1. Research studies on health in the elderly population
2. Research studies on women's health
3. Research in disease prevalent in old age. (e.g. osteoporosis)
4. Research in Nutritional epidemiology. (e.g. health effects of soy)
5. Research in public health sciences

   i.	Smoking and health
   ii.	The use of Chinese Medicine in Hong Kong
   iii.	Health care needs and services
   iv.	Disease mapping
   v.	Prevention of common diseases

6. Research in occupation health: silicosis, accidents, noise, organic solvent and ergonomic problems.
7. Research in traditional Chinese medicine
8. Research in methodology in epidemiology
9. Research in environmental health: health effects of air pollution and water pollution

1. Care of patients with high blood pressure
2. Patient's smoking habits
3. Patients knowledge about upper respiratory tract infection (URTI)
4. Health care research on factors affecting the prescribing of pharmaceuticals
5. Depression in adults
6. Hepatitis A & B seroepidemiology
7. Preventive activities in medical practice
8. Screening for diseases

1. Health promotion and health education
2. Health surveillance on school children
3. Child and adolescent health
4. Health services evaluation and health policy
5. Interfacing between primary and secondary care

1. Gerontology:

The department has established cohorts of elderly populations for observational studies and has investigated a number of issues in mortality, disability, common health problems, successful aging and active life expectancy in old age.

2. Women's health research:

The department plays a key role in research in women's health. Members of department particpate actively in activities of The Centre of Research and Promotion of Women's Health.

3. Occupational health research activities including:

Musculoskeletal problems at work
Human-computer interface
Chemical hazards in the printing industry
Neurobehavioral studies for organic solvent toxicity
Noise induced hearing impairment
Asbestosis, silicosis, byssinosis
Occupational accidents and injuries
Outcomes of occupational injuries

4. Environmental health research activities including:

Air pollution and respiratory health
Air pollution and immunity,
Air quality and hospital admission/mortality
Health problems associated with swimming at beaches and
Environmental epidemiology and disease mapping

5. Epidemiology of diseases have recently included Geographical distributions and risk factors for:

Ischaemic heart disease
Cancer
Chronic/recurrent headache
Hepatitis A & B

6. Health services research activities including:

Health care needs assessment
Health services and programs evaluation
Occupational health services needs assessment
Factors affecting prescribing of pharmaceuticals
Health service utilization of school children
Role of family physicians in health care system
Health surveillance of school children

7. In primary care research activities

The department has initiated and collaborated in: morbidity survey on common diseases and complaints, (urinary tract symptoms and incontinence, allergic rhinitis), sero-epidemiology of Hepatitis A and B in adolescents, patients expectations, diabetes education, neurasthenia, women's health, continuing education for family practitioners, prescribing behaviour among practitioners and patients, inappropriate utilixation of health services and patient drug compliance for chronic illness.

8. Clinical effectiveness of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)

- Evaluation of effectiveness of TCM
- Systematic review of randomized evidence on TCM
- Evidence-based TCM

9. Primary prevention of coronary heart disease
    
10. Meta-analyses: methodology and application