Call for Papers: Johns Hopkins University Annual Public Health in Asia Symposium
Johns Hopkins University
Annual Public Health in Asia Symposium Presents:
Chronic Diseases and Conditions
Saturday, 28 February 2015
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
Call for Papers
The Chronic Diseases and Conditions in Asia Symposium aims to provide a platform for both undergraduate and graduate students to explore various research topics at the Johns Hopkins Homewood Campus. A non-communicable disease (NCD) is a non-infectious and non-transmissible medical condition. Claiming the lives of approximately 36 million people every year, NCDs include cardiovascular disease, chronic respiratory disease, diabetes, and cancer. As these conditions continue to proliferate in many parts of the world, the role of Public Health becomes ever more important in adapting and combating this transition. Given that an annual estimate of 7.9 million fall victims to NCDs in Southeast Asia alone, the Johns Hopkins Public Health Symposium will focus on the Asian region to identify and address some of the grave problems and trends involving NCDs. To further discussion, we propose the following topic areas:
1. What correlation exists between NCDs and socio-economic status? Are there any other social, cultural, and political factors that should be taken into consideration to understand the proliferation of NCDs?
2. What measures are being taken to address and prevent NCDs? What are the roles of governments and non-governmental institutions in this process?
3. What are some of the major obstacles in preventing and addressing NCDs in Asia? What do you propose as a possible solution?
We seek paper proposals from students interested in aforementioned questions and related areas such as Public Health, Sociology, East Asian Studies, International Studies, Anthropology, and Global Environmental Changes and Sustainability. Proposals should include the paper title, the author’s contact information, and an abstract of
no more than 300 words. The deadline for proposal submission is: January 10, 2015.
Send proposals to: eastasian@jhu.edu
Symposium Organizers:
Danny Jeon (djeon1@jhu.edu), Anna Zeng (xzeng5@jhu.edu), Sung Park (sungp331@gmail.com), Hee-Won Han (hhan14@jhu.edu), Arjav Shah (ashah54@jhu.edu)
