2007 Administrative Plan (Draft)
Bureau of Health Promotion, DOH, Executive Yuan
I.
Introduction
Healthy population is a part of national competitiveness and promoting power of
national sustainable development as well. Due to changes in society, globalization of the
economy, and steady improvement of education, sanitation, and health care standards,
people's lifestyles and the demographic structure of Taiwan have begun changing rapidly in
recent years. For instance, the proportion of elderly persons 65 years of age and over has
risen from 3.49% at the end of 1975 to 9.74% at the end of 2005, and is expected to increase
to 21.1% by 2016. With the aging of the population, the pattern of diseases had changed from
acute infectious disease to chronic diseases. Cancer became the leading cause of death in
1982--more than twenty years ago--and has held that position until the present.
According to potential years of life lost (PYLL) analysis of major causes of death
among persons aged less than 70 in Taiwan in 2004, 24.5% of PYLL were attributed to
malignant tumors, 17.8% to unintentional injuries, 15.2% to chronic diseases such as
hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, cerebrovascular diseases, and kidney diseases (nephritis,
nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis). Most of the causes of death resulting in the greatest loss
of potential years of life, apart from those connected with inheritable biological factors, are
mainly connected with individual lifestyle factors such as exercise, smoking, dietary habits,
and participation in regular disease screening.
In line with DOH’s vision of “A Healthy Taiwan－Providing the Public a Healthy and
Safe Lifestyle,” we hoped by way of prevention-oriented public health strategies of primary
and secondary prevention to promote healthy living, improve self-management and construct
e healthy lifestyles. Meanwhile, the early screening and appropriate treatment can reduce the
incidence of chronic diseases and their complication, lessen the morbidity, disability, and
death rates, and achieve the goal of promoting a healthy and high quality of life. The BHP
will further promote healthy families, schools, workplaces, and communities, supporting
citizens' wish to lead healthy and vigorous lives. The BHP's administrative goals and focal
points for 2007 are as follows:
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II. Administrative Goals and Focal Points for 2007
Promoting healthy life, enhancing self-management
1. Protecting people’s health via early detection and treatment of health problems by
strengthening preventive health care services, providing screening for common
cancers such as cervical and breast cancer; providing prenatal check-ups for
pregnant women, fluoride protection on children's teeth, preventive health care
services for children, and health check-ups for persons over 40 years of age.
2. Building healthy communities, healthy behaviors, and realizing the sustainable goal
of autonomous health management by establishing diverse grassroots basic health
care networks in conjunction with the Taiwan Six-Star Healthy Community
Program, joining forces with private groups to train seed volunteers, and
establishing localized assistance mechanisms via the cooperative training of city and
county public health personnel.
3. Creating a healthy, smoke-free environment by promoting all-round tobacco control
work, using marketing methods to strengthen anti-smoking awareness, establishing
diverse smoking cessation services and support networks, strengthening healthy
behavior maintenance and management, and working in concert with international
anti-smoking campaigns.
4. Encouraging citizens to build healthy lifestyles to avoid cancer; promoting
screening for cervical cancer, breast cancer, oral cancer, colon cancer, and other
common cancers; establishing key indicators for major types of cancer; urging
cancer centers to uphold treatment quality improvement guidelines; training cancer
control manpower; and safeguarding treatment quality.
5. Establishing a genetic and rare disease control service network protecting the
public's right to good health; implementing measures to improve the quality of
eugenic health services; helping create healthy and safe campuses and promoting
the healthy physical and mental development of children and adolescents in
conjunction with the Ministry of Education; conducting referral, tracking, and
management of high risk diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and kidney disease
patients, and establishing a comprehensive service network for these conditions.
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III. Assessment Indicators
Strategy
performance
goals
Promoting
healthy life,
enhancing
self-management
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Assessment Indicators
Assessment
Assessment Assessment
Weight
indicators
system
method
1. Smoking rate
2
1
Questionnaire
among persons 18
survey
years of age and
older
2. Standardized
death rate due to
cervical cancer
3
1
Statistical data
3. Mammogram rate
among women
50-69 years of age
2
1
Statistical data
4. Colon cancer
screening rate
among persons
50-69 years of age
1
1
Statistical data
5. Standardized
death rate due to
accidental injury
among persons
0-59 years of age
1
1
Statistical data
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Assessment standards
(Male smoking population 18 years of
age and older ＋ female smoking
population 18 years of age and older
/total population 18 years of age and
older)x100
2007 Standardized death rate due to
cervical cancer (the standardized death
rate is based on the age structure of the
1981 mid-year female population in
Taiwan)
Mammogram rate among women 50-69
years of age (number of women 50-69
years of age who have received
mammograms/total number of women
50-69 years of age)*100
Colon cancer screening rate among
persons 50-69 years of age (number of
persons 50-69 who have received colon
cancer screening /total number of
persons 50-69 of age) *100
2007 Standardized death rate due to
accidental injury (the standardized
death rate is based on the age structure
of the mid-year 1981 population in
Taiwan)
2007 Target
value
20.4%
4.1
persons/
100,000
population
9.5%
11%
23.75
persons/
100,000
population
Notes
Strategy
performance
goals
Assessment Indicators
Assessment
indicators
6. Establishment of
an effective
screening and
abnormal case
referral and
tracking model
7. Willingness of
married women
22-39 years of age
to bear two
children
8. Simplification of
birth notification
procedures
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Weight
2
Assessment Assessment
Assessment standards
system
method
1
Statistical data Community hypertension, high blood
glucose and high cholesterol screening
and abnormal case tracking success rate
(number of persons receiving care after
completion
of
tracking
and
referral/number of abnormal cases
among persons 40 years of age and
older screened for hypertension, high
blood
glucose,
and
high
cholesterol)*100
2007 Target
value
90%
Notes
Project
implementation
ended on Dec. 31,
2006
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1
Statistical data Secure birth notification online
transmission success rate (total number
of hospitals and clinics using an online
birth notification system incorporating
a health certificate authentication
(HCA) mechanism/total number of
hospitals and clinics and public health
bureaus/centers with delivery services
during the year)*100
85%
IV. Major Programs, 2007
Program name
Program
beginning and
Management
ending dates
level
(example:
1/1/07~12/31/07)
1. Community
Executive
Healthy Living Yuan
Program
1/1/02~12/31/07
Subordinate projects
Name
No.
1. Taiwan Six-Star
Healthy
Community
Program
S020301
2. Challenge 2008
National
Development
Program
10.07.02
Estimated
funding, 2007
Abstract of 2007 program content
(in NT$
1,000)
80,000
1. Establishment of diverse basic health care
networks from the bottom up in conjunction with
the Taiwan Six-Star Healthy Community Program,
helping community residents to voluntarily
undertake health-building work.
2. Realizing the sustainable development of health
self-management by joining forces with private
groups to train seed volunteers, and establishing
localized assistance mechanisms via the
cooperative training of city and county public
health personnel.
3. Building on the certification of four communities
(including Alishan Township in Chiayi County) as
safe communities by the WHO by establishing
safe community assistance centers, continuing to
promote the safe community concept, and
building a safe and livable community
environment.
4. Building on Tainan City's experience as a member
of the WHO's Western Pacific Healthy City
Alliance by expanding implementation of healthy
city demonstration projects, organizing a Taiwan
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Program name
Program
beginning and
Management
ending dates
level
(example:
1/1/07~12/31/07)
Subordinate projects
Name
No.
Estimated
funding, 2007
Abstract of 2007 program content
(in NT$
1,000)
healthy city alliance, and adopting international
health norms.
2.Five-year
National
Cancer
Prevention
Program
DOH
1/1/05~12/31/09
-
-
260,000
1. Appealing to the public to lead healthy lifestyles
and prevent cancer.
2. Promoting screening for cervical cancer, breast
cancer, oral cancer, colon cancer, and other
common cancer.
3. Establishing key indicators for major types of
cancer, urging cancer centers to uphold treatment
quality improvement guidelines, and safeguarding
treatment quality.
4. Working together with private groups to improve
the quantity and quality of service to the sick and
promote hospice and palliative care.
5. Using community resources to provide patients,
the convalescing, and family members with a
comprehensive support system.
6. Performing cancer research and training cancer
prevention manpower.
3.Tobacco
Control
Program
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525,824
1. Using marketing methods to strengthen
anti-smoking awareness, establishing diverse
smoking cessation services and support networks,
Program name
Program
beginning and
Management
ending dates
level
(example:
1/1/07~12/31/07)
Subordinate projects
Name
No.
Estimated
funding, 2007
Abstract of 2007 program content
(in NT$
1,000)
strengthening healthy behavior maintenance and
management.
2. Implementing tobacco control assistance,
investigations, and interdiction, training local
government public health personnel in tobacco
control skills.
3. Establishing a diverse smoking cessation service
system, and continuing to provide the public with
convenient, accessible smoking cessation advisory
hotline services and outpatient smoking cessation
treatment services in order to increase the
smoking-cessation rate among smokers.
4. Conducting
international
tobacco
control
interchange and cooperation in conjunction with
the WHO's anti-tobacco strategy.
4.Kidney Health
Program
BHP
1/1/07-12/31/07
-
-
10,000
1. Conducting International Kidney Day awareness
activities in conjunction with public health
bureaus/centers and kidney health promotion
organizations.
2. Using an integrated preventive health service
platform to locate high-risk groups for kidney
disease and abnormal cases, establish a kidney
disease case management and tracking system,
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Program name
Program
beginning and
Management
ending dates
level
(example:
1/1/07~12/31/07)
Subordinate projects
Name
No.
Estimated
funding, 2007
Abstract of 2007 program content
(in NT$
1,000)
and strengthen care quality.
3. Implementing a kidney health promotion
organization establishment and quality monitoring
program in order to establish a kidney health
education system.
4. Establishing an integrated kidney disease joint
care management system in order to improve case
management, treatment and care, and referral data
entry and query services.
5.Citizens Oral
Health Program
BHP
1/1/07-12/31/07
-
-
130,500
1. Jointly promoting oral health and oral hygiene
education in schools together with education
units, and thereby enhancing public awareness of
correct oral health knowledge.
2. Promoting use of fluoride as an anti-cavity
measure, encouraging regular check-ups and early
treatment of cavities.
3. Strengthening of oral self-care among the disabled
and oral care skills among caregivers,
establishment of an oral health care network for
the disabled.
6.Genetic
and
Rare Disease
Control Service
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104,146
1. Integrating rare disease prevention and treatment
service networks, assistance, and early diagnosis
and quick treatment.
Program name
Program
beginning and
Management
ending dates
level
(example:
1/1/07~12/31/07)
Network
Program
Subordinate projects
Name
No.
Estimated
funding, 2007
Abstract of 2007 program content
(in NT$
1,000)
2. Strengthening care for patients with rare diseases,
providing subsidies or price reductions for
eugenic health services, and helping patients to
obtain drugs and special foods for rare diseases,
easing the burden of patients' families.
3. Continuing to implement eugenic health service
measures and rare disease check-up quality
monitoring and QA measures.
4. Using diverse educational and awareness channels
to promote correct knowledge of genetic and rare
diseases, helping patients suffering from rare
diseases to obtain public respect and acceptance.
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V.
Review of Implementation and Results during the Previous Two Years
A.
Administrative Performance and Achievements in 2005
2005 Administrative Programs (including tobacco control fund)
Assessment
indicators
Original
target
value
1.Smoking rate 26.4%
among persons
18 years of age
and older
Performance assessment and achievement analysis
Smoking rate among persons 18 years of age and older fell to
22.63% in 2005. Key efforts during the year included:
1. Active promotion of outpatient smoking cessation services:
Expansion of the hospital and clinic smoking cessation
treatment service subsidy program was designed to boost
system-level integration and provide service incentives. The
BHP also increased subsidies for the "NT$100 Reward
Program for Referring Pregnant Female Smokers to the
Smoking Cessation Hotline." Output smoking cessation
treatment services are now available in 358 of the 368
cities, towns, and townships in Taiwan, and 2,020
contracted hospitals and clinics are participating in
outpatient smoking cessation services. Smoking cessation
services are available in 97% of the country. Tracking of
persons receiving smoking cessation services shows a
smoking cessation success rate of 21.3% after six months,
which shows the excellent smoking cessation support
environment.
2. Promoting smoke-free restaurants:
To protect the health and rights of consumers and ensure
that citizens do not have to breathe second-hand smoke, the
BHP worked to strengthen awareness and support of the
public and restaurant owners, and used the "Tell everyone
about it!" program to encourage restaurants to join the ranks
of smoke-free establishments. This campaign reached and
passed the goal of 10,000 smoke-free restaurants.
Establishment of regular smoking monitoring mechanisms:
The results of the second National Health Interview Survey
show that, in 2005, among adults 18 years of age and older,
the smoking rate for men was 39.88%, for women was
4.76%, and for all citizens was 22.63%. In addition, the
smoking rate among adult men fell significantly from
48.2% in 2002 to 39.88% in 2005. This result indicates that
smoking cessation activities and strategies are gradually
having a positive effect.
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target
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2. Standardized
4.8
death rate due to persons/
cervical cancer
100,000
population
Performance assessment and achievement analysis
The standardized death rate due to cervical cancer was 4.4
persons per 100,000 population in 2004 (statistics for 2005
were not calculated before mid-2006). Key efforts during 2005
included:
1. Continued implementation of cancer screening, increasing
the cervical smear screening rate among women 30 years
old and over and reducing the standardized death rate due to
cervical cancer; analysis of the cervical cancer death rate
among women who received cervical smear screening
during 1995-2001 shows that the cervical smear test has
saved the lives of at least 7,600 women.
2. In a break with the conventional publicity and public health
bureau station methods of public awareness, the BHP
promoted an active reminder system at hospital outpatient
departments, and established interdepartmental coordination
mechanisms within hospitals. Hospital medical and nursing
personnel actively remind women to receive cervical smear
tests, and the rapid output test format has helped raise the
screening rate. The BHP provided subsidies to 79 hospitals
implementing this testing system. Furthermore, in
consideration of the fact that hospitals on a total budget
system are less willing to perform cervical smear tests, the
BHP assists hospitals to remind women who have not had a
test within three years; this approach improves efficiency,
avoids redundant tests, and boosts hospitals' willingness to
give the tests. The BHP integrated 27 cancer center
programs so as to include output reminders of cervical
smear tests among required cancer prevention items.
3. Screening in 2005 uncovered 56,126 positive cases; early
discovery and treatment successfully stopped deterioration
of symptoms in many cases.
3. Mammogram
rate among
women 50-69
years of age
6%
1. The mammogram rate among women 50-69 years of age
was 7% as of the end of December 2005. The total number
of women who had received mammograms since July 2002
passed 150,000 persons.
2. In order to promote the early discovery of breast cancer, the
BHP induced the government to include mammograms
among items eligible for health insurance payments, while
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also strengthening media awareness and subsidizing breast
cancer patient associations to conduct "awareness train"
activities. The BHP also stepped up media awareness after
the death from breast cancer of Shu-Ju Lin, the wife of the
president of Hon Hai Precision Industry, and successfully
brought about a dramatic short-term increase in the number
of women receiving mammograms.
3. A total of 61,912 women 50～69 years of age received
mammograms in 2005, resulting in 9,200 positive cases and
252 confirmed cases of breast cancer. The BHP actively
provided follow-up tracking and referral services in these
cases.
4.Colon cancer
screening rate
among persons
50-69 years of
age
4%
More than 210,000 persons received colon cancer screening in
2005, and this number was equivalent to 5% of all persons in
the 50-69 age group. Key efforts during 2005 included:
1. In 2005 the BHP sent letters to 200,000 persons 50-69 years
of age notifying them to receive fecal occult blood tests and
also provided subsidies to persons with a family history of
colon cancer receiving colonoscopic examination.
2. Following June 2005, thanks to the BHP's intensive media
publicity campaign and public health bureaus' awareness
efforts and prize drawings, etc., the public has had much
greater awareness of the important of colon cancer
screening and fecal occult blood tests. Citizens
enthusiastically sought testing during the period of the
campaign.
3. A total of 306,113 persons received the fecal occult blood
tests for colon cancer during 2005, resulting in 12,503
positive cases and 289 confirmed cases of colon cancer.
Early discovery and treatment successfully stopped
deterioration of symptoms in many cases.
5.Standardized
death rate due to
accidental
injury among
persons 0-59
years of age
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The standardized death rate due to accidental injury among
persons/10 persons 0-59 years of age was 24.58 persons per 100,000
0,000
population in 2004. (statistics for 2005 were not calculated
population before mid-2006). Key efforts during 2005 included:
1. Promotion of accidental injury prevention monitoring: The
BHP provided assistance to 25 cities and counties for the
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establishment of accidental injury prevention task forces
responsible for improving the quality of accidental death
statistics and using cause of death statistical workshops to
help cities and counties to clarify the state of accidental
injuries and prioritize the problems.
2. The BHP established an accidental injury monitoring
network and promoted a Taiwan-wide accidental injury
monitoring network. The BHP held explanatory meetings
and seminars to encourage the recording and database
storage of the injury mechanisms and external wounds of
patients hospitalized for accidental injuries.
3. The BHP promoted safe communities and accepted
certification from WHO personnel in Taiwan. The "Neihu
District urban community, Taipei City," "Tungshih
towns/townships community, Taichung County," "Alishan
mountain aboriginal community, Chiayi County," and
"Fengpin Township coastal aboriginal community, Hualien
County" were certified as safe communities. These four
communities joined the world's top 100 safest communities
after the WHO conducted certification in October 2005.
6. Establishment
of an effective
screening and
abnormal case
referral and
tracking model
88%
7.Willingness of
married women
22-39 years of
age to bear two
children
61%
Screening uncovered 233,637 cases of hypertension, high blood
glucose, and hyperlipidemia in 2005.
1. The "2005 Survey of Citizens' Attitudes towards Marriage
and Reproduction" (valid sampling of 2,240 persons,
including 1,014 married individuals) revealed that, in 2005,
66.2% of women 22-39 years of age indicated willingness to
bear two children.
2. The BHP conducted a vigorous awareness campaign aimed
at boosting the public's concern for "rebuilding reproductive
family values," "sharing of marriage and family
responsibilities by men and women," and "cherishing life,
respecting tradition." The BHP used radio, television,
magazines, the Internet, bus, and light box advertisements to
strengthen public awareness and understanding of this issue,
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and thereby increasing willingness to raise more children.
3. The BHP actively promoted the Mother-Baby Friendly
Hospital and Clinic Certification Program and encouraged
regional hospitals and primary-level medical organizations
and hospitals to participate. In 2005, 101 hospitals submitted
applications and 81 passed certification. This program has
helped create a superior reproductive health support
environment.
8.Simplification
of birth
notification
procedures
30%
1. As of the end of December 2005, the BHP had helped 502
hospitals and clinics (including public health bureaus and
centers) providing delivery services adopt simplified birth
notification procedures; of these, 156 hospitals and clinics
currently employ the health certificate authentication (HCA)
mechanism to implement online birth notification.
2. Starting in 2005, the information on the second leaf
(residential administration leaf) of the birth notification form
has been sent to the Ministry of the Interior via the Internet.
Online transmission of birth notification information has
shortened average notification time to less than four days,
while improving correctness. This system allows the
government to keep track of newborn data in real-time and
analyze birth defect types, etc.
3. In 2005, the BHP trained personnel from 200 hospitals and
clinics offering delivery services how to use the HCA
mechanism to perform online transmission of birth
notification information.
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B. Administrative Performance and Achievement thus far in 2006
2006 Administrative Programs (including tobacco control funding)
Assessment
indicators
Performance assessment and achievement analysis
1. Smoking rate
1. With regard to smoking cessation consulting hotline (0800-636363)
among persons
services, thus far this year the BHP has provided services to 7,976
18 years of
persons and telephone counseling services to 1,938 persons. Persons who
age and older
received counseling several times after six months had a smoking
cessation success rate of 26.06%.
2. With regard to training of tobacco control manpower, the BHP conducted
"City and County Tobacco Monitoring Data Application Workshops"
attended by more than 100 personnel from 25 city and county public
health bureaus.
3. With regard to smoking behavior surveys, the BHP completed amending
a questionnaire for the "2006 Adult Smoking Behavior Survey," and has
begun implementing adult smoking behavior survey and monitoring
work. It is expected that data analysis will be completed by the end of
2006. The adult smoking data obtained this year will be used for
administrative reference.
2. Standardized
death rate due
to cervical
cancer
1. Cervical smear tests are provided to women 30 years of age and over by
contracted medical organizations, city and county public health
bureaus/centers, and community stations. At least three million women
had received at least one test within the previous three years as of the end
of April 2006.
2. A comparison of standardized death rates due to cervical cancer (the
standardized death rate is based on the age structure of the 1981 year-end
female population in Taiwan) shows that the death rate fell from 7.0
persons per 100,000 population in 1995 to 4.4 persons per 100,000
population in 2004 (statistics for 2005 were not calculated before
mid-2006).
3. Mammogram
rate among
women 50-69
years of age
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1. Mammograms are provided to women 50-69 years of age by contracted
medical organizations, city and county public health bureaus/centers, and
community stations. A total of more than 170,000 women received
mammograms from July 2002 to the present (not including repeated
mammograms). The BHP expects to easily reach its mammogram target
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by the end of the year.
2. The BHP has been actively taking advantage of various media and major
holidays to promote awareness of screening for women's cancers.
4. Colon cancer
1. Fecal occult blood tests are provided to persons 50-69 years of age by city
screening rate
and county public health bureaus/centers and community stations. Colon
among persons
cancer screening services have been provided to a total of more than
50-69 years of
280,000 persons since the BHP began promoting this work in January
age
2005 (not including repeated tests); 6.9% of persons 50-69 years of age
have now received colon cancer screening services. The BHP expects to
easily reach its target by the end of the year.
2. The BHP has been actively taking advantage of various media and major
holidays to promote awareness of screening for colon cancer.
3. The BHP is continuing to implement fecal occult blood test quality
improvement program in conjunction with the Taiwan Society of
Laboratory Medicine.
5. Standardized
death rate due
to accidental
injury among
persons 0-59
years of age
1. The BHP has been promoting the certification of the Neihu District of
Taipei City, Tungshih in Taichung County, Alishan Township in Chiayi
County, and Fengpin Township in Hualien County as safe communities
by the WHO in 2005. The BHP has been continuing to help the foregoing
safe communities to perform relevant tasks and create safe and livable
communities. The BHP has also expanded the scope of this program to
nine communities this year, and has been jointly implementing an
accidental injury and safety promotion program with the goal of
establishing a Taiwan-wide safe community network.
2. The BHP continued to implement the "Child Accidental Injury Prevention
Program for Foreign and Chinese Spouses," and recruited and trained
volunteers to serve in "mountain town work teams." The BHP is currently
conducting residential environment inspection work to protect the safety
of the children of foreign and Chinese spouses.
6. Establishment
of an effective
screening and
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1. The BHP held the "Conference on Cases and Suspected Cases of
Hypertension, High Blood Glucose and High Cholesterol" in order to
improve the service skills of county and city public health bureaus
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abnormal case
performing three-in-one screening. Around 50 persons attended this
referral and
conference, at which the issues screening and referral and tracking of
tracking model
abnormal cases were discussed. The conference helped the participants
establish a standard working model facilitating effective communication
and policy transmission between local and central government units.
2. The BHP is conducting three-in-one screening services in all counties and
cities. It is projected that a total of 390,000 persons will receive this
screening this year. However, since cases and suspected cases of
hypertension, high blood glucose, and high cholesterol are not tracked
until after the diagnosis is confirmed, the ultimate referral and care
completion rate for 2006 will not be known until final statistical analysis
is performed at the end of the year.
7. Willingness of
married
women 22-39
years of age to
bear two
children
1. The BHP held the "Darling Baby Birth Convention--Birth Encouragement
Slogan Contest," at which 122 slogans were entered.
2. The BHP's "Project for Assessment of Health Education and Awareness
Strategies Encouraging Reproduction" assessed the effectiveness of the
"Health Education and Awareness Program Encouraging Reproduction"
(implemented 2004-2006) in order to guide future administrative
planning and help the Ministry of the Interior implement population
policies.
3. The BHP is currently using advertising media including MSN, radio,
Taipei buses, Watson's TV displays, magazines, and television to create
awareness, and has invited media figure Shih-Ping Tsai to help encourage
couples to have children.
8. Simplification
of birth
notification
procedures
1. With regard to use of the HCA mechanism to implement online birth
notification procedures, the BHP had promoted use of HCA notification
at 180 hospitals and clinics by the end of May, and had achieved a
success rate of 35.09% (180 out of 513 hospitals and clinics providing
delivery services had adopted HCA notification).
2. The BHP began implementing health certificate authentication (HCA)
training for online birth notification systems in May, and expects to
complete 30 training sessions by October.
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