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::: Media Releases November October September August July June May April March February January 05'December 05'November       ::: July   A system tested by calamities and epidemics On June 13 and 14, the Department of Health (DOH) and Duke University co-hosted a symposium on "Crisis Management and Communication for Public Health: The U.S. Experience" at National Taiwan University Hospital's Convention Center. Around 200 public health workers at the central and local levels participated in the symposium and shared their valuable experience.......More   Preparedness is everyone's task Since September 11, 2001, the character of the public health changed. "Just like the fire and police departments, Public Health is pushed to be at the front line in the fight against the threat of bio-terrorism," said Dr. Devlin. "Public health workers became the first responders to protect people's lives and properties. How to strike a balance between the traditional works with its new task after 911 is a new challenge for us. The solution is to focus on public......More     Risk management of Avian Flu and food safety To prevent Avian Flu, DOH undertook three strategies, four lines of defense and issued Health Self- Management for the arriving passengers. Three strategies are "Stop Avian Flu from Transmitting," "Developing Anti-viral Medicines," and "Researching for a Vaccine." The Four Lines of Defense are "Prevention from Offshore," "Border Quarantine," "Health Management in Community" and......More   Getting communities involved in building their future Evergreen Neighborhood did not exist until 2002 when Tainan City government re-demarcated its administration districts. Residents of Evergreen now face the issue of rebuilding their shabby village, which was built to house soldiers moving here from Mainland China.......More   Building Tainan into a healthy city The Healthy City standards are set up by the WHO to determine if a city pays attention to its people's health. WHO made a list of 32 indicators for a Healthy City. Based on those conditions, Tainan City added 50 other indicators for themselves. "Many of those st"......More     A comprehensive care system Tainan City has 53 community patrol squads, each with 12 members. These volunteer squads cooperate with the police force to ensure the community security. In Tainan's 232 Neighborhoods, there were 53 squads in 2004, and it is estimated to increase to 70 squads in 2005 and 110 squads in 2006. "Our research showed that the communities with patrol squads have criminal rate 5 times less than those without patrol ......More

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