From innovative research collaborations to community engagement, JCSPHPC is dedicated to transforming knowledge into action.
Here are some of the projects we are proud to showcase:
Jockey Club We WATCH Healthy Lifestyle Project
Project leader: Professor Samuel Wong
Project period: 2023 – 2025
Project period: 2023 – 2025
About: Funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, it is Hong Kong’s first public health initiative to apply lifestyle medicine to combat chronic diseases through providing assistance to middle-aged people on lifestyle improvement. “An increasingly rapid pace of life is one of the major factors that affect one’s health, so we hope to promote healthy habits in people’s daily lives to minimise the risk of chronic diseases and alleviate the burden on the public healthcare system in the long run,” said Prof. Samuel Wong, Director of JCSPHPC.
Health Assessment for Low-income Families
Project leader: Professor Eliza Wong
Project period: 2022 – 2024
Project period: 2022 – 2024
About: In collaboration with Baptist Oi Kwan Social Service, the programme conducted a health assessment for 251 kindergarten or primary school students from underprivileged families, as well as their parents, revealing crucial insights into their health and well-being. “Our research not only highlights the challenges of physical health, mental health, and social well-being but emphasises the importance of early detection and interventions to ensure these children receive the necessary support for healthy development,” said Prof. Eliza Wong, Associate Director (Teaching and Learning) of JCSPHPC.
Communication Injustice and Emotional Struggling in South Asian Women’s Healthcare Experiences in Hong Kong
Project leader: Professor Dong Dong
Project period: 2021 est.
Project period: 2021 est.
About: Supported by Hong Kong’s General Research Fund, the two research projects launched since 2021 looked into discriminations suffered by Pakistani women – one of the most marginalized groups in Hong Kong — in the city’s public healthcare system. Under a hegemonic Chinese culture, the intersection of ethnicity, class and gender mutually shapes an unequal access to care for the group concerned. The first research completed in 2024 engaged a 24-month community-based participatory action research and collaboration with multiple NGOs who provide social services to local multicultural communities, in order to provide a better understanding of Pakistani women’s actual health needs. Bringing the study forward, the second and ongoing research will deploy the “photovoice” method to explore what it means to experience emotional suffering from the perspectives of Pakistani women in Hong Kong.
Jockey Club Healthy Community Hub Empowerment Scheme for Inadequate Houses Resident
Project leader: Professor Eliza Wong
Project period: 2021 est.
Project period: 2021 est.
About: Supported by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, the Scheme is a three-tier health and nutrition project dedicated to support residents in subdivided units in the districts of Kowloon City, Tsuen Wan and Kwai Tsing in Hong Kong. Bringing together nurses, nutritionists, social workers, scholars and public health practitioners, the Scheme sought to empower the residents for the long run through the transfer of knowledge in health protection and more efficient deployment of community resources.
Hong Kong Health Promoting Schools Accreditation System
Project leader: Professor Martin Wong
Project period: 2001 est.
Project period: 2001 est.
About: the HPS Accreditation System was developed and launched by the Centre for Health Education and Health Promotion (CHEHP) at JCSPHPC under its Hong Kong Healthy Schools Award Scheme – the first awarding scheme of its kind in the city that has been recognized by WHO West Pacific. The accreditation system assesses Hong Kong schools in six major areas, including health policy, interpersonal relationship, healthy lifestyle practice etc., and has awarded more than 170 schools in gold, silver and bronze prizes. In 2024, CHEHP host the Healthy School Forum 2024 to present survey findings of depressive symptoms among secondary students, and to discuss mental well-being promotion among students in schools and families.
CUHK-Jockey Club Pain Relief Project for the Seniors
Project leader: Professor Regina Sit
Project period: 2019 – 2023
Project period: 2019 – 2023
About: Funded by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, the three-year project aimed to promote relief measures for chronic pain in the elderly and raise public awareness of this issue through service, health education and research. “Our cross-disciplinary team consists of doctors and nurses, Chinese medicine practitioners, nutritionists, physical and occupational therapists, counselors and fitness coaches….In the long run, we wish to come up with solutions which improve the bone and muscle health of seniors, from the data collected,” said Prof. Sit of JCSPHPC.
Jockey Club Community eHealth Care Project
Project leader: Professor Samuel Wong
Project period: 2016 est.
Project period: 2016 est.
About: Launched in 2016 with the support from the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, it was the first city-wide elderly care support project which integrated digital health management technology, community care and professional support. The Project adopted an innovative approach to promote preventive healthcare among the elderly and empower them in health management. JCSPHPC was a major project partner alongside with the CUHK Jockey Club Institute of Ageing and various NGOs in Hong Kong.
