Abstract:
:The HKSAR Department of Health is the Government's health adviser and agency to execute health care policies and statutory functions. It safeguards the health of the community through promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative services. The Department invests in health promotion activities and discharges its functions through three designated units, namely the Central Health Education Unit, Oral Health Education Unit and the Red Ribbon Centre for AIDS education, as well as through client contacts at primary and specialised health care centres. The Department is set to enhance its health information base, advocate for intersectoral collaboration and community participation in health, and engage in wider research and evaluation of health promotion interventions.
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Asia Pac J Public Healthjournal_title
Asia-Pacific journal of public healthauthors
Ching Rkeywords:
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2000-01-01 00:00:00pages
S16-7eissn
1010-5395issn
1941-2479journal_volume
12 Supplpub_type
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journal_title:Asia-Pacific journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/1010539515595069
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journal_title:Asia-Pacific journal of public health
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doi:10.1177/1010539514568708
更新日期:2015-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Asia-Pacific journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/1010539510361763
更新日期:2010-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Asia-Pacific journal of public health
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doi:10.1177/101053950001200202
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journal_title:Asia-Pacific journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/1010539513487011
更新日期:2015-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Asia-Pacific journal of public health
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journal_title:Asia-Pacific journal of public health
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更新日期:2015-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Asia-Pacific journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2015-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Asia-Pacific journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/101053959901100203
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更新日期:2002-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Asia-Pacific journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1177/1010539511426595
更新日期:2011-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Asia-Pacific journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:2008-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Asia-Pacific journal of public health
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更新日期:2008-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Asia-Pacific journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1177/101053959200600112
更新日期:1992-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Asia-Pacific journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2019-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Asia-Pacific journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2017-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Asia-Pacific journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2001-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Asia-Pacific journal of public health
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2012-09-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2015-01-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2011-04-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2015-03-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2015-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Asia-Pacific journal of public health
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更新日期:2008-10-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2015-03-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2003-01-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2016-03-01 00:00:00
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