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NIHA Forum 2013: Economics, Technology Assessment and Health Policymaking

NIHA Forum 2013: Economics, Technology Assessment and Health Policymaking

The 4th NUS Initiative to Improve Health in Asia (NIHA) Forum was held on 1st and 2nd July 2013 at Traders Hotel, Singapore. Jointly organised by the National University of Singapore (NUS) Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health and NUS Global Asia Institute (GAI), the 2-day event saw approximately 90 healthcare leaders and decision-makers, healthcare policy academics and

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Assoc Prof Teo Yik Ying receiving the NUS Faculty Teaching Excellence Award from Chief Executive, NUHS, Assoc Prof Benjamin Ong

A/Prof Teo Yik Ying wins NUS faculty teaching excellence award

The Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health is pleased to announce that Associate Professor Teo Yik Ying received the NUS Faculty Teaching Excellence Award (FTEA) AY 2011/2012 in recognition of his many contributions and commitment to teaching excellence at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health in the last academic year. This year’s award winners,

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Health, Safety and Wellness Committee 2013

SSHSPH Wins Commendation Award for NUS ASHPA 2013

The NUS Annual Safety & Health Performance Award (ASHPA) is awarded by the Office of Safety, Health and Environment (OSHE) and is in recognition of NUS Departments/Faculties, Research Institutes & Corporate Offices which have made or are making significant improvements to their safety and health management systems (SHMS). SSHSPH has again won the Commendation Award of the NUS ASHPA in 2013. Congratulations! This is the highest possible award in

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Intellectually-disabled adults face ‘higher risk of chronic diseases’ like diabetes

A study conducted on the health of adults with intellectual disabilities has found that they are more prone to chronic conditions like hypertension than the general population. The study, conducted by the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health and  involving 227 intellectually disabled adults from the Movement for the Intellectually Disabled Singapore (MINDS), found

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The 1st Worlds of Healthy Flavors Asia

The 1st Worlds of Healthy Flavors Asia was held on 28 – 30 November 2012 at Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore. Organised by the Culinary Institute of America, Harvard School of Public Health – Department of Nutrition, NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (SSHSPH) and Health Promotion Board, Singapore, this inaugural by-invitation only event brought

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