Edited by Emily Ying Yang Chan, Professor, Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (CCOUC), JC School of Public Health, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong

Emily Ying Yang Chan, MBBS (HKU), BS (Johns Hopkins), SM PIH (Harvard), MD (CUHK), DFM (HKCFP), FFPH, FHKAM (Community Medicine), FHKCCM, serves as Professor and Assistant Dean (Global Engagement) at Faculty of Medicine, and Head of Division of Global Health and Humanitarian Medicine and Associate Director (External Affairs and Collaboration) at JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). Her research interests include disaster and humanitarian medicine, climate change and health, global and planetary health, Human Health Security and Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management (Health-EDRM), remote rural health, implementation and translational science, ethnic minority health, injury and violence epidemiology, and primary care.

Case Contributors

Gloria Kwong Wai Chan, BSSc (CUHK), MSSc (CUHK) is a professional journalist by training. After spending years in political news reporting in Hong Kong, she joined the international medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières as the Director of Communications for the organisation's communication effort in Hong Kong, China and Southeast Asia. Her expertise was employed in the frontline of a number of emergencies over the world. Before joining the Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response (CCOUC), she was the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Medical Association. Ms Chan currently serves as Deputy Director of CCOUC and is undertaking her doctoral degree study on co-production of health with reinforcement of social network on community level.

Peter Ka-hung Chan, BSc (CUHK), MSc (Oxon), DPhil (Oxon), AFHEA (UK), was initially trained in public health in JC School of Public Health and Primary Care of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, University of Copenhagen and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Subsequently, he obtained his MSc in Global Health Science and DPhil in Population Health from the University of Oxford. He is now a postdoctoral environmental epidemiologist working in Oxford. His research interests include household and ambient air pollution, climate change, non-communicable disease and the application of multi-omics analysis in understanding environmental risk exposures.

Sharon Chow, BSSc (CUHK), MSc (HKU), was the CEO of Wu Zhi Qiao (Bridge to China) Charitable Foundation (2007-2018). Since the inception of the Foundation in 2007, Ms Chow has been instrumental in shaping the mission, strategic development, and overall operation of the Foundation. With the dedication to blending modern green technology with traditional wisdom supported by in-depth research, the Foundation has supported comprehensive researches and demonstrative sustainable building projects in rural China with regional significance, and environmental and social impacts. Ms Chow served as International Scientific Review Panel in World Sustainable Building Environment Conference (2017) and Advisory Committee of Humanitarian Initiative in School of Public Health in CUHK (2009). She started her PhD study in early 2019 with a focus on sustainability, housing, and health.

Caroline Dubois, BSc (UCL), MSc (UCL), is a research assistant at the Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response in Hong Kong. She holds a postgraduate degree in Global Health and Development, and was previously a Project Officer at Gavi the Vaccine Alliance, working on partner engagement for immunisation programme technical assistance with a focus on Francophone Africa.

Janice Ying-en Ho, BSc (U. Michigan), PhD Candidate (CUHK), is a third-year PhD candidate in Public Health at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Previously, she has worked for the Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster & Medical Humanitarian Response (CCOUC), World Resources Institute, and World Green Organisation. She obtained her Bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan with a double major in environmental science and psychology. Her research interests include vulnerable populations and health impacts of climate change.

Zhe Huang, BMS (Guangzhou Medical University), MPH (CUHK), is a project officer at CCOUC with a particular focus on climate change and data analysis. He received his Master of Public Health from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, majoring in epidemiology and biostatistics and obtained a Bachelor's degree in public affairs management in Guangzhou Medical University in China. He has participated in field- based assessments and interventions in rural areas in China.

Heidi H. Y. Hung, BSocSc & LLB (University of Hong Kong), MSt (Oxon), was trained as a policymaker in the Hong Kong SAR Government after her study in international law as a Rhodes Scholar in Oxford. She had experience in global anti-poverty campaign as a Senior Manager in Oxfam Hong Kong. She is currently a PhD candidate in public health focusing on chronic diseases among the working poor, including their emergency preparedness.

Jean H. Kim, MSc, ScD, is an Associate Professor of Epidemiology at The Chinese University of Hong Kong School of Public Health. Prof Kim is a social epidemiologist that has extensive research in sociobehavioural topics related to globalization and health including addiction behaviors, reproductive health and adolescent health. She was the former co-Director of the Master of Public Health programme at The Chinese University. Prof Kim is currently active in regional alcohol policy research.

Kin-on Kwok, BSc, MPhil, PhD, is a Research Assistant Professor in Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Dr Kwok is an infectious disease epidemiologist and mathematical modellers with a focus on infectious disease epidemiology, surveillance, and infection control policy. His research interest is to understand the transmission dynamics, epidemiology, and evolution of infectious diseases. His previous work has contributed to the understanding and control of SARS and influenza. He is currently active on multiple projects on antimicrobial resistance epidemiology and surveillance.

Holly Ching-yu Lam, BEng (CUHK), MSc (CUHK), PhD (CUHK), obtained her Master's degree in Department of Statistics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and her PhD degree in the JC School of Public Health and Primary Care (JCSPHPC, CUHK). Her research interests are climate-related health issues and environmental epidemiology. She joined JCSPHPC in 2010. She firstly worked on cancer epidemiological research projects and then switched to the environmental epidemiology team in the same school. Dr Lam is currently a postdoctoral fellow in the Collaborating Centre for Oxford University and CUHK for Disaster and Medical Humanitarian Response and mainly works on weather-, climate change-, and disaster risk-related health studies.

May Hang-mei Lee, BSc (CUHK), MPhil (CUHK), is currently a part-time PhD student at the JC School of Public Health and Primary Care of CUHK with an interest in research related to nutrition, breast cancer and cancer screening. She has conducted several research projects related to the nutrition for primary and secondary school students, as well as cancer patients before joining the Hong Kong Breast Cancer Foundation (HKBCF). Currently at the HKBCF, she is responsible to manage the Hong Kong Breast Cancer Registry and conduct research on other breast cancer-related topics.

Hermione Hin-man Lo, BNurs (HKU), MScNurs (PolyU), PRCC (Intensive Care), is a second-year Master of Public Health student at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She is a registered nurse, who practised in Queen Mary Hospital before joining the Residential Care Home for Elderly at the Tanner Hill under the Hong Kong Housing Society. She is currently a Lecturer at the Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Her research interests include global public health policies in ageing population and dementia care strategies.

Xiang Qian Lo, MB (Sun Yat-sen), MM (PUMC), PhD (HKU), works at the JC School of Public Health and Primary Care of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research focuses on air pollution and health. Prof Lao's research work has been widely reported in media and press, greatly increasing public awareness of air pollution and inspiring people to purse better air quality. He was invited by the Hong Kong government to join a Working Group responsible for reviewing Hong Kong's air quality standards and exploring possibilities for tightening these standards.

Asta Yi-tao Man, BA (Sarah Lawrence College), MPH (ISMMS), is a research assistant at CCOUC with an interest in mental health and communicable diseases in disaster settings. She received her Bachelor's degree in liberal arts and sciences, concentrating in microbiology and creative writing; then went on to receive a Master of Public Health degree, majoring in global health. Currently in CCOUC, she is conducting research on natural hazards and risk communication in Hong Kong as well as assisting international engagements pertaining to disaster risk reduction.

Shelly Lap-ah Tse, BMed (Fudan), PgD Dip. Occ. Hyg. (CUHK), PhD (CUHK), ICOH (member), FHKIOEH (fellow), obtained Bachelor of Medicine in Fudan University and PhD degree in The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Prof Tse received further training in cancer epidemiology in NCI/NIH of USA and occupational hygiene. Now, she is serving as the Chairman of Advisory Committee/Environmental Hygiene (CUHK) and Vice-President of Hong Kong Institute of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene. Prof Tse is the CUHK PI leader of tripartite collaboration with Utrecht University and University of Toronto on exposome and public health, in particular shift work and circadian disruption. She has close collaborations with NCI/NIH on breast cancer study and IARC/WHO regarding the SYNERGY Project on lung cancer. Prof Tse received the Second Class Award of State Scientific and Technological Progress Award in 2014/2015 on silicosis, mechanisms, and prevention (4th), and until now she has more than 170 research publications. Her main research interests are in occupational and environmental health, and epidemiology.

Zhe Wang, MPH (Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention), is an associate professor in Public Health Emergency Center at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. His research interest includes emergency preparedness and response for natural disaster. He has participated in many field relief operations in natural disaster at home and abroad, such as Yushu earthquake in 2011, Ludian earthquake in 2014, and Nepal earthquake in 2015.

Carol Ka-Po Wong, BSSc (CUHK), MIPA (HKU), MPH (CUHK), is the Head of Training and Development at CCOUC with an interest in older people care in disaster settings. She has years of project management experience in NGOs in Asia, with a focus on slum health, and disaster risk reduction and response.