WHO Collaborating Centre for Community Health Services

WHO Collaborating Centre for Community Health Services

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World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Community Health Services

The WHO has designated the School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Community Health Services since December 2007. Through implementing the WHO's mandate, the School has been playing a proactive role in strengthening evidence-based community health services and improving the health outcomes of local, regional and global populations. The following are the key foci of our activity:

At the request and under the leadership of WHO, analyse data on ageing and healthy living (inc. key indicators of ageing and health)
To support WHO in the implementation of WHO Guidelines in Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) through evidence gathering and conceptual adaptation

A series of work plans, including collaborative research projects, roundtable sessions, training workshops and so on related to Healthy Ageing, will be developed in conjunction with WHO. This redesignated WHO CC unit on ‘Healthy Ageing’, the first and only WHO collaborating centre on ‘Ageing’ in Asia and the Pacific at this juncture, will assist the Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO) to roll out its strategic initiatives on ageing for the region.

Director:	Prof. Angela LEUNG
Deputy Director:	Dr Ivy ZHAO
Communications Manager:	Miss Helen HSU

The team of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Community Health Services (WHO CC), School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University is composed of a group of prominent health professionals.

Internal Members (School of Nursing, PolyU)

Prof. Angela LEUNG, Director of WHO CC, Professor & Associate Head (Research)
Dr Jed MONTAYRE, Associate Professor
Dr Ivy ZHAO, Deputy Director of WHO CC, Assistant Professor

International Advisory Committee Members

Prof. Somnath CHATTERJI
Former lead of the Surveys, Measurement and Analysis programme in the Department of Health Statistics and Information Systems at the World Health Organization (WHO)
Prof. Yun-Hee JEON
Susan and Isaac Wakil Professor of Healthy Ageing, Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Australia
Prof. John KEADY
Professor of Mental Health Nursing and Older People, School of Health Sciences, University of Manchester/ Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom
Prof. Alex MOLASIOTIS
Pro Vice-Chancellor (PVC) Dean of the College of Arts, Humanities and Education, University of Derby, United Kingdom
Prof. Wenru WANG
Professor, Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Prof. Bei WU
PhD, FGSA, FAAN (Hon.), Dean's Professor in Global Health, Vice Dean for Research, Rory Meyers College of Nursing; Co-Director, NYU Aging Incubator, New York University, USA
Prof. Noriko YAMAMOTO-MITANI
Professor, Department of Gerontological Homecare & Long-term Care Nursing, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan

Local Advisory Committee Members

Dr the Honourable Ching-Choi LAM, SBS, JP
Member of Executive Council, HKSAR Government; Chief Executive Officer, Haven of Hope Christian Service
Mr. Raymond Lei-ming HO
Assistant Director (Elderly Health), Department of Health, HKSAR Government
Dr Edward Man-Fuk LEUNG
President, Hong Kong Association of Gerontology
Dr James LUK
Division Chief, Geriatrics, University Dept of Medicine, HKU; Hon Clinical Associate Professor, HKU
Mr. Kam Wah MA, MH, JP
Chairman, Specialized Committee on Elderly Service, The Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS)
Mr. Tick-yee TAN
Former Assistant Director of Social Welfare (Elderly Service), Social Welfare Department, HKSAR Government
Prof. Doris YU
Professor, School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong

Global Network

The School of Nursing is a member institute in various working groups on global issues. These include:

WHO Resources

WHO
http://www.who.int/en/
WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific
http://www.wpro.who.int/
WHO Collaborating Centres Database
http://www.who.int/whocc/
Global Advisory Group for Nursing & Midwifery (Western Pacific region)
http://www.who.int/hrh/nursing_midwifery/networks/en/
Emergency Advice (Western Pacific Region)
https://www.who.int/westernpacific/emergencies/emergency-advice
Global Outbreak Alert & Response Network (GOARN)
http://www.who.int/csr/outbreaknetwork/en/

Consultancy Area

Project objective
To obtain empirical findings about the needs and support required of carers of elderly persons and persons with disabilities through triangulation of research methods and data sources, and to assist the Labour and Welfare Bureau (LWB) to formulate an evidence-based carer-centred policy.

Project members
Ageing Team - Dr. Angela LEUNG (Ageing team leader), Dr. Bai XUE, Dr. Daphne CHEUNG, Dr. Doris LEUNG, Dr. Patrick KOR, Dr. Timothy SIM and Prof. Daniel LAI
Disability Team - Prof. Hector TSANG (Disability team leader), Prof. Marco PANG, Dr. Cynthia LAI and Dr. Raymond CHUNG

Funding source
The Labour and Welfare Bureau (LWB), Hong Kong SAR Government, China

Project objective
To identify and explore the strategies and programs that have been developed to promote age-friendly communities in rural and remote areas.

Project members
Dr. Jed MONTAYRE (Project leader), Prof. Alex MOLASIOTIS, Dr. Angela LEUNG, Dr. Ivy ZHAO, Prof. Stephen NEVILLE and Dr. Jann FOSTER

Funding source
World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Project objectives
To produce a high-quality thematic analysis on aging, based on the data already collected by the Cambodia National Institute of Statistics as part of the Cambodia 2019 Census.

Project members
Prof. Alex MOLASIOTIS (Project leader), Dr. Angela LEUNG, Dr. Grace XIE, Dr. Lin YANG and Dr. Yan ZHEUNG

Funding source
Health System Development of WHO Cambodia Office, World Health Organization

Ageing & Health

Enquiry:
Dr Kitty Huang
3400 8192
kitty.huang@polyu.edu.hk

Date	Speaker	Topics
18 Oct 2024	Dr Esther YUNG	Emotional Effects of Virtual Gardens for Residential Care Homes for Elderlies (RCHEs) in Hong Kong
18 Oct 2024	Dr Laurence Lloyd B. PARIAL	From the ground-up: Towards age-friendly community interventions in the Philippines
16 Aug 2024	Prof. Liwei JING	Analyzing Bowel and Bladder Disorders and Their Influencing Factors in Elderly Patients: Insights from the CHARLS Database
16 Aug 2024	Dr Ivy Yan ZHAO	The Presence of Home-based Social Robot for Older People
21 June 2024	Dr Wayne CHAN	Preventing falls in older adults with dementia through exercise and rehabilitation
21 June 2024	Dr Andy HO	The Arts for Ageing Well
19 Apr 2024	Prof. Doris YU	An evidence-based care model based on WHO-ICOPE to increase the preparedness for healthy aging
19 Apr 2024	Dr Vivien WU	Community-based e-Health Program to empower Older Adults on Self-management of Chronic Conditions
23 Feb 2024	Prof. Janelle YORKE	Implementation of e-PROMs into routine clinical care: experience from a UK comprehensive cancer centre
23 Feb 2024	Dr Kasia BAIL	Healthy Ageing Research: Exploring Dignity of Risk and Supported Decision Making Gerontological Alliance of Nurses Australia (GANA) GANA Events
18 Aug 2023	Dr Pei-Lee Teh	Get Young People’s Feet Wet: Enhancing Empathy toward Aging
18 Aug 2023	Dr Rose Lin	Embracing Golden Years: Cultivating Positive Emotions and Preserving Cognitive Vitality in Aging
16 June 2023	Dr Can Gu	Palliative care in Community: opportunities and challenges in China
16 June 2023	Dr Yan Liu	Make Your Favorite Music Curative: Artificial Intelligence Generated Music for Anxiety Reduction
21 Apr 2023	Dr Cheng Soon Goh	Traditional and Complementary Medicine (T&CM) and Elderly Health in Malaysia
21 Apr 2023	Dr Aria Yang	Bedroom privacy and social networks in a long-term care facility for Hong Kong older adults: a spatio-social network analysis approach
17 Feb 2023	Dr Dan Song	Understanding of Dementia Prevention among Chinese Older Adults
17 Feb 2023	Prof. Angela Leung	The missing puzzle in long ‐term care: Financial literacy and health literacy
18 Nov 2022	Dr Karen Cheung	What can be learnt from Hong near-centenarians and centenarians ? Comparison of "successful agers" between 2011 and 2021/22
18 Nov 2022	Dr Nan Zhang	Grandparenting and later life mental and cognitive outcomes: A cross-country comparison study
16 Sep 2022	Dr Carol Ma	Gerontological education in Singapore: A response to rapid changes in population
16 Sep 2022	Dr Nattaya Suwankruhasn	Development of Caring Model for Elderly Persons with Chronic Illness by Volunteers in Community
15 July 2022	Dr Patrick Kor	Supporting the family caregivers of older people
15 July 2022	Dr Yurun Cai	Unraveling age-related sensorimotor changes and their connections with physical and cognitive functioning
20 May 2022	Dr Wenru Wang	Development and pilot testing of a Salutogenic theory-based health resource program to promote healthy ageing among senior-only households in Singapore
20 May 2022	Prof. Patricia Davidson	Moving from pandemic to endemic: proceed with caution
18 Mar 2022	Prof. Angela Leung	COVID and aged care: Gamification of infection control training
18 Mar 2022	Dr Minhui LIU	Promoting aging-in-place: The case of an evidence-based disability prevention program
19 Nov 2021	Dr El-Shadan TAUTOLO	Fostering connections and engaging older Pacific adults in a collaborative research partnership
19 Nov 2021	Prof. Renli DENG	Promotion of Advanced Care Planning in China
15 Oct 2021	Dr Erwin William A. LEYVA	Examining resilience in later life: implications for the care of older persons facing multiple challenges
15 Oct 2021	Dr Mimi TSE	Being peer volunteers among older adults: opportunities and experiences
17 Sep 2021	Dr Victor LUI	Assessing mental capacity for older persons in Hong Kong
17 Sep 2021	Prof. Frances WONG	Transitional Care can reduce readmissions and contain costs
20 Aug 2021	Prof. Yun-Hee JEON	The right to live independently and to be included in the community: Rehabilitation in dementia care and human rights approach
20 Aug 2021	Dr. Edward M F LEUNG	Issues on end-of-life care in long-term care settings
16 Jul 2021	Dr Cindy JONES	Enhancing Care & Well-Being of Older Adults via Socially Assistive Robotics
16 Jul 2021	Dr Daphne CHEUNG	Integrating technology to support therapeutic interventions for people with dementia
18 Jun 2021	Dr Kathryn Lizbeth L. SIONGCO	Health and utilization inequalities among older adults in the Philippines
18 Jun 2021	Dr Jingjing SU	Palliative care for bedridden patients after stroke from caregiver's perspective: A qualitative study
21 May 2021	Dr Jed MONTAYRE	Ageing in a foreign land: case studies from Australia and New Zealand
21 May 2021	Dr Justina LIU	The role of nutrition in healthy ageing: what is the evidence so far?
16 Apr 2021	Prof. Sunghee H TAK	End-of-life care competencies of nurses in Korea
16 Apr 2021	Dr Stefanos TYROVOLAS	Epidemiology of frailty in WPRO countries: The impact of health care services and sociodemopgrafic factors
19 Mar 2021	Prof. Maw Pin TAN	Picking Up Fallers - The Malaysian Perspective
19 Mar 2021	Dr Simon LAM	Chinese specific-N95 respirator for the coming and future respiratory infectious outbreak: Development, licensing, patent and manufacturing
19 Feb 2021	Dr Ayumi IGARASHI	Community-based participatory approach to build collaborative relationships with convenience stores for supporting community-dwelling older adults
19 Feb 2021	Prof. Angela LEUNG	Loneliness in old age: what we can do?
15 Jan 2021	Prof. Noriko YAMAMOTO-MITANI	Long-term care facilities/services in COVID-19 pandemic in Japan
15 Jan 2021	Dr Claudia KY LAI	Situating the Care of Older Adults in the Global Health Context: Thoughts and Deliberations
18 Dec 2020	Dr Suparb AREE-UE	Ageing in Thailand: H.O.P.E
18 Dec 2020	Dr Rick KWAN	A target for healthy ageing: Cognitive frailty
20 Nov 2020	Dr Hiromasa OKAYASU	Regional Action Plan on Ageing in Western Pacific
20 Nov 2020	Prof. Alex MOLASIOTIS	Factors associated with longevity in WPRO countries

Bowers, B., Thomspon, R., Noriko, Leung, A. Y. M., Sharew, N. T., Lepore, M. Chu, C.,Wu, B., Brunkert, T., Mateos, J., Mcgilton, K. (2021) What COVID-19 innovations can teach us about improving quality of life in long-term care. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (JAMDA), 22(5), 929-932. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2021.03.018. (Impact Factor: 4.367)
Xu, X. Y., Kwan, R., Leung, A. Y. M. (2021). Telephone-based Behavioral Activation for improving sleep quality in family caregivers of people with dementia: A pilot randomized controlled trial. Behavior Therapy. (Impact Factor: 4.183)
Molassiotis, A., Kwok, S.W.H., Leung, A.Y.M., Tyrovolas, S. (2021) Associations between sociodemographic factors, health spending, disease burden, and life expectancy of older adults (70+ years old) in 22 countries in the Western Pacific Region, 1995- 2019 : Estimates from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study 2019. Geroscience (Impact Factor: 7.713)
Tang, J. Y. M., Chui, C. H. K., Lou, V. W. Q., Chiu, R., Kwok, R., Tse, M., Leung, A. Y. M., Chau, P., Lum, T. (2021). The contribution of sense of community to the association between age-friendly built environment and health in a high-density city: a cross-sectional study of older adults in Hong Kong. Journal of Applied Gerontology. doi: 10.1177/0733464821991298. (Impact Factor: 2.144)
Dadaczynski, K., Okan, O., Messer, M., Leung, A. Y. M., Rosário, R., Darlington, E., Rathmann, K. (2021). Digital health literacy and online information seeking in times of COVID-19. A cross-sectional survey among university students in Germany. Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR), 23(1), e24097. https://www.jmir.org/2021/1/e24097 (Impact factor: 5.03)
Lin, B., Zhang, Z., Guo, Y., Wang, W., Mei, Y., Wang, S., Tong, Y., Shuaib, N., Cheung, D.S.K. (2021). Perceptions of recurrence risk and behavioral changes among first-ever and recurrent stroke survivors: A qualitative analysis. Health Expectations. https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13335 (Q1, Impact Factor: 3.377)
Zhao I. Y., Ma Y. X., Yu, M. W. C., Liu, J., Dong, W. N., Pang, Q., Lu, X.Q., Molassiotis, A., Holroyd, E. & Wong, C. W. W. (2021). Ethics, Integrity, and Retributions of Digital Detection Surveillance Systems for Infectious Diseases: Systematic Literature Review. J Med Internet Res, 23(10):e32328. doi: 10.2196/32328 (Impact Factor: 5.43)
Montayre, J., Saravanakumar, P., Zhao, I. Y., Holroyd, E., Adams, J., & Neville, S. (2021). Holding on and letting go: Views about filial piety among adult children living in New Zealand. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 00, 1– 8. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.16098 (Impact Factor: 3.036)
Zhao, I. Y., Holroyd, E., Garrett, N., Wright-St Clair, V. A., & Neville, S. (2021). Chinese latelife immigrants’ loneliness and social isolation in host countries: An integrative review. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 00, 1– 10. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.16134 (Impact Factor: 3.036)
William K. Pan, Daniel Fernández, Stefanos Tyrovolas, Giné-Vázquez Iago, Rishav Raj Dasgupta, Benjamin F. Zaitchik, Paul M. Lantos and Christopher W. Woods. Heterogeneity in the Effectiveness of Non-pharmaceutical Interventions During the First SARS-CoV2 Wave in the United States. Front. Public Health, 29 November 2021 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.754696 (Impact Factor: 3.709)
Tyrovolas, S., Tyrovola, D., Giné-Vázquez, I., Koyanagi, A., Bernabe-Ortiz, A., Rodriguez-Artalejo, F., Haro, J. M., Pan, W. K., Miranda, J. J., & Panagiotakos, D. (2021). Global, regional, and national burden of aortic aneurysm, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, zwab015. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwab015 (Impact Factor: 7.804)
Molassiotis, A., Tyrovolas, S., Giné-Vázquez, I., Yeo, W., Aapro, M., & Herrstedt, J. (2021). Organized breast cancer screening not only reduces mortality from breast cancer but also significantly decreases disability-adjusted life years: analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study and screening programme availability in 130 countries. ESMO open, 6(3), 100111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esmoop.2021.100111 (Impact Factor: 6.540)
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Event Calendar

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Date	Events
18 Oct 2024	Webinar for Embracing Ageing in the Western Pacific: Innovative Approaches to Age-Friendly Residential Care Homes and Communities Watch the webinar: Dr Laurence Lloyd B. PARIAL and Dr Esther YUNG
16 Aug 2024	Webinar for Embracing Ageing in the Western Pacific: Technological Innovations and Data-Driven Insights for Managing Health Conditions Watch the webinar: Dr Ivy Yan ZHAO and Prof. Liwei JIN
21 Jun 2024	Webinar for Embracing Ageing in the Western Pacific: Innovations in Health and Wellness for the Elderly Watch the webinar: Dr Andy HO and Dr Wayne CHAN
19 Apr 2024	Webinar for Embracing Ageing in the Western Pacific: Community-based Solutions and Evidence-based Care Model Watch the webinar: Dr Vivien WU and Prof. Doris YU
23 Feb 2024	Webinar for Embracing Ageing in the Western Pacific: Supported Decision Making and Implementation e-PROMs Watch the webinar: Dr Kasia BAIL and Prof. Janelle YORKE

Date	Events
18 Aug 2023	Webinar for Embracing Ageing in the Western Pacific: Interplay of Emotion and Cognitive Reserves in Ageing Watch the webinar: Dr Pei-Lee Teh and Dr Rose Lin
16 June 2023	Webinar for Embracing Ageing in the Western Pacific: Advocating Emotional Support and Palliative Care Watch the webinar: Dr Yan Liu and Dr Can Gu
21 Apr 2023	Webinar for Embracing Ageing in the Western Pacific: T&CM and Spatial Interventions for Older Adults Watch the webinar: Dr Cheng Soon Goh and Dr Aria Yang
17 Feb 2023	Webinar for Embracing Ageing in the Western Pacific: Health literacy and dementia knowledge Watch the webinar: Prof. Angela Y.M Leung and Dr Dan Song

Date	Events
18 Nov 2022	Webinar for Embracing Ageing in the Western Pacific: Promoting mental and cognitive outcomes and successful ageing Watch the webinar: Dr Nan Zhang and Dr Karen Cheung
16 Sep 2022	Webinar for Embracing Ageing in the Western Pacific: Gerontological Education and Practice Watch the webinar: Dr Carol Ma and Dr Nattaya Suwankruhasn
15 July 2022	Webinar for Embracing Ageing in the Western Pacific: Promoting Healthy Ageing for Older Adults and Caregivers Watch the webinar: Dr Yurun Cai and Dr Patrick Kor
20 May 2022	Webinar for Embracing Ageing in the Western Pacific: Promoting healthy ageing during the pandemic Watch the webinar: Prof. Patricia Davidson and Dr Wenru Wang
9 Apr 2022	Webinar for ethnic minorities in Hong Kong: COVID-19 vaccination: should I go for vaccination? Watch the webinar: Dr Dauda Salihu
2 Apr 2022	Webinar for ethnic minorities in Hong Kong: How to reduce stress and maintain healthy life during COVID-19 Watch the webinar: Dr Stephanie Szeto
26 Mar 2022	Webinar for ethnic minorities in Hong Kong: Rapid Antigen Test (RAT): when and how to conduct the test? Watch the webinar: Dr Margaret O’Donoghue
23 Mar 2022	Webinar for ethnic minorities in Hong Kong: COVID-19 quarantine at home: what should be done to protect other family members? Watch the webinar: Prof. Angela Leung
19 Mar 2022	Webinar for ethnic minorities in Hong Kong: COVID-19 symptoms and it’s effect on health Watch the webinar: Prof. Alex Molasiotis
18 Mar 2022	Webinar for Embracing Ageing in the Western Pacific: Promoting Aging-in-Place and Infection Control of Aged Care Watch the webinar: Dr Minhui Liu and Prof. Angela Leung

Date	Events
Nov 2021	Webinar for Embracing Ageing in the Western Pacific: Fostering connections of older Pacific adults and promoting Advance Care Planning for older Chinese people Watch the webinar: Dr El-Shadan TAUTOLO and Prof. Renli DENG
Oct 2021	Webinar for Embracing Ageing in the Western Pacific: Examining Resilience and Peer Volunteering in Later Life Watch the webinar: Dr Erwin William A. LEYVA and Dr Mimi TSE
Sep 2021	Webinar for Embracing Ageing in the Western Pacific: Assessing mental capacity for older people and a transitional care model Watch the webinar: Dr Victor LUI and Prof. Frances WONG
Aug 2021	Webinar for Embracing Ageing in the Western Pacific: Rehabilitation in dementia care and issues on end-of-life care in long-term care settings Watch the webinar: Prof. Yun-Hee JEON and Dr. Edward M F LEUNG.
Jul 2021	Webinar for Embracing Ageing in the Western Pacific: Technology-based approaches for enhancing care and supporting therapeutic interventions for older adults Watch the webinar: Dr Cindy JONES and Dr Daphne CHEUNG.
Jun 2021	Webinar for Embracing Ageing in the Western Pacific: Health and utilization inequalities and palliative care Watch the webinar: Dr Kathryn Lizbeth L. SIONGCO and Dr Jingjing SU.
May 2021	Webinar for Embracing Ageing in the Western Pacific: Ageing in a foreign land and the role of nutrition in healthy ageing Watch the webinar: Dr Jed MONTAYRE and Dr Justina LIU.
Apr 2021	Webinar for Embracing Ageing in the Western Pacific: End-of-life care in Korea and epidemiology of frailty in WPRO countries Watch the webinar: Prof. Sunghee H TAK and Dr Stefanos TYROVOLAS.
Mar 2021	Webinar for Embracing Ageing in the Western Pacific: Novel research on supporting fallers and preventive Chinese specific-N95 respirator for respiratory infectious outbreak Watch the webinar: Prof. Maw Pin TAN and Dr Simon LAM.
Feb 2021	Webinar for Embracing Ageing in the Western Pacific: To support older adults who are facing dementia and loneliness Watch the webinar: Dr Ayumi IGARASHI and Prof. Angela LEUNG.
Jan 2021	Webinar for Embracing Ageing in the Western Pacific: Situating the Care of Older Adults in the Global Health Context: The COVID-19 Pandemic as a Case in Point Watch the Webinar: Prof. Noriko YAMAMOTO-MITANI and Dr Claudia KY LAI.

Date	Events
Dec 2020	Webinar for Embracing Ageing in the Western Pacific: Ageing Trends and Cognitive Frailty. Watch the webinar: Dr Suparb AREE-UE and Dr Rick KWAN.
Nov 2020	Webinar for Embracing Ageing in the Western Pacific: WHO action plan, life expectancy and living in good health Watch the webinar: Dr Hiromasa OKAYASU and Prof. Alex MOLASIOTIS
Jun 2020	New COPE's Book: COVID-19, The book helps you stay safe and smiling during the Covid-19 pandemic. free download.
May 2020	New COPE's Book: Cyclones, COPE teamed up with James Cook University to teach you how to be ready for Cyclones – Stay Safe! free download.

Date	Events
Dec 2019	Redesigned by the World Health Organization and renamed as the WHO Collaborating Centre for Community Health Services in Healthy Ageing, effective from 13 December 2019 to 13 December 2023.
Oct 2019	New COPE’s Floods book: The Floods book, a new COPE’s global disaster children book that teaches children simple steps for disaster preparedness is out for free download.

Date	Events
4 Dec 2018	Dr Timothy Sim gave a presentation entitled “University Social Responsibility: Promoting Resilience in Disaster via Art and Culture” in the Parallel Session III: Art and Culture and Social Responsibility of the University Social Responsibility Summit 2018, held in Israel in December 2018. The Summit is a biennial flagship event of the University Social Responsibility Network.
22-23 Nov 2018	Prof. Alex Molasiotis and Dr Timothy Sim met with Dr Margaret Chan, the Director-General of WHO [2007-2017] at the Third Regional Forum of WHO Collaborating Centres in the Western Pacific. The forum was held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Oct 2018	The School’s WHO CC is currently supporting the development of COPE, a series of innovative children’s books, which is intended for global distribution to raise awareness on preparedness for natural disasters. Collaborated with disaster experts around the world and local stakeholders, written by Martha Keswick, illustrated by Mariko Jesse, and edited by Dr Timothy Sim, the COPE book series teach children simple steps for disaster preparedness.

Date	Events
Dec 2017	Frontiers in HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Seminar
27-30 Jun 2017	Participation in WHO regional meeting "Synergy and Integration for Prevention, Diagnosis and Care"
May 2017	The WHO Adolescent Health Project Group went to Finland to discuss the preliminary study findings among six countries, and gave presentations in the seminar. They also visited the school nurses and the Finland School Nurses Association
05 Mar 2017	Happy Bear Hospital activity organised by the Playright Children's Play Association
18 Feb 2017	"2017 Paediatric Dermatology Symposium: Get Ready for the Atopic March"

Date	Events
30 Dec 2016	Training of Health Ambassadors to promote health in primary schools
28-29 Nov 2016	Dr Regina Lee and Prof. Alex Molasiotis attended the Second Regional Forum of WHO Collaborating Centres in Western Pacific
20 Oct 2016	Dr Regina Lee and Dr Grace Ho attended the ICP21 International Conference on Parenting in the 21 Century
Sep 2016	Young and vulnerable adolescents' involvement in Global AA-HA! Framework
9 Sep 2016	Dr Regina Lee, Dr Paul Lee, Dr Cynthia Wu, and our PhD student attended a seminar on "Public Health Issues of Excessive use of Internet, Computers, Smartphone and Similar Electronic Devices"
30 Jul 2016	The General Meeting of the Global Network World Health Organization Collaborating Centres for Nursing and Midwifery (GN WHO CCs)
27-29 Jul 2016	The 11th Biennial WHO Collaborating Centres for Nursing and Midwifery Conference Strategic Conversations: The Nursing and Midwifery Contribution towards Global Health 2030
9 Jul 2016	Health Ambassadors Mentoring Programme
19-30 Jun 2016	Service learning subject "Mentoring Health Ambassadors for School Communities" (SN2S04) (In collaboration with the School of Nursing of ZhengZhou University)
20-22 May 2016	International Community Health Conference Cum 3rd Biennial Regional School Health Congress
23-24 Apr 2016	Dr Regina Lee was invited as one of the honourable speakers to speak on the topic "Adolescent Health Ambassador in School Setting" at the Multidisciplinary Seminar on Adolescent Health Update 2016.
6 Mar 2016	Co-organised Happy Bear Hospital with Playright Children's Play Association at Hong Kong Sports Institute.
27-28 Feb 2016	Attended the "Effect of Economic Growth on Child Health in Chinese Speaking Communities" Conference in Guangzhou, Mainland China
24 Feb - 16 Mar 2016	Organized 'Ideal BMI Disease Prevention Project' with the Hospital Authority for PolyU staff and student on obesity-related health risks and to empower them with the knowledge and skills for healthy living and weight management.
4 Feb 2016	Internal and affiliate faculty member's meeting

Date	Events
Dec 2015	Obtained a funding (total amount HK$ 330,000) from the Education Bureau, HKSAR to provide training for school personnel in caring for children with medical complexity in special schools in Hong Kong. In order to provide support for children with medical complexity (CMC), a one-day seminar was held by WHO CC on 5 December and two 4-hours identical workshops were held in the morning and afternoon sessions on 12 December at PolyU.
13 Dec 2015	Redesignation of World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Community Health Services, effective from 13 December 2015 to 13 December 2019.
19 Sep 2015	Attended the Paediatric Joint Annual Scientific Meeting 2015
19-21 Aug 2015	The 6th International Conference on Community Health Nursing Research
Jul 2015	Visiting the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and WHO CC Sydney
1-2 Jul 2015	Attend the National HIV/AIDS and STI Programme Managers' Meeting for Selected Asian and Pacific Island Countries in Manila, the Philippines
18-19 Jun 2015	Mental Health First Aid Course
15-23 May 2015	Service learning subject "Mentoring Health Ambassadors for School Communities" (SN2S04) (In collaboration with the School of Nursing of ZhengZhou University)
7 Feb 2015	Diabetes Symposium: Caring of Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes at School (In collaboration with Youth Diabetes Action and The Hong Kong School Nurses Association)
24 Jan 2015	Training session for the service learning subject of "Mentoring Health Ambassadors for School Communities (SN2S04)"
20 Jan 2015	The first meeting with representatives from other WHO CCs in Hong Kong
20 Jan 2015	The third Advisory Committee Meeting of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Community Health Services, School of Nursing, PolyU

Date	Events
4-5 Dec 2014	Mental Health First Aid Course
21-23 Nov 2014	Exhibition in the "PolyU Serves" Showcase
13-14 Nov 2014	Attend the First Regional Forum of WHO Collaborating Centres in the Western Pacific on in Manila, the Philippines.
28 Oct 2014	Pre-conference seminar of 6th Global Conference of the Alliance for Healthy Cities
27-31 Oct 2014	Short course on advanced child and adolescent health assessment by Prof. Patricia Jackson Allen, Professor of Nursing and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Specialty Coordinator, Division of Primary Care from Yale School of Nursing, the US
24-26 Oct 2014	The 2nd Biennial Regional School Health Congress, Macau (In collaboration with Nurses Association of Macau, The Hong Kong School Nurses Association, Hong Kong College of Paediatric Nursing, Hong Kong Paediatric Nurses Association, Hong Kong Paediatric Society) Website: http://2014rshc.com/
24 Oct 2014	Visited by Dr Howard Sobel, Regional Coordinator, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health, Director, Building Healthy Communities & Populations of the WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, Dr Erin Maughan, Director of Research, RWJF (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation), Executive Nurse Fellow National Association of School Nurses, the US, and Dr Hye-A Yeom, Professor of College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Korea, Korea
24 Oct 2014	Health Ambassador Scheme award ceremony
4-12 Aug 2014	2014 Summer Programme on HIV/AIDS: Public Health & Infection Control (In collaboration School of Nursing of Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Policy-Making and Quality Management and Beijing Ditan Hospital (BDH) WHO Collaborating Centre for Comprehensive Management of HIV Treatment and Care) Website: https://sn.polyu.edu.hk/chineseconsortium/sc/summer2014.htm
28-29 Jul 2014	Attended the 17th General Meeting of the Global Network of WHO CCs for Nursing and Midwifery Development in Coimbra, Portugal
28 Jul 2014	Meeting with WHO CCs for Nursing and Midwifery Development of Western Pacific Region in Coimbra, Portugal
26 Jul 2014	Attended the Global Network of WHO CCs for Nursing and Midwifery Development Executive Committee Meeting in Coimbra, Portugal
23-25 Jul 2014	Attended the 10th Conference of the Global Network of WHO Collaborating Centres (WHO CCs) for Nursing and Midwifery in Coimbra, Portugal
8-9 Jul 2014	Summer camp for health ambassadors
18 May 2014	Disaster risk reduction first aid training course
24-25 Apr 2014	Mental Health First Aid Course
20 Feb 2014	Visited Dr Gulin Gedik and Dr Kenichiro Taneda of WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific (WPRO), Manila, the Philippines

Date	Events
30 Dec 2013	Mentorship programme for training health ambassadors
12-13 Dec 2013	Mental Health First Aid Course
29 Nov 2013	World AIDS Day Seminar: Fighting Zero (In collaboration with C.H.O.I.C.E.)
9 Oct 2013	Distinguished Lecture Series #8: Advanced Nursing Practice: the Mistakes and the Opportunities (Online Lecture)
17-20 Sep 2013	Participated in the APEDNN Core Working Group Meeting and the 7th Meeting of the APEDNN in Bangkok, Thailand
22 Jul – 2 Aug 2013	Mental Health Nursing Summer Programme 2013 (In collaboration with School of Nursing, Capital Medical University, Beijing) Website: https://sn.polyu.edu.hk/chineseconsortium/sc/summer2013.htm
28 May 2013	WHO CC meeting
17 - 25 May 2013	Mental Health First Aid Course (2 classes)
16 Apr 2013	Visited by the Delegation of School of Nursing, Shandong University, China
19 Mar 2013	Visited by the WHO WPRO-supported participants of the "20th Infection Control Course for Health Care Professionals"
Jan – Feb 2013	Train-the-trainer Course for Management of Violence and Aggression (10 sessions) (In collaboration with Institute of Advanced Nursing Studies, Hospital Authority)

Date	Events
Nov 2012 - Feb 2013	Disaster Nursing Training Course (14 sessions)
30 Nov 2012	World AIDS Day Seminar: Walk with Love (In collaboration with C.H.O.I.C.E.)
5 Nov 2012	Visited by Professor John Daly, Director of the WHO CC for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Development, University of Technology, Sydney (UTS)
31 Oct 2012	Visited by the Delegation of Ministry of Health, Singapore
3-5 Oct 2012	Participated in the APEDNN 2012 Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
23 Jul - 3 Aug 2012	Summer Programme 2012: Disaster and global health challenges (In collaboration with School of Nursing, Xinjiang Medical University) Website: https://sn.polyu.edu.hk/chineseconsortium/sc/summer2012.htm
30 Jun - 1 Jul 2012	Attended the 9th International Conference with the Global Network of WHO CCs for Nursing and Midwifery Development in Kobe, Japan
28-29 Jun 2012	Attended the 16th General Meeting of the Global Network of WHO CCs for Nursing and Midwifery Development in Kobe, Japan
27 Jun 2012	Attended the Global Network of WHO CCs for Nursing and Midwifery Development Executive Committee Meeting in Kobe, Japan
2 May 2012	Visited by the Official and the delegation of Dongfeng West Road Primary School, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, China
29-30 Mar 2012	The First 'Creating Synergy for School Nurses Across the Region' Symposium and Seminar
Jan – Feb 2012	Train-the-trainer Course for Management of Violence and Aggression (10 sessions) (In collaboration with Institute of Advanced Nursing Studies, Hospital Authority)
16-17 Jan 2012	Management of Violence Refresher Course (In collaboration with Institute of Advanced Nursing Studies, Hospital Authority)

Date	Events
1 Dec 2011	World AIDS Day Chinese Opera Concert (In collaboration with C.H.O.I.C.E.)
30 Nov 2011	"World AIDS Day" Education Talk (In collaboration with C.H.O.I.C.E.)
29-30 Nov 2011	Participated in the Informal Consultative Meeting on Antimicorbial Resistance (AMR) Prevention and Control in Emergencies / Disasters in Manila, Philippines
16 Nov 2011	Visited by the delegation of the Rotary Club of Peninsula
24 Oct 2011	Visited by Prof. Lidia Mayner, Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Director of Flinders University Research Programme for Disaster Nursing, Deputy Director of Flinders University Disaster Research Centre, Flinders University, Australia
21-24 Oct 2011	Participated in the APEDNN 2011 Meeting and the 3rd International Disaster Nursing Conference in Seoul and Daejeon, South Korea
26-29 Jul 2011	The 16th Biennial School Nurses International Conference 2011, Hong Kong (In collaboration with School Nurses International, The Hong Kong School Nurses Association, & WHO, WPRO) Website: http://sn.polyu.edu.hk/whocc/sni2011conf/
26 Jul 2011	Regional School Nurses Network Meeting in Hong Kong
18-28 Jul 2011	Summer Programme 2011: Fundamentals of Chinese Medicinal Nursing (In collaboration with School of Health Sciences, Macao Polytechnic Institute) Website: https://sn.polyu.edu.hk/chineseconsortium/sc/summer2011.htm
24 May 2011	Visited by delegation of WHO Collaborating Centre for Comprehensive Management of HIV Treatment and Care, Beijing Ditan Hospital
6 May 2011	Attended the General Meeting of the Global Network of WHO CCs for Nursing and Midwifery Development in Malta
15 Apr 2011	"Effective Communication Skills and School Health Promotion Skills" Workshop Guest speaker: Dr. Patanjali Dev Nayar, Technical Officer, Child & Adolescent Health & Development, WHO Western Pacific Regional Office
12-13 Apr 2011	Workshop on Small Group Teaching Methodologies Guest speaker: Dr. Patanjali Dev Nayar, Technical Officer, Child & Adolescent Health & Development, WHO Western Pacific Regional Office
4-6 Apr 2011	Participated in the Meeting on an Action Framework for the Regional Strategy on Human Resources for Health
2 Apr 2011	"Introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine" Workshop (In collaboration with Hong Kong School Health Enhancement Consortium and Hong Kong School Nurses Association)
23-25 Mar 2011	Attended at the Expert Consultation on Adolescents and Substance Use in the Western Pacific Region in Manila, Philippines
22-24 Feb 2011	Participated in the Regional Meeting on Strengthening Deployment of Public Health Nurses in Support of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Bangkok, Thailand
Dec 2010 - Feb 2011	Train-the-trainer Course for Control and Restraint (10 sessions) (In collaboration with Institute of Advanced Nursing Studies, Hospital Authority)
26 Jan 2011	Visited by the delegation of Institute on Disaster Management and Reconstruction, Sichuan University (Mr, Wang Jian Min, Deputy Director; Prof. Long En Shen, Associate Director; Ms. Fan Ling, Director of Admin. Office)

Date	Events
29 Nov 2010	Visited by delegates of International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (Tobacco control) from China
27 Nov 2010	"Stop AIDS; Keep the promise" Workshop (In collaboration with C.H.O.I.C.E.)
15-20 Nov 2010	Bi-regional Infection Control Training Course (In collaboration with The WHO Collaborating Centre for Research, Training and Outbreak Response in Infection Control, Hong Kong Hospital Authority & the Squina International Centre for Infection Control, FHSS, PolyU)
6-8 Nov 2010	Participated in the APEDNN 2010 Meeting and Capacity-building workshops in Auckland, New Zealand
16 Aug 2010	Visited by Prof. Julian Gold, Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Capacity Building and Health Care Worker Training in HIV/AIDS Care, Treatment and Support; Director, Senior Staff Specialist and Professor, Albion Street Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney
9-21 Aug 2010	Summer course : WHO Adolescent Health and Development (In collaboration with WHO Western Pacific Region office and School of Nursing, Soochow University) Website: https://sn.polyu.edu.hk/chineseconsortium/sc/summer2010.htm
4-7 Aug 2010	Workshop: WHO Adolescent Health and Development TOT Training (In collaboration with WHO Western Pacific Region office and School of Nursing, Soochow University) Website: https://sn.polyu.edu.hk/chineseconsortium/sc/summer2010.htm
27-28 Jul 2010	Participated in the 15th Global Network of WHO Nursing & Midwifery Collaborating Centres meeting in Sao Paulo, Brazil
5 Apr 2010	Wuhan Nursing Professional Workshops 2010 (In collaboration with Department of Nursing, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology) Website: http://sn.polyu.edu.hk/wuhan2010/workshop
3-4 Apr 2010	Wuhan International Conference 2010 "Community Engagement: Paving the Way to Optimal Health" (In collaboration with Wuhan Centers for Disease Prevention and Control, Wuhan Public Health Bureau) Website: http://sn.polyu.edu.hk/wuhan2010
12 Mar 2010	Seminar on Removing Stigmatization of HIV/AIDS of Health Care Professionals (In collaboration with C.H.O.I.C.E.)
8 Jan 2010	Visited by Dr. Shin Young-soo, Regional Director for Western Pacific, WHO and Dr. Linda Milan, Director of Building Healthy Communities & Populations, WHO Western Pacific Regional Office, together with Ms. Sheila Purves, Project Director of WHO Collaborating Centre for Rehabilitation
6 Jan 2010	Visited by the WHO "Community Health Nursing" project team members (Prof. Du Xueping, Ms. Wang Yongli, Ms. Ding Lan from the Yue Tan Community Health Service Center of Fu Xing Hospital-Affiliate of Capital University of Medical Sciences, Beijing, P.R.C. and Prof. Hau Shuxiao from the School of Nursing, Peking University, Beijing, P.R.C)

Date	Events
24-26 Nov 2009	Participated in the "Consultation on the Strengthening of the WHO Network for HIV and Health in the Western Pacific Region" in Manila, Philippines
21-24 Nov 2009	Adolescent Health & Development Training-Of-Trainers Workshop Guest speaker: Dr. Patanjali Dev Nayar, Technical Officer, Child & Adolescent Health, Western Pacific region, WHO
18-20 Nov 2009	Participated in the "Meeting of WHO Collaborating Centres on Reproductive Health and Making Pregnancy Safer in the Western Pacific Region" in Shanghai, China
20 Oct 2009	The first Advisory Committee Meeting of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Community Health Services, School of Nursing, PolyU The Inauguration Ceremony of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Community Health Services, School of Nursing, PolyU Website: http://sn.polyu.edu.hk/whocc/opening A Memorandum of Understanding signing with The Asia Pacific Council of Optometry on collaboration to foster the promotion of visual welfare of the people in the Western Pacific region For detail, pls. click
28 Sep – 1 Oct 2009	Participated in the "APEDNN 2009 Meeting and Capacity-Building Workshops", and "Emergencies & Health in the Tropics Conference" in Cairns, Australia
7 Sep 2009	Visited by Prof. David Halton, Vice-Chancellor, University of Glamorgan, United Kingdom and the Delegation
26 Aug 2009	Visited by Ms. Louise Hicks, Associate Dean and Ms. Cathy O'Sullivan, Chief Operation Officer, School of Community and Health Sciences, City University London, United Kingdom
Aug – Dec 2009	Community Health Workshop Series 2009 Website: http://sn.polyu.edu.hk/whocc/workshop/ Adolescent Health & Development Workshop Guest speaker: Dr. Patanjali Dev Nayar, Technical Officer, Child & Adolescent Health, Western Pacific region, WHO
4-6 Aug 2009	Coordinated the Informal Consultation on Community Health Nursing: China at the Maryknoll House, Stanley, Hong Kong
27 Jul 2009	Agreement signing with Wuhan Mayor and the Delegation on the collaboration of International Conference at Wuhan, China in April 2010
27 Jul 2009	Visited by Prof. Margaret Grey, Dean & Annie Goodrich Professor, School of Nursing, Yale University, U.S.A
9 Jun 2009	Visited by Dr. Courtney H. Lyder, Dean & Professor of School of Nursing, and Prof. Adeline Nayamathi, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), U.S.A
3 Jun 2009	Visited by Dr. Courtney H. Lyder, Dean & Professor of School of Nursing, and Prof. Adeline Nayamathi, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), U.S.A A Memorandum of Understanding signing with the Wuhan Health Department for setting up an experimental ground on developing a sustainable model of community health services in Wuhan, China
1 Jun 2009	Visited by the representatives (Dr. Chen Jie, Dr. Li Xuehan, Dr. Zhang Yueheng & Mr. Sun Shikai) from the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Centre, Daxing District, Beijing, P.R.C. together with the Centre Manager and Project Officer of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Rehabilitation
2-3 Apr 2009	Participated in the Global Alliance Nursing and Midwifery (GANM) steering committee meeting at the School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University, USA
17 Feb 2009	Visited by Dr. Antonio Carlos Gerbase, Department of HIV/AIDS, WHO Headquarters, Dr. Massimo N Ghidinelli, Regional Adviser in HIV/AIDS and STI, and Ms. Gaik Gui Ong, Technical Officer, HIV/AIDS and STI from the WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific

Date	Events
21-22 Oct 2008	Visited by Professor Jean Yan, Coordinator Health Professions Networks, Chief Scientist, Nursing & Midwifery, Department of Human Resources for Health, WHO
16-20 Oct 2008	Participated in the WHO Asian Pacific Emergency and Disaster Nursing Network and Health Emergency Partners meeting in Shandong, China
9-11 Oct 2008	Visited by Professor Isabel Amélia Costa Mendes, Secretary-General of Global Network of WHOCC Nursing Midwifery Development
4-5 Jul 2008	A seminar and a series of workshops on "Capacity building for post-disaster care" Website: http://sn.polyu.edu.hk/seminar
23-24 Jun 2008	Participated in the Global Network of WHO Nursing & Midwifery Collaborating Centres meeting in Bangkok, Thailand