fulbright Taiwan online journal

fulbright Taiwan online journal

Tech & Med 科技醫療

Moments of Connection in Taiwan

When people ask me about my Fulbright experience in Taiwan, they often expect me to talk about my academic achievements, research milestones, or professional growth. While those aspects have undoubtedly been important,

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Research and Reflections on My Time in Taiwan

I wasn’t sure what to expect when I arrived in Taiwan. Aside from a few short visits in the past, I knew little about the pragmatics of everyday life here. Taiwan was also a new field site for me, where I was beginning a (relatively) new research project on care and breast cancer.

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Continuity in/and Change in Taiwan

“Good morning, misty mountains!” exclaimed my 5-year-old son as we walked to his kindergarten soon after our arrival in Hualien. Since then, that greeting has become part of our morning ritual. His middle name,

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台灣與美國老人整合服務的比較與分析

日漸增加高齡人口是大多數已開發國家面臨的真實情況。這種人口上的改變持續發生而且速度越來越快。全球60歲及以上人口的比例增長速度超過任何其他年齡。從1970年到2025年,預計老年人增加約6.94億或223%。到2025年,60歲以上的人口總數將達到12億左右。2050年,將有20億老年人口,其中80%生活在發展中國家。

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台灣與美國長者健康促進對健康老化之影響

依統計資料顯示臺灣在老化人口的迅速增加,已由”老齡化社會”到”老齡化社會”,超過65歲老年人,在 2011從 10.9%占總人口已增加至2015 年12%。因此,我國政府積極推動高齡友善型城市或社區,建立無障礙的環境,促進老年人的健康促進活動。

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Research & Reflections

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