Asian Health Literacy Association

The Asian Health Literacy Association (AHLA; Chinese: 亞洲健康識能學會) is a Taiwanese non-governmental organisation.[1][2]

The AHLA was founded in 2013 by Shih Yao-tang (石曜堂), a former deputy minister of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and Chang Wu-hsiu (張武修), who had served in the Control Yuan.[3] The 11th conference was held in Taichung in 2025.[4]

International conferences

1st international conference

The first International Conference on Health Literacy and Better Healthcare: EU and Asia was held in 2013 in Taipei, Taiwan.[5]

This event was organized by the Asian Health Literacy Society with support from Taiwan’s National Science Council and Ministry of Health and Welfare, the Taipei City Government Department of Health, the Kaohsiung City and Taitung County Governments, the European Economic and Trade Office, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and MJGroup.

2nd international conference

The 2nd International Conference on Health Literacy and Health Promotion to be held from October 6 to 8 October 2014 in Taipei, Taiwan.[6]

References

  1. ^ "AHLA Official Website". ahla-asia.org.
  2. ^ Li, Tsung-hsien 李宗憲 (2026-01-26). "亞洲健康識能國際大會11月清邁登場　台灣分享經驗" [Asian Health Literacy International Conference to Be Held in Chiang Mai in November; Taiwan to Share Its Experience.] (in Chinese). Central News Agency. Archived from the original on 2026-03-06. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  3. ^ Hu, Chuan-mei 互傳媒; Lin, Ming-yu 林明佑 (2025-11-24). "亞洲健康識能國際研討會在中山醫大登場　超過20國專家齊聚台灣" [Asian Health Literacy International Conference Opens at Chung Shan Medical University; Experts from Over 20 Countries Gather in Taiwan] (in Chinese). Hoo Media 互傳媒. Archived from the original on 2026-03-06. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  4. ^ Chang, Peter; Duong, Tuyen V.; Rachmani, Enny; Min-Che, Terrence; Van den Broucke, Stephan; Levin-Zamir, Diane; Thomas, Samantha (2025-12-12). "The Taichung Statement on Health Literacy (2025): sustaining action on health literacy to promote health for all". Health Promotion International. Vol. 40, no. 6. doi:10.1093/heapro/daaf220.
  5. ^ "The first AHLA Conference".
  6. ^ "The second AHLA Conference".
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