Ted Chen
professor

Department(s):
Community Health Sciences

Email:
tchen@tulane.edu

Research Interests:
Tobacco control, international health, behavior sciences, health promotion, health education, health leadership training, community health sciences, Asian American health

Professional Achievements:
Outstanding Achievement Award – Chinese Health Promotion and Education Association, 2007.
President, Asia-Pacific Association for the Control of Tobacco (APACT), 2004-2007
Vice-President, The World Association of Chinese Public Health Professionals, 2004-2007
Chair, Advisory Board, Center for Health Policy Research and Development, National Health Research Institute, Taiwan, 1999-present
Chief Advisor, John Tung Foundation, Taiwan, 2002-present
Senior Science Advisor, Bureau of Health Promotion, National Department of Health, Taiwan, 2001-present

Educational Background:
BEd, National Taiwan Normal University
MA, University of Maryland
PhD, Ohio State University
MPH, University of California, Berkeley

Publications:
Chen, T., C.C. Hsu and H.Y. Chi: “Tobacco Control Policies and Strategies in Taiwan: A Social Mobilization Case Study”. International Quarterly of Community Health Education. 22 (4): 2003-2004, 287-299 .

Wen, CP, SP Tsai, TY Cheng, CC Hsu, T Chen, HS Lin, Role of parents and peers in influencing the smoking status of high school students in Taiwan, Tobacco Control, i10-i15, 2005.

Wen, CP, T Chen, YY Tsai, WY Liu, SP Tsai, TY Cheng, DT. Levy, CC Hsu, R Peterson: Are Marketing Campaigns in Taiwan by Foreign Tobacco Companies Targeting Young Smokers? Tobacco Control. i38-i44, 2005.

Hsu, C.C., T Chen, M Chang, YK Chang, Z Town: Confidence in Controlling a SARS outbreak: Experiences of public health nurses in managing home quarantine measures in Taiwan. American Journal of Infection Control, pp. 176-181, 2006.

Hsu, C.C., Hwang S.J., Wen, C.P., Chang, H.Y., Chen, T., Shiu, R.S., Horng, S.S., Chang, Y.K., and Yang, W.C.: High Prevalence and Low Awareness of CKD in Taiwan: A Study on the Relationship Between Serum Creatinine and Awareness From a Nationally Representative Survey. American Journal of Kidney Diseases, Vol 48, No. 5 (November), 2006; pp 727-738.

Hsu, C.C., Lord, A, Tseng, T.S., Chen, T: “The impact of the tobacco market opening on smoking status in Taiwan: findings from a secular smoking rate analysis”. 25:1, International Quarterly of Community Health Education, 2006. (corresponding author), (in press).

Personal Statement:
Ted TL Chen is currently the head/professor of the Health Education/Communication Section and Director of Asia-Pacific Health Promotion and Development Office. He has received degrees of BEd from the National Taiwan Normal University, MA from the University of Maryland, MPH from the University of California, Berkeley and Ph.D. from the Ohio State University.

He served as a Professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst from 1971-1991 and for the current faculty position at Tulane University since 1991. He organized and chaired the Asian American Caucus of the American Public Health Association in 1976. In 1986-1990, he was elected to serve as a member of the Executive Board of the American Public Health Association. In 1989, he founded the Asia-Pacific Association for the Control of Tobacco and served as the Permanent Executive Secretary. Besides serving on numerous NIH, CDC review committees and various journal review boards, he is currently serving as an advisor to the Division of Health Policy Research of the National Health Research Institutes of Taiwan.

He has published over 50 research articles in topics related to health promotion and disease prevention. He has conducted studies and projects that covers areas in primary prevention related health policy studies, social mobilization and healthy community building projects, impact of international tobacco marketing on health behavior change and projects related to executive leadership training and community leadership empowerment. He currently teaches courses that include "Behavior Risk Factors Related to Disease Prevention and Health Promotion", "Health Promotion Program Planning" and "Theoretical Foundations of Health Education".

Contact Information:
Community Health Sciences
1440 Canal Street, Suite 2300
New Orleans, LA 70112
Telephone: 504.988.5378
Fax: 504.988.3540
tchen@tulane.edu

Level of Instruction:
graduate