The School of Global Health at the Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, and the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU), cordially invite all to the “17th APRU Global Health Conference 2024.” The event will take place from November 4-6, 2024, in Bangkok, Thailand, at the Bhumisiri Building, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital.
Tag: non-communicable diseases
NCCN Global Policy Leader Named Co-Chair of Global Health Council Roundtable Advancing International Coordination in Cancer Care
Katy Winckworth-Prejsnar, MPH, Senior Manager of Global Policy and Strategic Alliances for National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), to Co-Chair Non-Communicable Diseases Roundtable for the Global Health Council (GHC)
How Can the Metaverse Improve Public Health?
The “metaverse” has captured the public imagination as a world of limitless possibilities that can influence all aspects of life. Discussions about the utility of completely immersible virtual environments were initially limited to a small number of tech and Sci-Fi circles until the rebranding of Facebook as “Meta” in 2021.
Ultraprocessed Food: Addictive, Toxic, and Ready for Regulation
Abstract Past public health crises (e.g., tobacco, alcohol, opioids, cholera, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), lead, pollution, venereal disease, even coronavirus (COVID-19) have been met with interventions targeted both at the individual and all of society. While the healthcare community is…
High-altitude adaptations connected with lower risk for chronic diseases
High-altitude adaptations in the Himalayas may lower risk for some chronic diseases, according to a research team including faculty from Binghamton University, State University of New York, the University of New Mexico, and the Fudan University School of Life Sciences.