UNF Health Administration Partners with China

Faculty from UNF's Brooks College of Health's Health Administration Program are partnering with Chinese officials to help with China's transition to a market-driven health care system. D. Rob Haley PhD, JoAnn NolinJD, Mei Zhao PhD, Kerry Dunning MSH, CPAR, and students from the Brooks College of Health recently traveled to China's Center for Health Management and Policy (CHMP) at Shandong University to meet with government, healthcare and University officials. The goal was to explore collaborative scholarly opportunities. UNF faculty presented on the US healthcare system and identified potential healthcare models that can be used to manage the cost and quality of care in China.

In March 2007, UNF's Health Administration Program with support from UNF's International Center's Co-Curricular Grant hosted Dr. Qiang Sun, MD, MPH. Dr. Sun is a Research Fellow at Harvard University's School of Public Health and is a faculty member with China's CHMP. Dr. Sun spoke to over 150 UNF students and faculty on the current state of the Chinese healthcare system.

Plans are underway to further collaborate with China's CHMP. We are jointly working with Dr Sun and China's CHMP on primary research to identify the prevalence of Western Medicine and Traditional Chinese medicine for China's rehabilitation services. We are also exploring research to pilot a health delivery model for rural citizens of China. In November 2007, UNF faculty will travel to Shandong University to conduct the first of a series of Healthcare Summits on strengthening the Chinese Healthcare System. The focus of this Summit is "Building a Foundation for a Viable and Sustainable Chinese Healthcare System." We are currently identifying opportunities to involve UNF health administration students to travel to China and participate and present at future healthcare summits. Please contact Mei Zhao PhD at (904) 620-1444 (email: mzhao@unf.edu) or D. Rob Haley PhD at 904-905-0052 (email: rhaley@unf.edu) for more information.