Professor Cordia Chu

photo of Professor Cordia ChuB Social Science, M Arts, PhD (Math)

Professor, Griffith School of Environment

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Research Expertise

  • Settings-based Integrated Planning for Environment and Population Health
  • Research Design and Planning
  • Health Promotion Theory and Strategies
  • Community Development and Empowerment in Reproductive Health
  • Community Needs Assessment and Health Policy Formation
  • Workplace Health Promotion and Safety Management

Current Teaching Areas

  • Research Design and Planning
  • Social and Behavioural Determinants of Health
  • Health Promotion Strategies and Planning

Selected Publications 

  • Chu, C 2006 “Health Promotion and Community Participation I.” in Health Education and Health Promotion. June, Vol 1(2):71-76.
  • Chu, C 2005. “The Directions and Development of Public Health” in Chu C, Liu B, and Du, J (ed). Reproductive Health Promotion in China:  From Needs Assessment to Policy Development.  Beijing: The China Society Publishing Company. pp125-149.
  • Chu, C 2005. “Introduction:  Reproductive Health becoming a Global Concern,” in Chu C, Liu B, and Du, J (ed), Reproductive Health Promotion in China:  From Needs Assessment to Policy Development.  Beijing: The China Society Publishing Company. pp1-16.
  • Chu, C 2005 “Postnatal Experience and Health Needs of Chinese Migrant Women in Brisbane, Australia ” in Ethnicity & Health. February, Vol 10(1): 33-56.
  • Chu, C, 2004 “From Workplace Health Promotion to Integrative Workplace Health Management” in Global Occupational Health Network Newsletter (GOHNET). Geneva: WHO, Issue No. 6:1-4.
  • Chu, C & Li, P. 2003. “Integrative Workplace Health Management: Concepts, Methodology and Successful Examples” in China Preventive Medicine. 4(4):245-248.
  • Chu, C & Dwyer, D 2002.  “Employer Roles in Workplace Health Management:  A New Model in Progress” in Journal of Disease Management and Health Outcomes.10(3):175-186.
  • Chu C. 2001 “The Health-promoting Workplace” in Balance. New Farm: Mental Health Association Queensland.  Spring Issue. 18-20.
  • Chu C. 2001 “The World of Work under Pressure”. In Balance, New Farm: Mental Health Association Queensland. Spring Issue. 10-13.
  • Chu, C & Li, P 2001. “Health Risk of the working population in the context of globalization: Challenges and  Strategies” in The Taiwan Journal of  Public Health. 20(6) 413-422.
  • Chu, C. 2001 “The aging workforce-Reality or Myth: Australian and Overseas Developments” in the Conference Proceeding of the Australian Industry Group’s Third Annual Queensland OHS and Environment Conference,  May 28-29. Brisbane, Carlton Crest Hotel.
  • Harris, N & Chu, C 2001 “Development of Indicator of Sustainability: Issues and Methodology” in Journal of Institute of Environmental Health. 1(2):39-55.
  • Chu, C, Allen, J., Dwyer, S & Harris, N. 2000. "Workplace Health Promotion: The Australian Experience.”  in Towards Better Health at Work:  Successful European Strategies. edited by Breucker, G. Essen: BKK 337-371.
  • Chu, C et al 2000, “Health Promoting Workplaces—international settings development” in Health Promotion International. GB:  Oxford University Press. Volume 15.No 2:155-167.
  • Chu, C 1998 "Cross-cultural Health Issues in Contemporary Australia" in Ethnicity & Health. UK: Carfax Publishing LTD.  3(2): 125-134.
  • Chu, C., Driscoll, T. & Dwyer, S.  1997 “The Health Promoting Workplaces: an Integrative Perspective” in Australian and New Zealand J of Public Health.  Vol 21 No.4. 377-385.
  • Chu, C. 1996  “Tso yueh-tzu (sitting the month) in Contemporary Taiwan” in Maternity and Reproductive Health among women in Asia Edited by Rice, P.L. and Manderson, L. Chur, Switzerland, Harwood Academic Press.  pp 191204.
  • Chu, C. 1994 "Reproductive Health Promotion & Research in China: The Ford Foundation Initiatives".  In Acta Tropica special issue on the Development of Research Capacity in Social Science Health Research, Vol 57 No 2/3, pp. 185-199.
  • Chu, C. & Simpson, (eds). 1994 Ecological Public Health: From Vision to Practice.  A joint publication of Centre for Health Promotion, University of Toronto and Institute of Applied Environmental Research, Griffith University.  (Chinese Edition was published by the Beijing Medical University  Press Dec 1997).
  • Chu, C. 1993 Reproductive Health Beliefs and Practices of Chinese and Australian Women.  Monograph No 5.  Taiwan Women's Research Program Publication Series, Population Centre, National University of Taiwan..
  • Chu, C. and Forrester, C. 1992 Workplace Health Promotion in Queensland Brisbane: Queensland Health


 

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