Promoting Understanding in the Asia Pacific
Despite the majority of the world’s population living and working within the Asia Pacific, little is known about their psychosocial working conditions since the vast volume of literature published in the field is from Europe and the United States. The Asia Pacific Academy was founded in 2012 by Professor Maureen Dollard and colleagues to establish a collaborative network of researchers across the Asia-Pacific, with the goal of creating a platform for cross-national research collaboration and increasing the Asia Pacific's knowledge base in the area to address increasing concerns regarding work conditions in the Asia Pacific.
Our academy members meet annually, and have an open democratic election process for all committee positions. If you have any queries or are interested in becoming a member, you can follow the links at the top of the page.
The Asia Pacific Academy for Psychosocial Factors at Work is pleased to launch a series of bi-monthly webinars focused on psychosocial hazards, occupational health, and workplace safety. These webinars will provide a platform for discussion, knowledge sharing, and collaboration on emerging issues and best practices in workplace wellbeing. We are delighted to invite you to our first webinar, which will be presented by Dr John Lee from National Taiwan University (NTU). Dr John Lee is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Health Policy and Management, National Taiwan University. He is also a Mount Jade Young Scholar awarded by Taiwan's Ministry of Education and serves as the Head of the Health, Economics, and Artificial Intelligence Lab. His research focuses on health policy, health economics, and the application of artificial intelligence in health systems. His work has been cited more than 5,500 times (h-index: 40; i10-index: 75). Dr Lee is also a recipient of the prestigious Alan Williams Fellowship, which recognizes promising mid-career researchers in health economics.
Award recognising the contribution of Asia Pacific Centre for Work Health and Safety to the WHO agenda, including activities such as those of the Academy.
This designation is granted by the World Health Organization (WHO) to institutions that have demonstrated excellence in supporting WHO programs and initiatives through research, training, and capacity-building efforts in specific areas of health and safety. For APC-WHS, this recognition underscores its significant role in advancing work health and safety priorities within the Asia Pacific region in alignment with WHO's global health agenda.
The Shanghai Job Stress Statement
From the 20 to 21 October 2016 in Shanghai, China, at the 6th Expert Workshop on Psychosocial Factors at Work in Asia Pacific, academy members came together to share experiences and evidence of psychosocial factors and solutions at work.
Become a member
Membership with APA PFAW entitles you to a range of benefits, and helps you connect with researchers across the Asia Pacific.
The Geneva Partnership Commitment
We are pleased to announce that a global network, including EAOHP, APA-PFAW, SOHP, and the ICOH Scientific Committee was launched in Geneva to enhance psychosocial risk prevention and promote evidence-based occupational health policies.
