港大公共衞生學院舉辦圓桌會議 ─
「構建健康都市—未來十年的挑戰及機遇」

香港大學（港大）李嘉誠醫學院公共衞生學院（學院）於2017年12月18日舉辦圓桌會議，主題為「構建健康都市—未來十年的挑戰及機遇」。是次主題呼應了學院新訂立的五年重點發展藍圖，同時回應社會對都市健康議題的關注。參與人士近200名，包括醫療界領袖、政府官員、智庫代表、環保人士、以及來自不同學科的學者、研究人員及學生。

會議由短片揭開序幕，展現了超級都市所面對的挑戰及對未來健康都市的願景。港大李嘉誠醫學院公共衞生學院院長福田敬二教授在開幕致辭中表示：「現今城市面臨日益複雜的多樣性挑戰，各國必須以跨學科的方法，應對這備受關注的議題。」他並以香港為例，指出本港雖有全球最長人均壽命，但卻持續在聯合國全球快樂國家報告中位列下游。福田教授其後再向在場觀眾分享另一短片，片段中訪問了學院學生、職員、合作夥伴、及家屬和朋友，了解他們對於健康都市的看法。

關於香港大學李嘉誠醫學院公共衞生學院

港大李嘉誠醫學院公共衞生學院在公共衞生教育及科研方面有多年經驗，成就卓越。港大公共衞生學院的傳染病及非傳染性疾病的研究工作在國際間舉足輕重，對改善本地和全球個人及人口健康有非常重大的貢獻。此外，港大公共衞生學院乃頂尖的科研和教學中心，對流行性感冒及其他新興病毒的教育工作不遺餘力之餘，亦致力於與傳染病及非傳染性疾病的控制、控煙、空氣污染、心理腫瘤學、行為科學、運動科學、生命歷程流行病學、醫療經濟效益、醫療服務規劃及管理等有關的研究工作，當中不少研究更獲本地、國內以至國際組織（如世界衞生組織和聯合國糧食及農業組織）認同，納入其公共衞生政策當中。

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Panellists were Professor Stefano Bertozzi, Dean of School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley; Professor Chang-Chuan Chan, Dean of College of Public Health, National Taiwan University; Professor Wei J. Chen, Immediate Past Dean and Distinguished Professor, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University; Professor Kee-Seng Chia, Dean of Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore; Professor Antoine Flahault, Director of Institute of Global Health, University of Geneva; Professor Christine Loh, Adjunct Professor of Division of Environment and Sustainability, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Professor William Hayward, Dean of Social Sciences, HKU; Dr Shin Young-soo, Regional Director for the Western Pacific, World Health Organization; and Professor Chris Webster, Dean of Architecture, HKU.

The panellists provided an overview of urban health issues such as environmental pollution, mental health, built environment and urban planning, diabetes, obesity, open space, green environment, and climate change.  They exchanged views on the public policy approaches adopted by countries in the region, as well as the experiences of the healthy cities movement in Europe and Latin America.  Members agreed that health is the business of all sectors and that it is important to engage multi-sectoral and multidisciplinary partners, including the private sector, local governments, and the citizenry.  The panel agreed that there is a need for political, economic, social, development and health agendas to dovetail and that opportunities abound for achieving healthier and more sustainable cities.  A message from the opening video reverberated and made perhaps the critical point: We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. 

About the School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, HKU

The School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine of The University of Hong Kong has a long and distinguished history in public health education and high impact research. With world leading research in infectious diseases as well as on non-communicable diseases of both local and global importance, the School has made significant contributions through its research and advocacy to improve the health of populations and individuals, both locally and globally. The School is a leading research and teaching hub in public health on influenza and other emerging viruses, control of infectious and non-communicable diseases, tobacco control, air pollution, psycho-oncology, behavioral sciences, exercise science, life-course epidemiology, and health economics, health services planning and management. This work has informed international (e.g. the World Health Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), national and local public health policies.

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