NCUE actively cooperates with local, national, and global health institutions to protect the health and well-being of students and community residents of all ages and promote medical welfare, eliminate infectious diseases (including sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS), strengthen prevention and control efforts, and reduce drug abuse.

1. NCUE cooperates at the global level:

NCUE offers a transnational internationally accredited course for students seeking certification as international behavior analysts.

Graduate Institute of Rehabilitation Counseling, NCUE recently applied to join the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s Mental Health Support Programme for Medical Personnel during the COVID-19 Pandemic. The program provides free psychological counseling and care to medical personnel suffering from emotional problems such as nervousness, depression, anxiety, pain, or insomnia from the impact of the pandemic. The program seeks to alleviate health providers’ mental health issues, allowing them to be at ease while working through the pandemic.

References:

Annex 3.3.1A - International Behaviour Analyst Certification courses offered by NCUE’s Graduate Institute of Rehabilitation Counselling

For the course accreditation, approval letter, and Admission Guidelines, visit this website: https://www.abainternational.org/vcs/directory.aspx

Behavioral Therapy Consultation Research Center: http://btcrc.ncue.edu.tw/

2. NCUE cooperates at the national level:

(1)NCUE actively cooperates with national-level departments to provide mental health and counseling services.

NCUE joined the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s Mental Health Support Program for Medical Personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic from September 2021 to July 2023. The program provides free psychological counseling and care to medical personnel suffering from emotional problems such as nervousness, depression, anxiety, pain, or insomnia from the impact of the pandemic. The program seeks to alleviate health providers’ mental health issues, allowing them to be at ease while working through the pandemic.

In 2022, NCUE started to cooperate with the 2022 and 2023 Implementation of Teacher Consultation and Coaching Support Plans entrusted by the Changhua County Government. This plan supports full-time teachers and acting teachers below senior high school in Changhua County, providing free psychological consultation services for those who have stress, anxiety, and need to develop parent-teacher communication skills, in order to protect the teachers’ physical and mental health.

(2)NCUE’s efforts in promoting a healthy workplace have led to its national certification.

(a)NCUE has been certified as a healthy workplace by the Executive Yuan, obtaining the highest level of health promotion certification. (Figure 1)

(b)Cooperating with government agencies, NCUE has established health promotion policies and measures for all faculty, staff, and students. The Ministry of Education also provides subsidies on health promotion for colleges and universities to implement health promotion activities. NCUE received a subsidy of NT$170,000 from the Ministry of Education to implement the Health Promoting School Project for Universities and Colleges in 2022, and held eight health seminars and 67 health promotion activities, involving a total of 6,040 participants.

Figure 1. NCUE received the highest Healthy Workplace Certification Level from the Executive Yuan

(3)NCUE’s efforts in sports, health, and well-being have been recognized and awarded by the Ministry of Education

(a)In 2020, NCUE was again awarded the Outstanding School Award of Sports Achievements: Colleges and University Group; NCUE was also accredited by the Sports Administration of the Ministry of Education. (Figures 2-5)

Figure 2. NCUE has won the Ministry of Education Award for Outstanding Promotion of Sports at School, and was highly praised by the public	Figure 3. Students from NCUE’s Department of Kinesiology have won three awards, including the MVP, best scorer, and best server of the Japan Volleyball Premier League
Figure 4. NCUE’s students studying a Master Degree in the Institute of Sports and Health have won the ATP Challenger Tallahassee championship in USA	Figure 5. NCUE’s Department of Kinesiology won five consecutive gold medals at the Swedish Open

Website:

https://www.ncue.edu.tw/p/406-1000-7300,r93.php?Lang=zh-tw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvSKUmB8xvA

https://www.ncue.edu.tw/p/406-1000-7364,r93.php?Lang=zh-tw

https://sports.ltn.com.tw/news/breakingnews/3904396

https://www.ncue.edu.tw/p/406-1000-7474,r93.php?Lang=zh-tw

(4)NCUE offers liberal education courses to improve students’ all-round health and well-being knowledge.

NCUE offers liberal education courses to increase students’ all-around health and well-being knowledge, enhance their understanding of social health and wellness, and promote their ability to develop health-promoting programs, policies, and practices.

Annex 3.3.1B - presents details on the courses offered by NCUE’s Centre for General Education

(5)NCUE helped improve the availability of surgical masks in Taiwan during the COVID-19 epidemic.

Surgical face masks protect both the wearer and those around them from the spread of airborne infections. In the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, Taiwan’s citizens formed long queues outside convenience stores and pharmacies as the supply of surgical masks ran low. Howard Wu, a graduate of NCUE’s Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, immediately responded by developing two programs: the Convenience Store Mask Map program and the Pharmacy Mask Map program. Using Wu’s programs, people could check nearby shops’ mask inventories, which helped them locate and purchase this personal protective gear. The programs effectively expedited citizens’ access to masks, helping them prevent and control the spread of the virus in Taiwan. Tainan City Mayor Wei-Che Huang praised Wu’s efforts and presented him with a certificate of appreciation. (Figure 6)

Figure 6. Chan-Wei Wu, an alumnus of the university, developed a program to assist in pandemic prevention and control, and presented a certificate of appreciation by the mayor of Tainan

(6)NCUE cooperates with the Ministry of Education to actively prevent and provide treatment for students’ drug abuse.

(a)NCUE has been deeply engaged in preventing and controlling student drug abuse. NCUE received a National Outstanding University and College Award in the Prevention of Drug Abuse in Students in 2017, 2018, and 2019, making it the only national university to have received the award for three consecutive years. (Figure 7)

Figure 7. NCUE actively engages in the prevention of student drug abuse

(b)In 2021-2022, NCUE gained the Ministry of Education’s approval to implement the Learning Model Programme for the Prevention of Drug Abuse in Students by Universities and Colleges, conducting anti-drug activities in nearby primary schools. NCUE was approved to receive a project fund of NT$300,400. According to the plan, 216 students served as volunteers in staging a play that promoted anti-drug ideas in front of 220 teachers and 3,612 primary school students at 24 primary schools.

NCUE was awarded the Ministry of Education’s National Outstanding University and College Award in the Prevention of Drug Abuse in Students for three consecutive years. For more information, visit this website:

https://www.ncue.edu.tw/p/406-1000-3131,r93.php?Lang=zh-tw.

3. NCUE cooperates at the local level:

NCUE cooperates and forms alliances with the local community. Through cross-departmental cooperation and interaction with the community, NCUE creates a supportive environment that benefits residents’ health, strengthens and expands community resources, and promotes health and wellness, contributing to society and helping community residents unlock their potential by improving their physical and mental health.

(1)Research in sports and health sciences is conducted on the players to provide a basis and reference for the design of advanced training plans:

Associate Professor Hsin-Min Wang of NCUE’s Department of Sports has been conducting research in sports and health for many years. His achievements have earned him special research project subsidies from the Ministry of Science and Technology in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. His main research interests are in anterior cruciate ligament injuries and joint and cartilage health, and his extensive papers on the preventive health care of knee joints and on protecting the functions and health of knee joints through exercise have been published in international academic journals. In 2021, NCUE also implemented the Sports Administration of the Ministry of Education’s “Competitive Sports Project to Support Sports Sciences, 2021.” For the key sports the university plans to develop, the players are placed under the monitoring of sports sciences, so that their coaches can obtain the relevant data, providing a basis and reference for the design of advanced training plans. In addition, the Ministry of Education’s research project: Practices and Applications of Sports Injury Prevention Courses was implemented in 2022. The students’ sports skills are strengthened through teaching evaluation, which covers quantitative tests, learning process files, and sharing of various special cases. In addition, we hope that classroom activities can enable students to develop the skills to describe sports injuries in English.

The aforementioned special research projects of the National Science and Technology Council involve cooperation with Dr. Jen-Chieh Lai, an attending physician of the Department of Orthopedics, Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital, and director of the Department of Orthopedics, National Defense Medical Center Zhongqing Branch Hospital. The projects also involve joint research with doctors with professional medical backgrounds, and the research results are combined with the clinical experience of professional orthopedic surgeons for deeper understanding of medicine for knee osteoarthritis prevention.

Please refer to Annex 3.3.1C - Details Professor Hsin-Min Wang's research plans in sports and health.

(2)NCUE works with community members in university projects and increases the incentives to improve residents’ health.

(a)University Social Responsibility encourages active participation and becoming a key partner in local development.

The signing ceremony of 11 rural schools in 3 counties and cities for University Social Responsibility – NCUE × Common Good: In order to achieve the educational goal of deep cultivation on education of disadvantaged people in rural areas, the plan’s main aspects for services include exploration, career, digital, and supportive skills. To strengthen the relationship and cooperation of teachers and students within the region, University Social Responsibility covers improvement of the teachers’ professional training skills in teaching and tutoring, and integration and application of students' theory and practical experience. Furthermore, we continue to plan on serving disadvantaged students in rural areas, cultivating the core competencies of rural students, so as to achieve the following concepts: self-motivation, interaction, and common good.

Website: https://www.ncue.edu.tw/p/406-1000-22265,r93.php?Lang=zh-tw.

(b)In the first half of 2022, 7 full-time psychologists and 16 part-time psychologists at NCUE provided students with free individual and group counseling services. NCUE also invited psychiatrists from a partner hospital and local clinics to advise on physical and mental health and provide referrals and suitable medical resources. A total of 19 people availed themselves of the counseling resources. Overall, in 2022, NCUE held 5 group counseling activities for a total of 25 participants (157 person-times); There were a total of 7 participants in 8 special case group therapy activities. provided 364 people with individual counseling (including individual counseling and psychological testing and interpretation) for a total person-times served of 2,333.

(c)For NCUE’s University Social Responsibility (USR) Practice Plan: Shetou Hosiery. Industry – Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Creation University Social Responsibility (USR), we jointly organized the Be Tavocol walking event in Shetou together with Changhua County Government Department of Education, Shetou Township Office, and Shetou Elementary School, in order to integrate social responsibility into practice, and promote the vitality of local communities. We hope to take root in the university social responsibility, big hands holding small hands, enabling participants to understand the beauty of Shetou in an environmentally friendly, healthy and locally approved way. The achievements of the project over the past four years are also presented. After the event, Shetou’s famous industries and attractions will be provided through the guide, enabling residents to experience a different Shetou, and strengthen the residents’ and visitors’ in-depth understanding of Shetou’s landscape, industry, and human culture, supporting the development of hosiery industry in Taiwan. The walking event was held at Qingshuiyan Temple in Shetou Township on October 22, 2022 (Saturday), with more than 600 participants.

Campus Headlines:

https://www.ncue.edu.tw/p/406-1000-8762,r93.php?Lang=zh-tw

https://www.ncue.edu.tw/p/406-1000-8760,r93.php?Lang=zh-tw

https://www.ncue.edu.tw/p/406-1000-8999,r93.php?Lang=zh-tw

(3)NCUE implemented measures to improve the health and well-being of the community and NCUE faculty, staff, and students.

(a)Various administrative units of NCUE joined a comprehensive physical and mental health care system to provide teachers and students with all-around health care. The units included the Health Service Section of the Office of Student Affairs, the Student Psychological Counselling and Guidance Centre, the Community Psychological Counselling and Guidance Centre, the Department of Athletics, and the Centre of Environmental Protection, Safety, and Health.

(b)NCUE employed medical personnel (three full-time nurses, three visiting physicians, 7 full-time psychologists, and 16 part-time psychologists) to provide teachers, staff, and students with health services. The services included free health consultations, medical care, individual and group counseling, and health management. In addition, Changhua Christian Hospital, a partner hospital with NCUE, sent general practitioners, occupational physicians, psychiatrists, and Chinese medicine practitioners to the NCUE campuses to serve at the clinics, providing physical and mental health consultations, on-site health guidance, and physiotherapy. NCUE also has 27 clinics as partners that provide referral services and advise teachers and students about available discounts and treatment options.

(c)Every semester, physicians and nursing staff from Changhua Christian Hospital are invited to offer students “Emergency Relief Education,” a general education course.

(d)The following table details the physical and mental health care services provided by NCUE to teachers and students in 2020-2022: (As shown in Table 1)

Table 1. Statistics of physical and mental health care services for teachers and students

Physical and mental health care services	2020	2021	2022
Consultations by visiting physicians and on-site consultations by occupational physicians	327 Visits	231 Visits	212 Visits
Treatment for injuries and illnesses on campuses (including trauma and health consultations)	3,027 Visits	1,355 Visits	3,137 Visits
Emergency incidents and medical delivery services	21 People	20 People	31 People
Medical equipment and anti-epidemic items for loan; use of nursing rooms	287 Visits	434 Visits	653 Visits
Use of health equipment	3,472 Visits	1,073 Visits	217 Visits
Individual counselling services in colleges	4,674 Visits	4,913 Visits	4,927 Visits

General Course - Emergency Rescue Education Syllabus:

https://webap0.ncue.edu.tw/DEANV2/UploadDEAN/SUBJECT/1121/00237_0CCGE0174920.pdf.

(4)Measures in place against the Covid-19 pandemic.

To effectively improve the health, safety, and well-being of its teachers, staff, and students under the ever-changing challenges of the COVID‑19 pandemic, NCUE instituted humane, safe, and effective disease-prevention measures to prevent the virus’s spread.

(a)On April 25 and 26, 2022, COVID-19 vaccination stations were set up on the campuses; 339 people were vaccinated during the event, which increased the campus vaccine coverage rate. (Figure 8)

(b)The university’s epidemic prevention measures are continuously updated and announced on NCUE’s special website designated for COVID-19 information so that all teachers and students can stay informed about and follow the latest rules. (Figure 9)

(c)Accounts of the preparation, use, and management of anti-epidemic supplies are kept to ensure that the supplies are sufficient and ready for the use of teachers and students to fight the virus. (Figure 10)

(d)A “Self-health Management and Epidemic Prevention Reporting System” is established for the health management of all teachers and students. If a person is suspected to have been infected, we will help the person take a PCR test at the hospital, arrange remote consultations, move the person to an observation dormitory, and provide health guidance and health education, so as to effectively control the spread of the epidemic on campus.

(e)To prevent outbreaks, 38 dormitories are prepared for caring and isolation tasks, so that confirmed COVID-19 patients with mild symptoms can be taken care of on campus if they are not able to go back home. (Figure 11)

(f)The Central Epidemic Command Center has reclassified COVID-19 as a Category 4 notifiable communicable disease since May 1, 2023. The level of pandemic prevention was downgraded, while the principle of “rest at home when sick” will be implemented to maintain good hygiene, while COVID-19 vaccinations are recommended to strengthen individual and group immunity protection and develop toward post-pandemic life.

Figure 8. Campus COVID-19 vaccination station	Figure 9. COVID-19 pandemic prevention section
Figure 10. Preparation of pandemic prevention supplies	Figure 11. Pandemic prevention dormitory setting

References:

Announcement of the latest pandemic prevention measures: https://olisweb.ncue.edu.tw/var/file/12/1012/img/102/828248648.pdf

Epidemic outbreak and prevention - For more about NCUE’s video, Protecting the Health of Teachers and Students, featuring a COVID-19 epidemic drill on disease:

https://www.ncue.edu.tw/p/406-1000-3747,r93.php?Lang=zh-tw

NCUE’s special website for COVID-19 information: https://olisweb.ncue.edu.tw/

(5)NCUE cooperates with medical institutions in academic research to improve the health and well-being of its teachers, staff, and students.

NCUE works with local medical institutions such as the Show Chwan Memorial Hospital, the Changhua Christian Hospital, the Public Health Bureau, and relevant medical centers and community hospitals to safeguard the health and well-being of teachers, staff, students, stakeholders, and community residents. They combine their professional power and medical capabilities to provide physical examinations; prevention education on sexually transmitted diseases (including AIDS); and vaccinations against influenza, COVID-19, and other infectious diseases. (Figure 12)

Figure 12. Cooperation with local medical institutions to strengthen the health and well-being of teachers and students

Please refer to Annex 3.3.1D for the details of the academic research cooperation between NCUE and the medical institutions, which aims to protect the health and well-being of teachers, students, and the local communities.

(6)NCUE assists the Ministry of Education by being a role model for schools’ physical and mental health promotion.

To effectively improve the health of its teachers, staff, and students, NCUE works with the Ministry of Education to develop various education programs on preventing and dealing with sexual assault; drug abuse prevention and recovery; holistic health; nutrition, healthy living, and weight control; and other health-related topics. (Figure 13)

Figure 13. Promoting health promoting school activities to strengthen health and well-being in the campus

(a)NCUE has received subsidies from the Ministry of Education to implement the Health-Promoting School Project for Universities and Colleges, the Service and Learning Model Programme for the Prevention of Drug Abuse in Students by Universities and Colleges, and the Project of Moral Education Promotion and Deep Cultivation in Schools to comprehensively promote the physical and mental health of teachers and students.

(b)Implementation of the Ministry of Education’s subsidized college health promotion school plan: Adhering to the spirit of ‘health-promoting schools’, NCUE has conducted health empowerment courses and activities over the years to create a healthy campus environment and will continue to do so in the future. The project has four main themes: ‘Tobacco Hazard Prevention’, ‘Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS Prevention Education’, ‘Weight Control’, and ‘Healthy Living’. In 2022, 6,040 people participated in the project activities.

(c)NCUE implements the “Project of Moral Education Promotion and Deep Cultivation in Schools,” with the aim of becoming “a first-class university with excellent teaching qualities, innovative research, and sustainable services.”, 35 sessions were held for 5,089 people in 2022 (Table 2).

Table 2. Over the years, the Ministry of Education has subsidized health promotion plans for colleges and universities, student drug abuse prevention service-learning model plans (anti-drug plans) in colleges and universities, and moral education and cultivation plans and achievements.

Year/Program Name	Theme	Amount of subsidy	Number of participants (times of participating)
2022/Subsidies from the Ministry of Education to implement the Health Promoting School Project for Universities and Colleges	Fashion and health Fashion Guide	150,000	6,040
2022/Service and Learning Model Program (anti-drug) for the Prevention of Drug Abuse in Students by Universities and Colleges 2020	Drama Performance at Secondary and Primary Schools to Prevent Drug Abuse	151,020	2,105
2022/Achievements of the moral education policy	Moral Education Activities	135,000	5,089
Subsidies from the Ministry of Education to implement the Health Promoting School Project for Universities and Colleges in 2021	Wonderland In NCUE	170,000	5,359
2021/Service and Learning Model Program (anti-drug) for the Prevention of Drug Abuse in Students by Universities and Colleges 2020	Drama Performance at Secondary and Primary Schools to Prevent Drug Abuse	149,380	1,614
2021/Achievements of the moral education policy	Moral Education Activities	Self-raised within the university	2,912

Website:

Health promotion school program achievements:

http://health.ncue.edu.tw/files/11-1018-1264.php?Lang=zh-tw

2022 outline of health promotion school planning activities:

https://sites.google.com/gm.ncue.edu.tw/111health/%E9%A6%96%E9%A0%81?authuser=1