Upcoming Events

The 13th international conference on Public Health among Greater Mekong Sub-Regional countries on "Enhancing transdisciplinary collaborations on Education and Research to tackle priority public health issues in the new Era" has following objectives:

  • To strengthen the relationship of Faculties of Public Health among the Southeast Asian countries and in the world;
  • To share research results in the field of Public Health as well as priority public health issues among greater Mekong Sub-Regional countries;
  • To search for feasible solutions to enhance international collaboration among Public Health Faculties in Mekong Sub-Region and a wider area of the Southeast Asian countries about training and research in Public Health.

An abstract should be in one paragraph with no more 350 words, describing the major aspects of the entire paper in a prescribed sequence that includes: 1) Introduction: The overall purpose of the study and the research problem(s) you investigated; 2) Objective(s): The outcomes that you aim to achieve by conducting research; 3) Method: The basic design of the study; 4) Results: Major findings or trends found as a result of your analysis; and, 5) Conclusions: a brief summary of your interpretations and conclusions.

Thua Thien Hue provincial Association of Public Health and Preventive Medicine in collaboration with the Faculty of Public Health and the Institute for Community Health Research of the University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University, will host a scientific conference on Public Health.  (updating...)

Emerging infectious diseases are, more than ever, at the center of the world’s attention. Join a diverse group of colleagues from around the world as they present new knowledge and breakthroughs about how to discover, detect, understand, prevent and respond to outbreaks of emerging disease threats.

Rescheduled Date: October 3-5th, 2021

Venue: Kaohsiung Marriott Hotel (Kaohsiung, Taiwan)

Length: 2.5 days (+1 day Pre-Event Meeting)

Program: Interest Group Seminars, Summit Programming (Workshops, Oral/Poster Presentations, Symposiums, Alternative Sessions, Plenary Speakers), Welcome Reception, Banquet, Master Classes, Cultural Tours

Recent works

ICHR publication on "Health behavior"
Health behaviors are actions individuals take that affect their health. They include actions that lead to improved...
ICHR publication on "Environmental Health"
Environmental health is the branch of public health that: focuses on the relationships between people and their...
ICHR publication on "Infectious and Tropical diseases"
Vietnam faces infectious diseases, tropical diseases related to the climate characteristics of the region. Research in...
ICHR publication on "Mental health and NCDs"
ICHR Institute has leading experts in these fields in the Central - Central Highlands region, participating in research...
ICHR publication on "Maternal & Child Health and Reproductive Health"
Maternal & Child Health and Reproductive Health is a strong research area of ICHR with the participation of many...

Visiting Researchers and Students

Post-doctoral internship

Dr Linda Murray, from the Global Health program at the University of Tasmania in Australia Is conducting her Post-doc study at the ICHR. The study on “Understanding and responding to crying and sleep problems in infants in Central Vietnam: A qualitative investigation” aims to explore beliefs and practices about infant care, settling, feeding and sleeping in relation to child and mother health. This study has the secondary aim of investigating how suitable Australian infant sleeping and settling guidelines would be in the Vietnamese context.

 

 

 

 

 

Visiting Bachelor and Masters students

Queensland University of Technology, Australia:

Visiting Researchers

Nicole and Louren, Master students of Queensland University of Techonology, Australia undertake their intership as visiting researcher at ICHR in 4 weeks. They work with Dr Linda's project in the data analysis, writing the report and visiting the Commune Health Station.

 

Bachelor students: Yearly, the Institute hosts students for short-term practical placement programs (in Public Health, Social Work and Nutrition). Examples of study topics of QUT students to date have included: accessibility for people living with disability to public services in Thua Thien Hue province; the sustainability of NGOs providing services for young people with disabilities; health education and health promotion in primary schools; mental health of children in high schools. In addition, students take part in cultural exchange with students of Hue UMP.
Programe for Public Health and Social Work

Programe for Nutrition

Report 2014: Download

 

Burke smiles with a mother and her child at the pediatric ward in Hue University Hospital after an interviewUniversity of North Carolina, USA: The ICHR hosts Masters student from UNC for short-term field experience and research projects. To date, the students have focused on mother and child health care. This is done in collaboration with the obstetrics and pediatrics departments of Hue UMP Hospital; TT Hue Provincial

  Report: Download

 

 

University of Sassari, Italy. Hue UMP has a long association with this university. In 2014, the ICHR hosted a final year medical student for her research into the relationship between the use of Self-Regulated Learning strategies, Coping Styles and Depression, Anxiety, and Stress among medical students.

 

Hamilton College Psychology, USA (Spring 2014) - Rebecca Gaines, Undergraduate student

Research Project: "How the manifestation of Schizophrenia symptoms in Hue reflects Vietnamese culture" Abstract - Download