PHRC
POPULATION HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER
Improving the health status of the population through research and a supportive legal environment
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RESEARCH PROJECTS
Our research focuses on tobacco and alcohol use determinants, alcohol marketing, cancer recurrence, health communication, health economics, and artificial intelligence applications in cancer research and screening programs.
Exploring of Alcohol Marketing in Five Asian Countries
Collaborator/Funding Agency: WHO, WPRO, Movendi International (Sweden) Public Health, Cancer Center, Loma Linda University, US Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Tottori University, Japan (Cambodia, Laos, Philippine, Vietnam, Mongolia)
11.2023-08.2025
Gain and Loss Framed Video Messages on Message Effectiveness among Smokers
Collaborator: Health Research Center, School of Public Health, Loma Linda University, jointly with School of Public Health, National Medical Science University, Mongolia
09/2021-02/2024
Compare Cytisine effect with NRT for Tobacco Cessation Treatment in Mongolia
Collaborator: Health Research Center, School of Public Health, Loma Linda University, School of Public Health, National Medical Science University, Mongolia
10/2017-01/2024
Attitudes towards the Covid-19 Vaccine among Healthcare Workers in Asia
A Cross-Sectional Multi-Country Comparison, Dilruba İzgüden, Ramazan Erdem, Sedat Bostan, Hao-Yun Kao, Yen-Chiao (Angel) Lu, Bolormaa Purevdorj, Chalong Cheewakriangkrai, Kaung Myat Shwe, Jargalsaikhan Badarch, Chiu-Hsiang Lee, Chi-Chang Chang, Conference Proceeding
2023
Human Resource Capacity Building
We contribute to human resource capacity building in the health sector through academic conferences, professional training courses, and educational initiatives.
BEHAVIOR CHANGE COMMUNICATION
We develop research-based health communication audio and video materials on behavior change communication to support community health education and public awareness.
Advocacy
Research Program
Health Education
Community Outreach
Conferences
Exchange
Health Education Program
Project Title: Pilot Feasibility Study of the Effect of Gain and Loss-Framed Video Messages on Message Effectiveness among Smokers in the Primary Care Patient Population of Mongolia: A Randomized Control Trial (2021-2024)
Financial and Technical Support and Collaborator:
School of Public Health, Cancer Center, Loma Linda University, US
School of Public Health, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences
Project output:
Pilot Feasibility Study of the Effect of Gain and Loss-Framed Video Messages on Message Effectiveness among Smokers in the Primary Care Patient Population of Mongolia: A Randomized Control Trial (2024), Bolormaa Purevdorj, Anne Berit Petersen, Pramil N Singh, Anna Nelson, Kim Minji, Health Communication, Preprint
Video advertising about tobacco cessation (four contents and videos)
Please access following videos:
ADVOCACY
We contribute to public health advocacy through the development and promotion of laws and regulations, particularly in the areas of alcohol, tobacco, and cancer control.
Advocacy
Research Program
Health Education
Community Outreach
Conferences
Exchange
Advocacy program
Advocacy program on raising taxation of all types of alcohol products and tobacco products
Advocacy program on reducing density of selling points of alcohol and tobacco products
Advocacy to ban advertisement of alcohol products
Collaborator: National Public Health Institute, National Mental Health Center, Ministry of Health, WHO Mongolia, WHO WPRO, Movendi International
ACADEMIC CONFERENCES
We contribute to human resource capacity building through international academic conferences, academic journals, and scientific publications.
Welcome to the 2026 9th International Conference on Healthcare Service Management (ICHSM 2026), a premier gathering of healthcare professionals, researchers, technologists, and industry leaders dedicated to exploring the dynamic intersection of healthcare service management and cutting-edge technology. The international event will be held in Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Türkiye during September 24-26, 2026.
We are pleased to announce that 2026 10th International Conference on Medical and Health Informatics (ICMHI 2026) will be held in Kyoto, Japan during May 15-17, 2026.
Welcome to the 4th International Symposium on Medical Decision Science (2026) will take place in Sydney, Australia, June 26-28.
Journal of Decision Science in Medicine
Decision Science in Medicine (DSIM) is an open-access peer-reviewed journal committed to publishing high-quality articles.
Decision Science in Medicine (DSIM) aims to serve as a leading academic platform for the dissemination of research and advancement of decision science in healthcare. It brings together researchers, clinicians, policymakers, and other stakeholders with a shared interest in the application of decision science methodologies to improve medical decision-making, enhance patient outcomes, and optimize healthcare delivery.
Prof. Chi-Chang Chang
School of Medical Informatics
Chung-Shan Medical University, Taiwan
Founding Chairman. ICMHI. ICHSM. MDSAT. ISMDS
Associate Editors
Anton R. Kiselev, National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine, Russia
Asit Kumar Das, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, Howrah, India
Bolormaa Purevdorj, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Mongolia
Chen Zhao, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
Devin Razavi-Shearer, Center for Disease Analysis Foundation, Lafayette, United States
Durjoy Majumder, West Bengal State University, India
Ece D. Uzun, Brown University, Alpert Medical School, United States
Edin Begic, General Hospital "Prim. Dr. Abdulah Nakas", Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hao-Yun Kao, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Hamid Reza Baradaran, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Jong In Kim, Wonkwang University, Iksan, South Korea
Jonquile T. Williams, Loma Linda University, United States
Mahdie Shojaei Baghini, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
Murat A. Ozbayoglu, TOBB University of Economics and Technology, Ankara, Turkey
Naomie Olivos, Loma Linda University, United States
Ramazan Erdem, Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi, Isparta, Turkey
Roberto Gatta, Università degli Studi di Brescia, Brescia, Italy
Taka-Aki Sato, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Uwe Siebert, University for Health Sciences and Technology (UMIT), Austria
William Yu Chung Wang, The University of Waikato, New Zealand
Yi-Ju Tseng, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Yonggang Lu, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
IMPROVING THE HEALTH STATUS OF THE POPULATION THROUGH RESEARCH AND A SUPPORTIVE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT