For a lasting healthcare fix, Hong Kong must look beyond the symptoms
作者 Eric Lai
Hong Kong’s plan to reduce public healthcare subsidies from 97% to 90% by 2030 represents a significant shift in one of the world’s most h […]
在此博客中，研究人員將透過健康公平的角度分享他們對不同主題的觀點—改善人口健康和緩解不同群體健康差異的重要性、相關性和影響。 我們希望分享能引起公眾的興趣和激發討論。 我們期待您的參與和意見回饋！
Hong Kong Needs a Roadmap for Population Ageing
作者 Eric Lai
Emergency rooms of public hospitals in Hong Kong are typically swamped with patients during traditional flu peaks in winter. The recent jump in Covid- […]
Hong Kong Population Needs Improved Housing and Better Health
作者 Gary Chung and Richard Lee
Poor housing worsens both physical and mental health, especially for the socially disadvantaged households living in tiny and crowded places or subdiv […]
The Call for a Gender-equitable Society in the International Day of Older Persons
作者 Anson Chau and Richard Lee
‘Resilience and Contributions of Older Women’ – the theme of this year’s International Day of Older Persons named by the United Nations – has spotligh […]
Are COVID 19 Pandemic Policies Good for Public Health
作者 Jean Woo
The answer posed by the title of this article may seem obvious: that pandemic policies are formulated as a crucial part of public health. However, a m […]
From wealth inequality to health equality
作者 Eric Lai and Richard Lee
We deplored to have learnt from Professor Paul Yip’s commentary that household income of the lowest decile has hardly increased since the handover. We […]
疫後「復常」﹖邁向平等身心發展（下）
鍾嘉麒 李衛棠
上回提到，嚴格防疫措施除了影響學童的運動水平和精神健康，更加劇了社會經濟地位所導致的不平等。透過運動提升學童的抗逆力可能是其中一個具成本效益的普及性預防策略，以改善其精神健康和減低健康差異。惟要充分發揮運動對學童精神健康的益處，提高整體運動量和促進平等參與十分重要。 上回提到，嚴格防疫 […]
疫後「復常」﹖邁向平等身心發展（上）
鍾嘉麒 李衛棠
過去的三個學年，香港的中小學生都在斷斷續續的停課及網上教學中度過。隨著同學們可以再次回校半日或全日上課，相信不少學校都趁這個機會，追趕學習進度或者舉辦結業禮、開放日等活動。這些教學和活動固然重要，不過如何在疫情中以至後疫情的環境下，提升學生的身心健康，同樣是一個值得大眾關注的課題。 疫 […]
Improving health is more than improving healthcare
作者 Eric Lai
While it is not surprising the disadvantaged among us are more prone to chronic illness, the good news is that the situation can be remedied through a […]
