a platform for stakeholders to network and collaborate. An internationally renowned public health expert, Professor Alice Ammerman from the University of North Carolina, delivered a keynote lecture on the theme of the symposium.
The 10 special awards presented at the symposium today are as follows:
Outstanding Health Promotion Project Award:
Professor Alfred Chan
Dr Angela Leung
Professor Agnes Tiwari
Professor Wong Sze-chun
Ms Sania Yau
Excellent Health Promotion Project Award:
Dr Chow Chun-bong
Ms Lau Pik-shan
Professor Vivian Lee
Ms Mariana Wong
Ms Yu Siu-wan
Ends/Friday, November 20, 2015
Issued at HKT 16:19
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