Professor Emily Ying-yang CHAN (陳英凝教授)
ABS (Johns Hopkins), SM PIH (Harvard), MBBS (HKU), MD (CUHK), DFM, DDM, DFPH (UK), CPH (USA), FHKCCM, FHKAM

Associate Professor, The Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care;
Honorary Research Fellow (Emerging Infectious Diseases and Emergency Preparedness), Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, United Kingdom;
Director, Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (CCOUC);
Project in-charge, Public Health Humanitarian Initiative;
Project in-charge, Ethnic Minority Health Project; and
Convener, Climate Change and Health Study Group

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Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (CCOUC)
Public Health Humanitarian Initiative
Ethnic Minority Health Project
CUHK Climate Change and Health Study Group

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Biography 
Professor Chan qualified both as a biomedical engineer and a physician and had undergone academic training in Johns Hopkins University, Harvard School of Public Health, Hong Kong University and London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Professor Chan started her international public health career in mid-1990s as a frontline emergency relief practitioner and she served as the president (2001-2005) of Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)-Hong Kong, the Nobel peace prize winning medical humanitarian organization that provides emergency medical relief to victims of wars, epidemics and natural disasters. She had completed a 3 year research fellowship (2003-2006) at the Program on Human Security at Francois-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard School of Public Health.

She joined the Faculty of School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2006 and has been teaching and conducting research in evidence-based medical humanitarian assistance & disasters, climate change, injury and violence epidemiology. In 2007, she established the CUHK SPHPC Humanitarian Initiative to support, collaborate and provide technical assistance to community based initiatives to improve health of populations in developing and resource deficit settings. Currently, she is the director of the newly established Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (CCOUC) which aims to conduct research, teaching and engage in knowledge transfer projects in public health and medical disaster response in Hong Kong and the Asia-Pacific region. She is also convener of the CUHK SPHPC Climate Change and Health Study Group and the principal investigator of the Five-year Ethnic Minority Project (2009-2014) that aims to examine risk factors and disaster preparedness in non-Han ethnic minorities in extreme poverty based communities in remote rural China. She teaches undergraduates as well as the Masters in Public Health. Prof Chan is currently a Fellow at the Morningside College, Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Professor Chan serves in various governing boards of international non-government organizations and government advisory groups. She received the 2004 Hong Kong Ten Most Outstanding Person Award, 2005 World Ten Outstanding Person Award, 2005 World Medical Association Caring Physician of the World, 2007 Hong Kong Humanity Award, 2007 Nobuo Maeda International Research Award and 2010, 2011 Best Teacher Award at SPHPC, Faculty of Medicine Chinese University of Hong Kong. She has published more than 120 peer-reviewed academic articles in international journals.

Teaching Modules 

Undergraduate level:
 - MB ChB Department of Community and Family Medicine module and clinical teaching
 - PBH 2011 Global Health

Graduate level:
Master of Public Health Programme - Population and Global Health Concentration
PBHT 5003 Global Health (formerly known as PBH 7903 Global Health)
PBHT 5801 Climate Change and Health
PBHT 5802 Disaster and Humanitarian Crisis
PBHT 5803 Disaster Risk Management for Health
HSOC 6801 Field Action Laboratory (formerly known as Field Practicum)
PBHT 6900 CAPSTONE-Practice Coordinator


Research interests 

Professor Chan research work uses multidisciplinary methods from public health, clinical medicine, disaster science, health economics and management sciences.

  • Disaster and Humanitarian Crisis
  • Climate Change and Health
  • Rural and Ethnic Minority Health
  • Disasters, Injury and Violence Epidemiology
  • Evidence-based interventions
  • Macro-determinants of health (Globalization, Urbanization, Migration)
  • Health needs and intervention impact assessment methodologies

Awards
2010/2011 CUHK School of Public Health and Primary Care Best Teacher Award
2007 Nobuo Maeda International Research Award
2007 Hong Kong Humanity Award
2005 World Medical Association Caring Physician of the World
2005 World Ten Most Outstanding Person Award
2004 Hong Kong Ten Most Outstanding Person Award
Community engagements

Since 2011, chairlady of the Health and Safety Committee, WuZhiQiao (Bridge to China) Foundation
Since 2009, board member of the Hong Kong Breast Cancer Foundation
Since 2009, council member of Oxfam Hong Kong
Since 2009, fellow of Morningside College , The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Since 2005, public health advisor of Médecins Sans Frontières Hong Kong
2001-2005 President of Médecins Sans Frontières Hong Kong

Media coverage
2012 Radio and Television Hong Kong – Why Poverty?
2012 PCCW NowTV – Under the Fiery Sun
2012 Television Broadcasts Limited – Weekend Broadcasting Studio
Related Link

Oxford University - Nuffield Department of Medicine "Translational Medicine" Podcast Series: CCOUC

Lancet : The untold stories of the Sichuan earthquake

CUHK Public Health Humanitarian Initiatives

Caring Physician of the World

Hong Kong Humanity Award

PBHT5801 Class simulation: A Sudden Influx of Refugees - created by Christy Chan in July, 2011

CCOUC From Vision to Mission - created by aChaud and Christy Chan in April, 2011

CCOUC Opening Ceremony - created by Christy Chan in April, 2011

Healthy Village Project 2011, Ma’an Qiao Village, Sichuan, China - created by Christy Chan in March, 2011

Healthy Village Project 2010, Datan Village, Gansu, China - created by Christy Chan in December, 2010

Sichuan: Jin Sha Jiang (CUHK Humanitarian Initiatives) – created by Joyce Leung in March, 2011

Health Needs Assessment Trip in Guangxi, August, 2012 - created by CCOUC in October, 2012.

Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response

CUHK Climate Change and Health Study Group

Publications

Human Security: Public Health response in Disaster/Conflicts/Emergencies.
  1. CHAN EYY, LEE PPY, LEUNG JMS, KIM JH. Health seeking behavior post-unintentional household injury in Hong Kong. Prehosp Disaster Med 2011; 26(Suppl.1):s134 doi:10.1017/S1049023X11004171
  2. CHAN EYY, KIM JH, LEE PYY, LIN CLY. Analysis of health risk perception and behavior changes during elevated temperatures for an urban Chinese population. Prehosp Disaster Med 2011; 26(Suppl.1):s26 doi:10.1017/ S1049023X11000914
  3. CHAN EYY, LIN CLY, LEE PPY, ZHENG I, CHEUNG EYL, LAM SC. Preliminary results of post-flooding impacts on rural elderly in Hainan province, China. Prehosp Disaster Med 2011; 26(Suppl.1):s41 doi:10.1017/ S1049023X11000361
  4. CHAN EYY, KOO SD. Systematic literature review on pediatric sleep disturbance management post-disaster: implications of post-disaster pediatric clinical management in developing countries. Prehosp Disaster Med 2011; 26(Suppl.1):s38 doi:10.1017/ S1049023X11000269
  5. CHAN EYY, WONG SY, GRIFFITHS SM, GRAHAM CA. A disaster education framework to bridge natural disaster medical response and primary care development in developing countries. Prehosp Disaster Med 2011; 26(Suppl.1):s7 doi:10.1017/ S1049023X11000379
  6. HUNG K, CHAN EYY, GRAHAM C. Disaster training: lessons learnt from the 2008 Sichuan China earthquake. International Paramedics Practice 2012; 1(4), pp 133 – 140
  7. LIN CLY, HUNG K, CHAN EYY, LEE PPY. Effectiveness of “Understanding Disasters” Training among health care professionals and students in China. Prehosp Disaster Med 2011; 26(Suppl.1):s132-s124 doi:10.1017/S1049023X11004316
  8. CHEUNG EYL, CHAN EYY, LEE SH. Comparative descriptive analysis of post disaster psychological interventions. Prehosp Disaster Med 2011; 26(Suppl.1):s139 doi:10.1017/S1049023X11004316
  9. CHEUNG EYL, CHAN EYY, LIN CLY, LEE PYY. Clinical effectiveness of psychological first aid training among emergency responders in Chinese population: Preliminary results of 3-month follow up. Prehosp Disaster Med 2011; 26(Suppl.1):s137-s138 doi:10.1017/S1049023X11004274
  10. HUNG K, CHAN EYY, LAM E, RAINER T, GRAHAM C. Disease pattern in a rural setting three weeks after the 2008 Sichuan, China earthquake-Hong Kong Red Cross Basic Health in Yanmen. Prehosp Disaster Med 2011; 26(Suppl.1): s176 doi:10.1017/S1049023X11005437
  11. YUEN HY, CHAN EYY, AHUJA AT. Use of portable ultrasound in triage in field settings. Prehosp Disaster Med 2011; 26(Suppl.1) :s781doi:10.1017/S1049023X11000469
  12. CHUENG EYL, CHAN EYY, LAM HP, LIN CLY, LEE PPY. Post disaster mental health among ethnic minorities in rural China: results from qualitative studies. Prehosp Disaster Med 2011; 26(Suppl.1) :s88-s89 doi:10.1017/S1049023X11002792
  13. CHAN EYY, HUNG KKC, CAI Y. An epidemiology study of technical disasters in China: 1979-2005. European Journal of Emergency Medicine 2011 April;doi:10.1097/MEJ.0b013e3283421097
  14. CHAN EYY, SOUTHGATE R, LIN CLY, GOGGINS WB, RODAS JR. Self-reported Health Impacts of the 2010 Hainan Typhoon, China, and the Effect of Age and Ethnicity. Paper presented at the 44th Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health in October 2012, Colombo-Sri Lanka.
  15. LEE LY, CHAN EYY. Impact of Flood in China: An Update Literature Review. Paper presented at the 13th World Congress on Public Health in April 2012, Addis Ababa-Ethiopia.
  16. CHAN EYY, HUNG KKC, RODAS JR, HUI KC, ZHU YJ, LEE PY, HO HHL, CHOP CYS. Effectiveness of Health Education in Ethnic Minority Communities in Rural China. Paper presented at the 13th World Congress on Public Health in April 2012, Addis Ababa-Ethiopia.
  17. CHAN EYY, ZHU YJ. Implement the “Health Village”in Ma’an Village in Rural China. Paper presented at the 13th World Congress on Public Health in April 2012, Addis Ababa-Ethiopia.
  18. CHAN EYY, HUNG KKC, YUE JSK, KIM JH, PY LEE, CHUENG EYL. Preliminary Findings on Urban Disaster Risk Literacy and Preparedness in a Chinese Community. Paper presented at the 13th World Congress on Public Health in April 2012, Addis Ababa-Ethiopia.
  19. CHEUNG EYL, CHAN EYY, LIN CLY, LEE PY, ZHU YJ. Preliminary Results of Psychological First Aid Capacity Building Program on Coping Strategies and Mental Health Measures among Emergency Responders in Disaster: Results of 6-month Follow-up of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Paper presented at the 13th World Congress on Public Health in April 2012, Addis Ababa-Ethiopia.
  20. CHEUNG EYL, CHAN EYY, LIN CLY. Post Disaster Mental Health Impact of Ethnic Minorities in rural China: Results from Mixed Quantitative and Qualitative Studies. Paper presented at the 13th World Congress on Public Health in April 2012, Addis Ababa-Ethiopia.
  21. CHAN EYY, HUNG KC, CHOI CYS. Literature Review on Health Outcomes of Medical/Healthcare Relief Workers in Natural Disaster Settings. Paper presented at the 13th World Congress on Public Health in April 2012, Addis Ababa-Ethiopia.
  22. CHAN EYY, CHOI CYS, LEE PY. Health Education for Hui Ethnicity in a Disaster-prone Rural Setting in Gansu Province, China. Paper presented at the 13th World Congress on Public Health in April 2012, Addis Ababa-Ethiopia
  23. CHAN EYY, CHOI CYS, LEE PY. Health Education for Population in a “Hui” Minority Based Disaster-prone Rural Setting in Gansu Province, China. Paper presented at the International Conference on Global Health and Public Health Education, in October 2011, Hong Kong-China
  24. HUNG KKC, CHAN EYY, COCKS RA, GRAHAM CA. Medical volunteers in in-flight medical emergencies. Paper presented at the 43rd Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH) 2011 Conference in October in Seoul-Korea.
  25. CHEUNG EYL, CHAN EYY, LIN CLY, LEE PY. Preliminary Results of Clinical Effectiveness of Psychological First Aid Training among Emergency Responders in Chinese Population. Paper presented at the 17th World Congress of Disaster and Emergency Medicine in November 2011, Beijing-China.
  26. CHEUNG EYL, CHAN EYY, LEE SH. Comparative Descriptive Analysis of Post-disaster Psychological Intervention. Paper presented at the 17th World Congress of Disaster and Emergency Medicine in November 2011, Beijing-China.
  27. HUNG KKC, CHAN EYY, LAM EVV, RAINER TH, GRAHAM CA. Disease Patterns in a Rural Setting: Three weeks after the 2008 Sichuan, China Earthquake – Hong Kong Red Cross Basic Health Clinic in Yanmen. Paper presented at the 17th World Congress of Disaster and Emergency Medicine in November 2011, Beijing-China.
  28. HUNG KKC, CHAN EYY. Disaster Case Study Series Technical Report 1: The 2008 Sichuan Earthquake, China
  29. CHAN EYY, HUNG KKC, LIU KSD, RODAS JR. Disaster Case Study Series Technical Report 2: Earthquakes in Nepal, the 2011 Sikkim Earthquake.
  30. CHAN EYY, KUNG KKC, CHOI CYS, LIU KSD. Disaster Case Study Series Technical Report 3: The 2009 Earthquake in West Sumatra, Indonesia.
  31. CHAN EYY, HUNG KKC, ZHU CYJ, LEE PY. Disaster Case Study Series Technical Report 4: Hainan Disaster Case Study: Flooding in October of 2010.
  32. CHAN EYY, KUNG KKC, CHOI CYS, HUANG B, LEE PY. Disaster Case Study Series Technical Report 5: The Worst Floods in Thailand in 50 years: Thailand Floods. 2011.
  33. JAMTSHO R, CHAN EYY, HUNG KKC. Disaster Case Study Series Technical Report 6: Glacier Lake Outburst Flood in the Kingdom of Bhutan.
  34. CHAN EYY, HUNG KKC, ZHU CYJ. Disaster Case Study Series Technical Report 7: Clenbuterol Usage in Pork Industry in China.
  35. CHAN EYY, HUNG KKC, RODAS JR. Disaster Case Study Series Technical Report 8: The Health Effects of Human Made Disasters: Internal Conflict in the Philippines.
  36. CHAN Ying Yang Emily and GRIFFITHS Sian Meryl.  "The epidemiology of mine accidents in China".  Lancet Vol.376 no.9741, pp.575-577. London, UK, 2010.08.21. http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(10)60660-5/fulltext Journal Impact Factor: 30.758(2010)
  37. Chan E YY, Griffiths, S.M, & Chan C.W.  The public health risk of melamine in milk products. Lancet Vol 372. 1444-1445. No. 9648 October 25th 2008.http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140673608616049/fulltext Journal Impact factor: 30.758(2010)
  38. Chan E YY, The untold stories of Sichuan Earthquake, Lancet Vol 372. 359-362 No. 9636, 2 August 2008 http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140673608611411/fulltext Journal Impact factor: 30.758(2010)
  39. CHAN Ying Yang Emily; GAO Yang and GRIFFITHS Sian Meryl.  "Literature review of health impact post-earthquakes in China 1906-2007".  Journal of Public Health 2009; doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdp078. 2009.08.04  Journal Impact factor: 1.230 (2009)
  40. Chan, Emily Y.Y. Kim, Jackie Chronic health needs immediately after natural disasters in middle-income countries: the case of the 2008 Sichuan, China earthquake European Journal of Emergency Medicine., 31 July 2010. doi: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e32833dba19 Journal Impact Factor: 0.733(2010)
  41. CHAN Ying Yang Emily and KIM J Jacqueline.  "Remote mobile health service utilization post 2005 Kashmir-Pakistan Earthquake".  European Journal of Emergency Medicine.  Published ahead-of-print. London, United Kingdom, 2009.10.05. Journal Impact Factor: 0.733(2009)
  42. CHAN Ying Yang Emily and KIM J Jacqueline.  "Characteristics and health outcomes of internally displaced population in unofficial rural self-settled camps after the 2005 Kashmir, Pakistan earthquake..  European Journal of Emergency Medicine Epub ahead of print. London, United Kingdom, 2009.07.29.  Journal Impact factor: 0.733 (2010)
  43. Chan, E Y  & Sondorp E. Natural disaster medical intervention: Missed opportunity to deal with chronic medical needs? An analytical framework. 45-51 Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health Special Issue No. 19. October 2007 Journal Impact factor: 0.763 (2010)
  44. Hung KC, Chan EY, Cocks RA, Ong RM, Rainer TH, Graham CA. PREDICTORS OF DIVERSIONS AND DEATHS FOR INFLIGHT MEDICAL EMERGENCIES IN COMMERCIAL AVIATION. Arch of Internal Medicine 2010; 1401-1402 81(3);303. Journal Impact factor: 9.81 (2009),
  45. Joseph T. F. Lau, Xiaonan Yu, Jianxin Zhang, Winnie W. S.Mak, Kai Chow Choi, Wacy W. S. Lui, Jianxin Zhang, and Emily Y. Y. Chan, Psychological Distress among Adolescents in Chengdu, Sichuan at 1 Month after the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake. Journal of Urban Health, Vol 87 No 3  May, 2010  pg 504-523 doi:10.1007/s11524-010-9447-3 Journal Impact factor: 2.205  (2010)
  46. Yu XN, Lau JT, Zhang J, Mak WW, Choi KC, Lui WW, Zhang J, Chan EY.Posttraumatic growth and reduced suicidal ideation among adolescents at month 1 after the Sichuan Earthquake. J Affect Disord. 2010 Jun;123(1-3):327-31. Epub 2009 Nov 11. Journal Impact Factor: 3.271(2008)
  47. CHAN Ying Yang Emily and GRIFFITHS Sian Meryl.  "Comparison of Health Needs of Older People Between affected rural and urban areas after the 2005 Kashmir Pakistan Earthquake."  Prehospital and Disaster Medicine vol.24 no.5, pp.365-371. USA, 2009.09.01. (Medline/PUBMED Indexed Journal)
  48. CHAN Ying Yang Emily "Why are older people health needs forgotten post-natural disaster relief in developing countries? A healthcare provider survey of 2005 Kashmir, Pakistan earthquake.". American Journal of Disaster Medicine Vol.4no.2,pp.107-112.Boston,USA, 2009.04. http://pnpcsw.pnpco.com/cadmus/testvol.asp?year=2009&journal=ajdm (Medline/PUBMED Indexed Journal)
  49. Chan E YY, Doctors in natural disaster relief setting.  The Hong Kong Practitioners. 152-153 Volume 30 No 3 September, 2008 http://www.hkcfp.org.hk/article/2008/09/page152_153commentary.html (Medline/PUBMED Indexed Journal)
  50. Chan, E.Y.  Evidence-Based public health practices:  Challenges for health needs assessments in disasters. Hong Kong Med J 2006: 12: 324-6. http://www.hkmj.org/article_pdfs/hkm0608p324.pdf (Medline/PUBMED Indexed Journal)
  51. Chan E. Medecins Sans Frontieres experience in the provision of health care in complex setting. Hong Kong Med J 2003; 9:67 http://www.hkmj.org/article_pdfs/hkm0302p67.pdf (Medline/PUBMED Indexed Journal)
  52. CHAN Ying Yang Emily; LEUNG Joyce; YUNG Ka Chun; HUNG Kc Kevin and GRIFFITHS Sian Meryl.  "Health outcomes post earthquake for rural ethnic minorities in Jin Shia Jiang Area, China".  Paper presented in the 41st Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health APACPH Conference, organized by APACPH, 200 pgs. Taipei, Taiwan, 2009.12.05.
  53. HUNG Kc Kevin; CHAN Ying Yang Emily; GRAHAM C A; RAINER Timothy Hudson and COCKS Robert.  "In-Flight Medical Emergencies and Public Safety in Hong Kong Commercial Aviation".  Paper presented in the 41st Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health APACPH Conference, organized by APACPH, 229 pgs. Taipei, Taiwan, 2009.12.05.
  54. CHAN Ying Yang Emily.  "A Conceptual Framework for the provision of non-local based emergency medical relief service during acute emergency phase post natural disaster in low and middle income countries.".  Paper presented in the 41st Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health APACPH Conference, organized by APACPH, 180 pgs. Taipei, Taiwan, 2009.12.05.
  55. GRIFFITHS Sian Meryl; LAU Tf Joseph; CHAN Ying Yang Emily and FONG Felicia Hildy.  "Attitudes of Hong Kong population to the public health threat of Melamine-Contaminated Milk".  Paper presented in the 41st Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health APACPH Conference, organized by APACPH, 49 pgs. Taipei, Taiwan, 2009.12.04
  56. CHAN Ying Yang Emily and CHEUNG Yl Eliza.  "Literature Review on the effectiveness of psychological first aid in disaster response".  Paper presented in the Asia Conference on Emerging Issues in Public Health, organized by School of Public Health and Primary Care, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 161 pgs. Hong Kong, 2009.11.30.
  57. CHAN Ying Yang Emily and KIM Jacqueline Jakyoung.  "Chronic health care needs immediate after natural disaster in middle income countries: The case of 2008 China Sichuan Earthquake".  Paper presented in the Asia Conference on Emerging Issues in Public Health, organized by School of Public Health and Primary Care, 78 pgs. Hong Kong, 2009.11.30.
  58. CHAN Ying Yang Emily.  “Translated title: Public Health and Disaster response: Issues with non-communicable disease management”公共卫生与灾害应变：探讨灾后慢性疾病的管理>.  論文發表於 《第四??岸三地人文社科??》, 主辦機構為南京大学、香港中文大学、台湾中央大学, 000 頁. China Nanjing, 2009.11.07
  59. CHAN Ying Yang Emily.  "Experience sharing for humanitarian acts for famine, war and natural disaster".  Paper presented in the 2009 Annual Scientific Meeting Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, organized by Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, Round table session pg 3 , Hong Kong, 2009.06.14.
  60. CHAN Ying Yang Emily .”Why are older people’s health needs forgotten during post-disaster relief in developing countries? A healthcare provider’s survey of 2005 Kashmir, Pakistan earthquake". Oral paper presented in the 12th World Congress of Public Health. " Making a difference in Public Health: Education, Research and Practice", organized by World Federation of Public Health Association, pg 126 Istanbul,, Turkey, 2009.05.01.
  61. CHAN Ying Yang Emily."The provision of medical relief services for chronic disease during emergency relief post natural disaster in developing countries".Paper presented in the 1st World Congress of Humanitarian Studies 2009, organized by University of Groningen,Panel 56 Groningen,2009.02.05.
  62. Chan E Y Y & Sondorp E Including chronic disease care in emergency Responses Humanitarian Exchange Magazine, Issue 41 December 2008 Humanitarian Practice Network. http://www.odihpn.org/report.asp?id=2976
  63. Chan E YY, Public Health and Medical Needs Post disaster: A case study of Sichuan Earthquake. United College. Chinese University of Hong Kong. November 21st, 2008
  64. Chan E YY, Gao, Y., Griffiths, S. Earthquakes in China.  Presented at 2008 APAPCH Conference Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 7-9 November, 2008
  65. Chan, EYY,, Griffiths,S.,  Health needs of older people in rural area post 2005 Kashmir Earthquake. Presented as 2007 the Noebu Maeda International Research Award winning paper at 2007 APHA conference in Washington DC, USA
  66. Chan, EYY, & Griffiths S., Characteristic and Health Status of Post earthquake Survivors in spontaneous IDP camps post Kashmir Pakistan in 2005. Presented at APACPH Conference in Tokyo, Japan. November 22-25 2007.
  67. Chan EYY, & Griffiths S., Health needs of Older people post 2005 Pakistan Kashmir Earthquake. Presented at APAPCH Conference in Bangkok, Thailand. November 2006

Climate Change and Health

  1. WB Goggins, EYY Chan, CY Yang. Weather, pollution, and acute myocardial infarction in Hong Kong and Taiwan. International Journal of Cardiology. 2012 Oct 2. doi:pii: S0167-5273(12)01193-X. 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.09.087.
  2. S Gupta, C Carmichael, C Simpson, MJ Clarke, C Allen, Y Gao, EY Chan, V Murray. Electric fans for reducing adverse health impacts in heatwaves. Cochrane Database Syst. Rev. 2012 Jul 11;7:CD009888. Review.
  3. WB Goggins, EY Chan, E Ng, C Ren, L Chen. Effect modification of the association between short-term meteorological factors and mortality by urban heat islands in Hong Kong, PLoS One 2012; 7(6): e38551. Epub 2012 June 22.
  4. CHAN EYY, GOGGINS WB, LEE PY, YUE JSK, RODAS JR, GAO, GY. Epidemiological Relationship between Temperature and Injury in an Urban Chinese City. Paper presented at the 44th Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health in October 2012, Colombo-Sri Lanka.
  5. CHAN EYY, Goggins WB, KIM JJ, GRIFFITHS SM, MA T. Help-Seeking Behavior during Elevated Temperature in Chinese Population. Journal of Urban Health vol.88 no.4 pp.637–650. New York, USA, 2011.08.
  6. Chan, E.Y.Y., Goggins, W.B., Kim, J.J, Griffiths, S., A study of intracity variation of temperature related mortality and socioeconomic status among Chinese population in Hong Kong. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health August 2010 (In press) DOI 10.1136/jech.2008.085167 Journal Impact Factor: 3.043(2010)
  7. Tian L, Bi,Y, Ho, S., Liu, W, Liang,S. Goggins, W.B. Chan, E Y.Y., Zhou, S., and Sung, J. One-year delayed effect of fog on malaria transmission: a time-series analysis in the rain forest area of Mengla County, south-west China. Malaria Journal 2008, 7:110. http://bmj.com/cgi/eletters/336/7637/0#188585 Journal Impact factor: 3.0  (2010),
  8. Chen Heng, Li Li Ping,  Chen Ying Ning Emily.  Heat Wave and Daily Mortality of Residents in a coastal City in China. J Environ Health, November 2009, Vo 26 No 11 pg 988-990. (WF Chinese Health Database Indexed Journal)
  9. CHAN Ying Yang Emily and KIM Jean Hee.  "Health Risk Perceptions of elevated temperature among urban Chinese".  Paper presented in the Asian Symposium on Disaster impact and its assessment in Asia, organized by MICRODIS & UCL, 106-109 pgs. Hue City, Vietnam, 2010.08.26.
  10. CHAN Ying Yang Emily; KIM Jean Hee; GRIFFITHS Sian Meryl and SUEN Ying Pui.  "Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Co-benefits to improve health and climate change in 4 major cities, Bejing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chongqing of PRC China".  Paper presented in the 41st Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health APACPH Conference, organized by APACPH, 101 pgs. Taipei, Taiwan, 2009.12.06.
  11. CHAN Ying Yang Emily; KIM Jean Hee and NG Yin Leung Nicholas.  "A study of socio-demographic predictors of public perception and awareness of heat warning intervention in Hong Kong".  Paper presented in the Asia Conference of Emerging Issues in Public Health, organized by School of Public Health and Primary Care, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 160 pgs. Hong Kong, 2009.11.30.
  12. CHAN Ying Yang Emily; KIM Jean Hee; GOGGINS III William Bernard; KIM Jacqueline Jakyoung; NG Yin Leung Nicholas and SUEN Sy Carol.  "A preliminary results on knowledge, attitude and practice of co-benefit behavior for climate change and health in Chinese Population: A 4 city study."  Paper presented in the Asia Conference on Emerging Issues in Public Health, organized by School of Public Health and Primary Care, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 158 pgs. Hong Kong, 2009.11.30.
  13. CHAN Ying Yang Emily.  "Climate Change and Impact on health".  Paper presented in the ICCC 2009 Workshop on Scientific Aspects of Climate Change, organized by ICCC 2009.. Hong Kong, 2009.10.06.
  14. CHAN Ying Yang Emily; KIM J Jacqueline and GRIFFITHS Sian Meryl.  "Climate Change and Health Risk Perception in Hong Kong".  Paper presented in the 2009 Annual Scientific Meeting Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, organized by Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, Free 10 pgs. Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2009.06.14.
  15. CHAN Ying Yang Emily; GOGGINS III William Bernard; KIM J Jacqueline; MA KW Timothy and GRIFFITHS Sian Meryl.  "An analysis of community emergency help-seeking behaviors during elevated temperatures in a Chinese population using the general additive(poisson) temperature outcome model".  Paper presented in the 2009 Annual Scientific Meeting Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, organized by Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, Free Paper 12 pgs. Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2009.06.14.
  16. CHAN Ying Yang Emily; GOGGINS III William Bernard; KIM J Jacqueline; MA Timothy; SUEN Yp Carol and GRIFFITHS Sian Meryl "Community Response and health seeking behavior during elevated temperature in Chinese population". Oral Paper presented in the 12 World Congress of Public Health, organized by World Federation of Public Health Association, 52-53. Istanbul,Turkey,2009.04.28.
  17. CHAN Ying Yang Emily; KIM Jean Hee; LEUNG Ms Joyce; GRIFFITHS Sian Meryl and LAU TF Joseph. Knowledge, attitude and practices of cobenefits to improve health and climate change in Chinese Population". Oral paper presented in the 12th World Congress of Public Health. " Making a difference in Public Health: Education, Research and Practice", organized by World Federation of Public Health Association,52-53 Istanbul,Turkey,2009.04.28.
  18. Chan, E.Y.Y., Goggins, W.B., Kim, J.J, Griffiths, S., A Case-crossover study of temperature and mortality in subtropical urban setting. Presented at 2008 APAPCH Conference Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 7-9 November, 2008.
  19. Chan E.Y.Y., Griffiths,S. & Goggins, W.B. The role of doctors and health workers in response to climate change. British Medical Journal  2008;336 (26 January), doi:10.1136/bmj.39469.569815.47
  20. Chan, E.Y.Y., Goggins, W.B., Kim, J.J, Griffiths, S., Climate Change and health: Preliminary Evidence of the impact of socioeconomic factors on temperature related mortality in Hong Kong. Presented and awarded as the Best Poster Presentation at the 1st SPH Annual research day. 23 February 2008.

Global Health Related/Migration/Urbanization

Injury

  1. CHAN EYY, LAW SW, CHOW CB, GRIFFITHS S, CHUI CH, NG TK. A Safe and Healthy Household – A Household Prevention Program. Hong Kong Health Promotion Symposium, on November 18, 2011 in Hong Kong-China
  2. CHAN Ying Yang Emily; KIM Jean Hee; GRIFFITHS Sian Meryl; LAU Joseph T. F. and YU Tak Sun Ignatius.  "Does Living Density Matter for Nonfatal Unintentional Home Injury in Asian Urban Settings? Evidence from Hong Kong".  Journal of Urban Health New York, USA, 2009.07.28.  Journal Impact factor: 2.205  (2010)
  3. Chan E YY, Kim JH, Ng, Q, Griffiths & Lau JTF. A descriptive study of nonfatal unintentional home-based injury in urban settings: evidence from Hong Kong. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health 39-48 Volume 20. Supplement, October 2008 Journal Impact factor: 0.763  (2010)
  4. CHAN Ying Yang Emily; KIM Jean Hee; LEUNG Joyce; GRIFFITHS Sian Meryl and SUEN Ying Pui.  "Help seeking behavior and implication on health service provision of post non-fatal unintentional household injury patterns in Hong Kong".  Paper presented in the 41st Asia Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health APACPH Conference, organized by APACPH, 34 pgs. Taipei, Taiwan, 2009.12.04
  5. CHAN Ying Yang Emily; KIM Jean Hee and TAM Yvonne.  "An Analysis of non-fatal, household, pet-caused injury in urban home setting".  Paper presented in the Asia Conference of Emerging Issues in Public Health, organized by School of Public Health and Primary Care, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 159 pgs. Hong Kong, 2009.11.30.

Migration

  1. Emily Y.Y. Chan, Stewart W. Mercer, Cai Yue, Samuel Wong & Sian M. Griffiths Mental Health of Migrant Children An Overview of the Literature. International Journal of Mental Health Volume 38, Number 3 / Fall 2009 44 – DOI: 5210.2753/IMH0020-7411380303. (Medline/PUBMED Indexed Journal)
  2. Wong, WCM, Holroyd, E, Chan EY, Griffiths S, Bingham A. One country, tow systems: Sociopolitical implications for female migrant sex workers in Hong Kong BMC International Health and Human Rights 2008 8 13 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-698X/8/13  (Medline/PUBMED Indexed Journal)
  3. Chan, E. Y.Y, Goggins, W.B., & Griffiths, S. Health disparities post Hong Kong Reunification: The case of birth weight in Hong Kong from 1998-2006. (Presented at SPH conference on March 2008)
  4. CAI Yue; CHAN Ying Yang Emily and GRIFFITHS Sian Meryl.  "A comparative study of health-related quality of life between the migrant and non-migrant children in Beijing, China".  Paper presented in the 2009 Annual Scientific Meeting Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, organized by Hong Kong College of Community Medicine, Poster 33 pgs. Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2009.06.14.

Child Public Health

  1. Chan E. Y. Y., Griffiths, Sian., Gao, Y., Chan, C W & Fok, TF Addressing disparities in children’s health in China Archives of Disease in Childhood 2008;93:346-352; doi:10.1136/adc.2007.130146 Journal Impact factor: 2.657  (2010)
  2. Gao, G, Griffiths, S & Chan, E Y.Y., Community-based interventions to reduce overweight and obesity in China: a systematic review of the Chinese and English literature. Journal of Public Health pp. 1–13, November 2007. doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdm057 Journal Impact factor: 1.230 (2009)
  3. Chan, E. Y.Y, Goggins, W.B., & Griffiths, S. “The relationship between paternal age and birthweight: Evidence from Hong Kong 2000-2005,” Poster paper presented " in the 12th World Congress of Public Health. "Making a differenc in Public Health: Education, Research and Practice” organized by World Federation of Public Health Association,52-53 Istanbul,Turkey,2009 on Wednesday, April 29, 2009.
  4. CHAN Ying Yang Emily and HUNG Kevin.  NICU Evaluation Report. Children Medical Foundation China.  Commissioned expert project evaluation research. 39 pgs. Hong Kong, 2009.01.20
  5. CHAN Ying Yang Emily; KIM Jean Hee; GRIFFITHS Sian Meryl and LAW Sk Lilian.  A Pilot Study for public health policy model and indicators development for child health in Hong Kong.  HKSAR Government Central Policy Unit commissioned research. 107 pgs. Hong Kong, 2008.12.20.
  6. Chan E.Y.Y., Kim JH, LSK Law, Suen YP,CH Chiu  & Griffiths S. The association between poverty and childhood injury in urban China. Presented at 2nd China National Conference of childhood injury prevention, Shenzhen, China. November 19th 2008.
  7. Chan E.Y.Y., Kim JH, LSK Law, Suen YP, CH Chiu, Griffiths S Delphi Process to develop child health indicators in Hong Kong. Presented at 2008 APAPCH Conference Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 7-9 November, 2008.

Book

  1. Lewis,G., Sherringham, J., Kalim, K., & Crayford, T.J.B Mastering Public Health: A postgraduate guide to examination and revalidation. The Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited. United Kingdom (as International Editorial Panel)
  2. Chan EYY. Sans Frontieres Under the Sun. Hong Kong Economic Press. July 2005 (In Chinese)
 
 
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