Major health issues in Taiwan Yu-Chen Lei, Ph.D. Department of Public Health, National Taiwan University Taiwan

Major health threats and challenges in Taiwan Globalization: possible threats of Avian Bird flu Unhealthy behavior: increasing incidence and prevalence of chronic disease, increasing tobacco use in the youth and in the female Changing social structure: increased elderly population Health inequity: new immigrants

Stress and mental health: increasing incidence of suicide, and depress. Increased concern in environmental health risk and new technology-related health risk Increased concern in food safety

The responsibility of public health professionals in Taiwan To improve the understanding in regional, global and national level To improve the public health and health promotion policy and program