Thesis (doctoral)--, 1999.

Infectious diseases control is one of the most important medical issues since the outbreak of SARS. The Hong Kong and China governments are awaked from the miserable event and a series of reforms relevant to infection control and public hygiene are thus established in order to face further challenges and potential threat in the future. In terms of strengthening health care system, re-orientation of healthy public policy, increment of community participation, building personal health skills as well as reinforcement of global communication and cooperation, there are drastically improvements regarding capacity for combating hazards due to emergence of novel infectious agents and diseases in both regions. This literature review aims to portrait current operating measures for infection control and public health practices in Hong Kong and the mainland China, and provides evaluation of the effectiveness and feasibility of these activities. / published_or_final_version / Public Health / Master / Master of Public Health

published_or_final_version / Community Medicine / Master / Master of Philosophy

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, Department of Political Science, December 2000. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.

published_or_final_version / Dentistry / Doctoral / Doctor of Philosophy

published_or_final_version / Urban Planning / Master / Master of Science in Urban Planning

published_or_final_version / Community Medicine / Master / Master of Public Health

The Chinese health care system is presented in this thesis. In the past ten years, the Chinese health care system has drawn the attention of interested people. However, most studies explored the system in limited aspects. They do not take into account the Chinese health care system as a whole. This thesis aims at describing the health care system as a whole through examining its external and internal environments. The external environment includes the factors of history, culture, politics, economy and demography, which has influenced and shaped the development of the health care system in China. The internal environment is considered as the aspects which are directly related to the purposes of public health. Six selected aspects with regard to the internal environment of the health care system are discussed and analyzed. They are health care administration, medical education, health care delivery, health insurance, health costs and public health. Through exploring and examining the system, this thesis seeks to answer the three main questions: how did the health care system work?, what were the effects of health care on the public?, and how did the health system use limited money to provide effective health care?. Many information data published by the Chinese government and other literatures are also presented to help answer these questions. / Master of Science

published_or_final_version / Community Medicine / Master / Master of Public Health

published_or_final_version / Community Medicine / Master / Master of Public Health