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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...
DANG THI ANH THU, MD, MPH, PhD

DANG THI ANH THU, MD, MPH, PhD

Director and Advisors

Director

Name: DANG THI ANH THU, MD, MPH, PhD.

Position(s): Director of Institute for Community Health Research, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University.

                     Dean of Public Health Faculty, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University.

                     Member of Executive Committee of Thua Thien Hue Provincial Association of Public Health and Preventative Medicine.

Discipline: Graduated PhD in Public Health (Major: Environmental Health) at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia. Graduated Master in Public Health (Major: Environmental Health and Occupational Health) at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia.

Areas of research and teaching: Environmental Health, Occupational Health, Aging Health, Disaster Medicine, Health Risk Assessment, Community Health, Research Methodology, Biostatistics.

Experience in mentoring for many research projects and study programs in public health for undergraduate and postgraduate students from universities from Australia, the US and Thailand.

Phone: 09 14 48 12 12

Email: dtathu@huemed-univ.edu.vn

  • 2006 – 4/2020: Lecturer of Department of Environmental Health, Public Health Faculty, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University.
  • 5/2010 – 5/2014: Vice-Head of Department of Environmental Health, Public Health Faculty, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University.
  • 10/2018 – 4/2020: Head of Department of Environmental Health, Public Health Faculty, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University.
  • 10/2019 – present: Member of Executive Committee of Thua Thien Hue Provincial Association of Public Health and Preventative Medicine.
  • 5/2020 – 2022: Vice-Director of the Institute for Community Health Research - Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Public Health, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University.
  • 2022 - present: Acting Director of the Institute for Community Health Research - Dean of the Faculty of Public Health, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Hue University.

Participating in teaching different modules for undergraduate students (including Basic and Advanced Environmental Health, Basic and Advanced Occupational Health, Aging Health, Disaster Medicine, Health Risk Assessment) and postgraduate students (including Master in Public Health, specialist doctor level 1 on Public Health, Preventative Medicine: Environmental Health, Occupational Health, Aging Health, Sciences of Environment and Ecological and Demography; providing thesis supervision for undergraduates on Public Health and Preventative Medicine; and post-graduates on Master of Public Health, Preventative Medicine, specialist doctor level 2 on Hospital Management.

-  14 years experiences in doing research and teaching in Public Health.

- 12 years experiences in mentoring for international undergraduates from Australia, the US, and Thailand.

-  Excellent experiences in supervising undergraduate and postgraduates (Master, CK1, CK2) for doing research in Public Health

VIII. RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION

1

Anaemia in primary school children of two highland communes in Nam Dong district, Thua Thien Hue province (Vietnamese)

Place and date published: Journal of Practical Medicine, volume 648-649, 2009, pp.155 - 161.

2

A study of respiratory status of copper casting workers in a traditional trade village in Vietnam (Vietnamese)

Place and date published: Journal of Practical Medicine, volume 805, 2012, pp. 74-78.

3

Study on the prevalence, risk factors and preventive practices of injuries in coastal provinces of Central Vietnam, 2010 (Vietnamese)

Place and date published: Journal of Practical Medicine, volume 805, 2012, pp. 249­252.

4

Academic stress and its associations to some factors among secondary school students in Central Vietnam (English)

Place and date published: Journal of Medicine and Pharmacy, volume 02, no.2, 2012, pp. 86-91.

5

Musculoskeletal disorders among carpenters in Central Vietnam (English)

Place and date published: Vietnamese Journal of Community Medicine, Institute of Community Medicine, No 01 (English version), 2014, pp.24-33.

6

Hope for the Best, Prepare for the Worst—An Assessment of Flood Preparedness at Primary Health Care Facilities in Central Vietnam (English)

Place and date published: International Journal of Environment Research and Public Health, 15(12), 2689, 2018. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15122689

7

Short - term effects of temperature on hospital admissions for acute myocardial infarction: a comparison between two neighboring climate zones in Vietnam (English)

Place and date published: Environmental Research, 175, 2019, pp.167 – 177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2019.04.023.

8

Association between ambient temperature and hospital admissions for acute myocardial infarction in Thua Thien Hue province, Vietnam: a time-series analysis (Vietnamese)

Place and date published: Vietnam Journal of Public Health, 50, 2019, pp.54 – 62.

http://www.vjph.vn/index.php/tapchiytcc/article/view/600

Thesis

1

Impact of ambient temperature on hospital admissions for acute myocardial infarction in Central Coast of Vietnam. Thesis of Ph.D on Environmental Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 7/2018 (English version)

2

A study of health status of copper casting workers in a traditional trade village in Vietnam. Thesis of Master of Public Health (Major: Environmental Health and Occupational Health), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 2011 (English version)

3

Anemia in primary school children of two highland communes in Nam Dong district, Thua Thien Hue province. Thesis of Master of Public Health, Hue city, Vietnam, 2008 (Vietnamese version)

 

4

Assessing effectiveness of the test of heart rate variability to evaluate acute myocardial infarction patients in Hue Central Hospital. Thesis of undergraduate degree for medical doctor, Hue city, Vietnam, 2006 (Vietnamese version)

Textbook: Participated in writing the following books

1

Environmental Health and Occupational Health (2017), The Hue University Publisher, Hue: 2017. (University textbook for Preventative Medicine students and Public Health students) (Vietnamese)

2

Environmental Health (2013), Hanoi Medical University, The Medical Publisher, Hanoi: 2012. (University textbook for Preventative Medicine students) (Vietnamese)

3

Textbook of Community Practice (2012), Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy, The Hue University Publisher, Hue: 2012. (University textbook for Public Health students) (Vietnamese)