The Asia Health Policy Program is part of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center
Culture
Scholarly Publications
Emerging Infectious Disease Surveillance in Southeast Asia: Cambodia, Indonesia, and the Naval Area Medical Research Unit 2
January 2012
Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) pose international security threats because of their potential to inflict harm upon humans, crops, livestock, health infrastructure, and economies.
Prescribing Cultures and Pharmaceutical Policy in the Asia-Pacific
August 2009
Pharmaceutical policies are interlinked globally and at the same time deeply rooted in local culture.
The Effect of Informal Caregiving on Labor Market Outcomes in South Korea
December 2008
Embedded in traditional culture perpetuating family-centered elderly care, informal care is still viewed as a family or moral issue rather than a social and policy issue in South Korea.
News
Perspectives on Rising Anti-Asian Violence from REDI
May 2021
The Racial Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Task Force sheds light on historical roots of anti-Asian racism and considers how our troubling times can present an important opening for Asian...
China faces its future of urbanization
May 2017
China’s growth in cities has been unprecedented over the past decade, and the urbanization policies the government put in place, while achieving notable successes, continue to face systemic...
Old Events
Critical Industry Studies in Cigarette Production Before, During, and After “Liberation”
March 26, 2012
Historians, health policy specialists, sociologists, anthropologists, business scholars, and other experts will meet Mar.
Prescribing Cultures and Pharmaceutical Policy in the Asia-Pacific: A Book Launch Event
September 23, 2009
Pharmaceutical policies are interlinked globally, yet deeply rooted in local culture.
Changes in Taiwan's Cigarette Market After the US Forced It Open
April 23, 2009
The stated purpose of the Trade Act of 1974 was to promote free trade. Section 301 authorized the U.S.