Bachelor of Science (Honours) Nutrition and Healthcare Management
Student Oversea Activities | ||
Students joined a study tour to Taiwan and visited local universities and health food production factories to know more about nutrition and health in Taiwanese culture. (AY16/17) | Students visited the Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and also visited a museum about the dairy product industry and museums in the Shanghai study tour. (AY 17/18) | |
Students took part in a summer school organized by The University of British Columbia to learn how to prepare some herbal nutraceuticals to treat or ease some diseases. (AY 17/18) | Students joined the summer course of Manchester Metropolitan University in a study tour to Manchester and learn about psychological health and nutrition. (AY 18/19) | |
Students participated in an academic exchange activity in Shenzhen. It was a good chance for students to understand the healthcare approach used in China to counteract the challenges resulting from the ageing population increase. |
Communication with Professionals & Industry | ||
Students as visitors and observe the developed device for medical and health care in Hong Kong Trade Development Council Hong Kong International Medical and Healthcare Fair 2019 | Student as a model to try the novel wheelchair which is designed for going up and down stairs in a safe way. | |
Students shared their experience through the "Programme webinar" in 2020 | Students joined the guest lecture by Dr M.S. Wong of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, PolyU, to know more about prosthetics and orthotics | |
Students attended a guest sharing by Dr. Idorenyin IWE, to understand more about the aim of the EWB Global Citizenship Programme, and how healthcare applies to a global issue. |
Health Promotion and Activities | ||
Promotion of Dietary and Cognitive Health in Dementia Prevention to Elderly Community - A Pilot Project |
Students as an assistant and promote Cognitive Health through some board games in the elderly community. | |
Students help and organized "WeCareAboutYou" activities to promote mental health to fellow students and introduce effective ways to deal with negative emotion |
Students as an assistant promote the importance of muscle and exercise through hand-muscle dance. (Community Project - Elderly Muscle Dance) |
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Students assist to demonstrate how to cook a healthy meal to the elderly community and introduce the nutritional value of this meal to them. (Community Project - Diet Making) |
Students prepare a recipe and assist to demonstrate some easy muscle exercises for the prevention of Sarcopenia to the elderly community. (Community Project - Prevention of Sarcopenia ) |
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Students organized " Community Information Day" and share useful information about healthcare with the residents of Tuen Mun in Tuen Mun DHC (Community Project - Community Information Day 2011) |