Albert Lee
University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Scientific Tracks Abstracts: Gen Med (Los Angeles)
Shattuck lecture by Freiden discussed the future of public health pyramid (Frieden, 2015) addressing the complexity of public health problems resulting from social, economic, political, biological, genetic and environmental causes. Intersectoral collaboration, community participation, innovation and setting approach are important instruments to initiate and promote changes. The “Healthy Setting” approach attempts to make changes for better health in the context of their living environment where they live, work, study and seek initial help for health issues. It can provide a framework in which policy, environment, social matters, behavioural and biomedical interventions can take their rightful place side by side. The review by Sir Michael Marmot of health inequalities in England identified the importance of linking knowledge to action to ensure all children, young people and adults maximising their capabilities and having control over their lives; and creating and developing healthy and sustainable places and communities as well as strengthen the impact of ill-health prevention (Marmot, 2012). “Healthy Setting” would facilitate policies development along this direction in promoting health in settings such as Health Promoting School and Healthy Cities. Indicators are needed to establish evidence-based health promotion for children and adolescents and their families in school and community setting (Lee et al, 2019; Lee and Nakamura, 2021). This can facilitate building the concept of “Health Setting” into day to day operation of the respective setting so “Health in All” policies can be implemented effectively. This can also help to achieve the United Nation Sustainable Development Goals 2030 (UN, 2015).
Albert Lee is Professor of Public Health and Primary Care and Founding Director of Centre for Health Education and Health Promotion of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He also holds Honorary Professorship at Faculty of Education of University of Hong Kong and Adjunct Professorship of Applied Health Science at Indiana University, USA. Albert qualified as medical doctor at University of London, UK in 1984 and possesses higher professional and academic qualifications in Public Health, Family Medicine, Education, Law and Dispute Resolution, Legal Medicine from academic colleges and institutions in Australia, Britain, Hong Kong, Ireland, USA. Albert’s research interests include community-based care, health equity, healthy cities and healthy school, legal medicine, human rights, conflict management, legal issues in education and social care and quality of life with over 250 publications in peer review journals. Albert was elected as international member (academician) of National Academy of Medicine USA in 2012. He served as member of forum for Investing in Young Children Globally (IYCG) of NAM during the period 2013-16 and chaired the IYCG workshop in Hong Kong in 2015. He was elected as Honorary Fellow of UK Faculty of Public Health, UK. Albert also obtained law degree at Univerity of London in 2015 and completed legal practical training in Australia and admitted as Lawyer by New South Wales Supreme Court in 2021.
