October 22 – 27, 2008

The 1^st symposium and workshops of the FAMILY project, aim to provide an evidence-based platform for the open exchange of experiences and views to establish and evaluate strategies and interventions to promote family Health, Happiness and Harmony (3Hs).

Organizers:
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust
School of Public Health of The University of Hong Kong

Symposium

Speaker: Professor Jeffrey L Edleson (University of Minnesota)
               Professor Howard Koh (Harvard School of Public Heath)
               Professor Daniel Shek (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
               Dr Vish Viswanath (Harvard School of Public Health)

Workshop 1

Working with the media towards developing family health and harmony

Speaker: Dr Vish Viswanath (Harvard School of Public Health)
               Professor Chan Siu Chee (The University of Hong Kong)

               Presentation

Workshop 2

Preventing conflicts and enhancing family harmony

Speaker: Professor J Edleson (University of Minnesota)
               Dr Tiwari Fung Yee, Agnes (The University of Hong Kong)

               Presentation 1        Presentation 2        Presentation 3

Workshop 3

Nurturing leadership in neighbourhoods for health

Speaker: Professor Howard Koh (Harvard School of Public Health)
               Dr Fung Hong (Hospital Authority)

               Presentation 1        Presentation 2         Presentation 3

Workshop 4

Randomized controlled trials of complex social interventions

Speaker: Professor Lam Tai Hing (The University of Hong Kong)
               Professor Sunita Stewart (The University of Hong Kong/ The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas)

               Presentation 1          Presentation 2