Approved by the Chinese Science and Technology Commission, the Institute of Child and Adolescent Health of Peking University was established in 1982. At present, it is the unique national institute of child and adolescent health/school health, being a national leader in the field. The institute provides technical support in child and adolescent health and school health for the relative department in state bureaus, such as Ministry of Education, National Health and Family Planning Commission of China, All-China Women’s Federation, State General Administration of Sports, National People's Committee, Ministry of Technology and Science and other administrative organizations. Professor Jun Ma is the current director of the institute.
Since its foundation, the institute has been responsible for the policy- and regulation-drafting, scientific research, technical guidance, professional consulting, and expertise training for nationwide activities in child and adolescent health and school health. According to the trend of domestic and international development and the need of social, major research fields include growth and development, child nutrition, mental health, puberty endocrinology and reproductive health, health education and promotion, school health standards, and school health administration and disease control. The discipline of adolescent health and maternal and child health care has been a candidate of key national discipline approved by Ministry of Education in 2007, and it was sanctioned as the only key discipline of the field in Beijing in 2008.
Faculty
The 17 faculty in which 13 staff members with full-time primary appointments in the Institute of Child and Adolescent Health, including 4 professors and 7 associate professors, are responsible for the core scientific research and academic activities.
Jun Ma: Director of the institute, Deputy Director of Department of Child, Adolescent and Women’s Health
Major research fields: school-age child and adolescent health, school health administration and policy development, prevention of students’ common diseases
Jing-Qi Chen: Researcher
Major research fields: child and adolescent health and the influencing factors, injury prevention for children and adolescents, school health education and promotion
Xiao-Ming Yu: Researcher
Major research fields: psychological development and behavior of children and adolescents, sexual and reproductive health of adolescents, students injury and prevention, school health education and health promotion and policy development
Ying-Hua Ma: Ph.D., Deputy Director of the institute
Major research fields: growth and development of children and adolescents and the influencing factors, school life skills and health promotion, school health policy development and health surveillance
Zhuo-Ping Huo: Associate researcher
Major research fields: school-age child and adolescent health, school health administration and policy development
Liu-Bai Li: Associate researcher
Major research fields: nutrition of child and adolescent, child obesity prevention and health promotion, child injury prevention
Guang-Rong Zhu: Associate researcher
Major research fields: school health education and behavioral research, AIDS and reproductive health in child and adolescent, school health and project evaluation
Yi Xing: Associate researcher
Major research fields: child and adolescent health, psychological behavior and intervention, monitoring of health risk factors for students, school health administration and policy evaluation
Tian-Jiao Chen: Associate professor
Major research fields: school-age child and adolescent health, prevention of students’ common diseases
Yi Song: Associate professor
Major research fields: child and adolescent health, adolescent development and reproductive health, adolescent health risk behavior and life skills education
Pei-Jin Hu: Assistant researcher
Major research fields: school-age child and adolescent health, school health administration and policy development
Zhi-Yong Zou: Lecturer
Major research fields: prevention of students’ common diseases, early life nutrition and chronic disease prevention in childhood
Bin Dong: Assistant professor
Major research fields: child and adolescent health and the influencing factors, school health education and promotion
Teaching
The institute offers courses to undergraduate, M.Sc., Ph.D. students, and professionals wishing to receive advanced education in Peking University Health Science Center. It also runs courses outside the university. In addition, there is a postdoctoral program.
Courses for undergraduate students: Child and Adolescent Health, Child Growth and Adolescent Health, Chronic Disease Prevention in Childhood, Adolescence Reproductive Health, Life Skill Education and Mental Health Promotion, HIV/AIDS Transmission and Prevention, Child and Adolescent Risk Behavior and Injury Prevention, Child Nutrition and Dietary Behavior
Courses for graduate students: Advanced Child and Adolescent Health, Chronic Disease Prevention in Childhood, School Health Education and Health Promotion, Child Injury Prevention and Life Skill-based Intervention, Youth Auxology and Health, Adolescent Behavior Development and Health, Advanced Nutrition Study Design, Adolescent Life Skills Education and Practice
FOR THE 2018, 8 DOCTORAL STUDENTS AND 25 MASTER’S DEGREE STUDENT ARE STUDYING IN THE INSTITUTE.
Scientific Research
The institute has undertaken 252 projects related to school health or child and adolescent health from the National Natural Science Foundation, Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, and international organizations. 1269 academic papers, including 141 SCI papers, have been published in national and international journals until 2018.
Scientific Projects
>Research and formulation of public health standards, Chinese center for disease control and prevention, 2018-2022
>Development of online curriculum for health and health education in primary and secondary schools (teacher edition), ministry of education, 2018-2019
>Research on the current situation of influencing factors of students' physical health in 2018, 2018-2019
>Prospective cohort study on the relationship between plasticizer exposure and gender role development in children, national natural science foundation of China, 2018-2021
>Public opinion survey and revision of school health work regulations, ministry of education, 2018-
> Research on mental health problems of students with learning difficulties and their intervention strategies, a priority subject of the 13th five-year plan of education science in Beijing, 2018-2020
> Evaluation study on the educational preparation for the prevention of child sexual assault in schools, research program fund for humanities and social sciences, ministry of education, 2018-2019
> Study on changes of adolescent blood pressure in different youth start time and the effect of sex hormones on blood pressure regulation, funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC),2017-2020
> Study on characteristics of social network communication of HIV infected individuals in university and the mode of public opinion leaders (POLs) prevention and control, funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), 2017-2020
> Students’ common diseases and health risk behavior surveillance in 2016， National Health and Family Planning Commission2017-
> Survey on Chinese students’ constitution and health in 2010, funded by six government departments (Ministry of Education etc.) of China，2009-2012
> School-based environmental policy intervention for obesity in children, funded by China Medical Board (CMB)， 2012-2014
> Study on the role and mechanism of candidate genes of childhood obesity based on the INSIG-SCAP-SREBP pathway, funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)， 2012-2014 > Development and application of technologies and criteria for preventing and controlling major diseases of students, funded by the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Health of China， 2012-2014
> Candidate genes and epigenetics of NAFLD and abnormal lipids, funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (sub-project of 973 program)，2012-2015
> Study on the mechanism of injury prevention based on the theory of social ecology, funded by humanities and social sciences research program (Ministry of Education etc.),2014-2017
> Research on the behavior intention and demand of HIV counseling and testing in college students, funded by humanities and social sciences research program (Ministry of Education etc.),2013-2015
> The characteristics of the changes in blood pressure and the mechanism of endocrine hormone regulation in puberty, funded by Doctor of the Ministry of Education (Ministry of Education etc.), 2013-2015
> The evaluation of health literacy for primary and middle school students, funded by "12th Five-Year" Key project of Beijing educational science, 2012-2015
> Comprehensive intervention on the influencing factors of students' physical health condition, funded by "12th Five-Year" Key project of Beijing educational science, (priority concern), 2012-2014
Scientific Achievements
> Study of the occurrence, risk factors and early prevention of chronic non-communicable diseases in childhood, The third prize for Scientific and Technological Progress of China Preventive Medicine Association, 2015
>Study of the epidemiological characteristics, exercise and nutrition intervention and nosogenesis of obesity of Chinese child and adolescent, The third prize for Scientific and Technological Progress of Beijing, China, 2014
> Nutritional appraise and the prevention and therapy of students common diseases in China, The second prize for the National Major Natural Science of Higher Education of China, 2001
> The research of the evaluating indicator of nutritional status monitoring of children and adolescents, The third prize for Scientific and Technological Progress of Beijing, China, 2002
> The establishment and application of the BMI criteria for screening overweight/obesity in Chinese school-aged children and adolescents, The first prize for Scientific and Technological Progress of China Preventive Medicine Association, 2009
> The research of body composition and establishment of criteria for screening obesity in Chinese school-aged children and adolescents, The third prize for Scientific and Technological Progress of Beijing, China, 2011
Social contribution and service
The Institute of Child and Adolescent Health is the technical support institution of relative department in state bureaus, such as Ministry of Education, National Health and Family Planning Commission of China, The China Women’s Federation, State General Administration of Sports， National People's Committee and Ministry of Technology and Science. there are 12 institutes anchored in the institute: (1) Child / School Health Center in Chinese Center for Disease Control and prevention; (2) Chinese Student Physical Health Monitoring Center of Ministry of Education;(3) School Health Education and Training Base of AIDS Prevention in Ministry of Education;(4) School Health Personnel Training Base of Ministry of Education (5) Office School Health Program of Ministry of Education; (6) China Health Standards Committee School Health Standards Committee; (7) Chinese Preventive Medicine Association Child and Adolescent Health Professional Committee; (8) China Health Inspection Association School Health Professional Committee; (9) School Branch of Chinese Association of Health Promotion and Education; (10) School Health Work Department of School sports and Health Branch in Chinese Society of Education; (11) Health Information Center of Ministry of Health; (12) Child and Adolescent Academy of Beijing Association For Science and Technology. The Institute of Child and Adolescent Health made an important contribution in national policy making, technical guidance, professional consultation, national training, and national initiative scientific research and national guideline development.
Location: 1st to 5th floor, The Public Health Building in Peking University Health Science Center
Contact Person：Prof. Guangrong Zhu,Tel：+86-10-82805161
Email：zhuguangrong@bjmu.edu.cn
