Siân M. Griffiths is Emeritus Professor in the School of Public Health and Primary Care at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Founding Director of the Centre for Global Health and Visiting Professor at the Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College, London, UK.

Jin Ling Tang is Professor of Epidemiology at the School of Public Health and Primary Care and Director of the Shenzhen Institute of Public Health at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Eng Kiong Yeoh was Secretary of Health in the HKSAR until 2003 and is now Director of the School of Public Health and Primary Care at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

ForewordIntroductionPart 1: Historical Context Introduction to Part 1: Historical Context1. Historical Perspectives in Public Health - Experiences from Hong Kong Part 1: Introductory Concepts Introduction to Part 1: Introductory Concepts2. Achieving the Millennium Development Goals: Relevance for Low-Income Countries in Asia3. Migration and Health: Lessons from China4. The Challenges of Ageing in Japan5. Developing Public Health Infrastructure in India6. Public Health in the Age of Genomics, 'Big Data' and Massively Collaborative Global Science7. Research Challenges for Public Health in Asia8. Developing the Public Workforce in AsiaPart 2: The Public and Public Health Introduction: Epidemiology - Research Methods in Public Health9. Epidemiology: From Observation to Public Health Action10. Evidence-Based Decision Making in Health Care11. The Challenges of Cancer in ChinaPart 3: Communicable Diseases Introduction to Part 3: Communicable Diseases12. Chronic Neglected Diseases of Poverty: Challenges and Opportunities Ahead13. Role of Government Agencies in Controlling Disease: Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection as a Case Study14. Centre for Disease Control's Role in China: The Case of Shanghai15. Reflections on Public Health Challenges for the HIV Epidemic among Men who have Sex with Men in China16. Tuberculosis Control in Asia: The Case of China17. Viral Hepatitis in Southeast Asia18. Emerging Infectious Diseases in Asia19. Climate Change and its Impact on the Patterns of Disease with a Case Study on Malaria in the People's Republic of ChinaPart 4: Environment Introduction to Part 4: Environment20. Climate Change and Health21. Case Study on the Climate and Health Council: Engaging Health Professions in Change22. Air Pollution: The Public Health Challenge23. Water: The Public Health Challenges 24. Food Security and Safety in China and Hong Kong25. Responding to Disasters in Low-Income Countries26. Lessons for Public Health from the 2011 Japanese Earthquake27. Public Health Roles in Response to the 2011 Thailand Flooding 28. Occupational HealthPart 5: Health Improvement Introduction to Part 5: Prevention Rather than Cure - the Challenge of Non-Communicable Diseases29. Policy for, and the Prevention of, Diet-Related Non-Communicable Diseases in the Asia-Pacific Region30. The Challenge of Non-Communicable Diseases in Asia: The Case of Diabetes31. Community Outreach to Prevent Diabetes in Hong Kong: Diabetes Hongkong as a Case Study32. Challenges of Non-Communicable Diseases in China33. Mental Health34. Controlling the Tobacco Epidemic: Lessons from Hong Kong35. Public Health Case Law Study: Plain Packaging of Tobacco Products36. Screening for Cancer: Colorectal Cancer and Breast Cancer in Hong Kong as Case StudiesPart 6: Health Services Introduction: Health Services37. Child and Teen Health in Southeast Asia38. Non-Government Organisations and Health: A Case Study on Save the Children, China39. Providing Services for Women's Health40. Developing Primary Care in China41. Conceptualising the Integration of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Health Systems: Patients, Policies, Professions and Providers42. Health Systems in Asia: Achievements and Challenges43. Health Care Financing in Taiwan44. The Challenge of Managing Health Human Resources: A Case Study on the Philippines45. Medical Tourism in Thailand46. Comparative Health Systems in AsiaPart 7: Future Challenges 47. The Future