Liang-Yi Wang, Associate Professor

Biography

Current Positions & Affiliations

2020

Associate ProfessorDepartment of Public Health, National Cheng Kung University

2010

Committee MemberPingtung County Government Health Bureau Tribal Community Health Promotion Committee

2009

ReviewerTaiwan Journal of Public Health

Education & Training

Postdoc

National Taiwan University, Epidemiology (2008)

PhD

National Taiwan University, Epidemiology (2008)

Professional Experience

2009–2020

Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Public Health, National Cheng Kung University

2008–2009

Assistant ProfessorMaster of Public Health Program, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University

Honors & Recognition

2024

College of Medicine Teaching Innovation AwardNational Cheng Kung University

2014

College of Medicine Teaching Excellence AwardNational Cheng Kung University

2014

College of Medicine Teaching Innovation AwardNational Cheng Kung University

2008

1st Prize in the Excellent Statistical Paper Competition for PhD Dissertation "Analysis of Population Stratification Bias in Genetic Studies"Statistical Education Center, National Taiwan University

Research Highlights

Research Summary

Our lab concerns about the issue of health inequality. According to the WHO's action framework, we conduct studies on health / health care utilization differences between different population groups in Taiwan and focus on the following topics : (1)The magnitude and trend of health inequality, (2)The causes of health inequality, and (3)The impact of the public health intervention on health inequality. My research interests include: (1)Health Inequality Among Indigenous Peoples, (2)labor health and working trajectory, (3)betel nut chewing control

Selected Publications

2023

Letter to the editor: "Utilization of CT and MRI scanning in Taiwan, 2000-2017"

2023

Effectiveness of different measures in reducing the daily number of moderate to severe cases of COVID-19

2022

The employment status and related factors of Taiwanese workers after acute myocardial infarction

2021

The impact of physician subspecialist on the quality of diabetes care for people living with HIV

2020

Physician code creep after the initiation of outpatient volume control program and implications for appropriate ICD-10-CM coding

2020

The moderator effect of retention in care on late presentation in HIV-infected patients

2020

Insulin and Metformin Control Cell Proliferation by Regulating TDG-Mediated DNA Demethylation in Liver and Breast Cancer Cells

2019

Comparing regional neonatal mortality rates: the influence of registration of births as live born for birth weight <500 g in Taiwan

2019

The moderator effect of retention in care on late presentation in HIV-infected patients

2019

Changes in the number and causes of maternal deaths after the introduction of pregnancy checkbox on the death certificate in Taiwan

2019

Changes in drowning mortality rates and quality of reporting from 2004-2005 to 2014-2015: a comparative study of 61 countries

2019

Health care utilization pattern prior to maltreatment among children under five years of age in Taiwan

2018

Constructing the Calculation and Decomposition of Healthy Life Expectancy Datasets in Taiwan

2018

Decomposition of the Gap in Life Expectancy and Healthy Life Expectancy between Indigenous People and General Population in Taiwan

2017

Prevalence of hand syndromes among patients with diabetes mellitus in Taiwan: A population-based study

2016

Medical claims-based case–control study of temporal relationship between clinical visits for hand syndromes and subsequent diabetes diagnosis: implications for identifying patients with undiagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus

2015

Risk of Hand Syndromes in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus: A Population-Based Cohort Study in Taiwan

2014

Using Cluster Analysis to Identify Phenotypes and Validation of Mortality in Men with COPD

2010

Qualitative Risk Assessment of Exotic Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Entrance into Taiwan

2010

An easy to implement approach for analyzing case-control and case-only studies assuming gene-environment independence and Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium

Notable Projects & Activities

2024–2024

PI

2024 Environmental Support Program for Betel Nut-Free Promotion, Subproject Two

Funded by: Ministry of Health and Welfare

2023–2023

PI

2023 Environmental Support Program for Betel Nut-Free Promotion, Subproject Two

Funded by: Health Promotion Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare

2022–2022

PI

2022 Environmental Support Program for Betel Nut-Free Promotion, Subproject Two

Funded by: Health Promotion Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare

2021–2021

PI

2021 Environmental Support Program for Betel Nut-Free Promotion, Subproject Two

Funded by: Health Promotion Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare

2020–2021

PI

The dynamic process of changes in health and labor of indigenous peoples

Funded by: National Science and Technology Council

2020–2020

PI

Data integration and prediction of disability among middle-aged and elderly people

Funded by: Health Promotion Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare

2020–2020

PI

2020 Environmental Support Program for Betel Nut-Free Promotion, Subproject Two

Funded by: Health Promotion Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare

2019–2020

PI

Difficulties and Health Effects of Indigenous Participation in Oral Cancer Screening Program

Funded by: National Science and Technology Council

2019–2019

PI

Study on Association and Strategy of labor Force and Health in Aging Society

Funded by: Institute of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health, Ministry of Labor

2018–2019

PI

Fairness, Challenges, and Health Impacts of Pay-for-Performance in Diabetes Care for Indigenous People

Funded by: National Science and Technology Council

2014–2014

PI

2014 Annual Survey and Analysis of Health Behavior of Children and Adolescents in Pingtung County

Funded by: Pingtung County Government

Advised Student Theses/Dissertations

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Courses Instructed

PRINCIPLES OF EPIDEMIOLOGY

2 Credits

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MODERN EPIDEMIOLOGY

2 Credits

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EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS

2 Credits

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News & Events

Professor Wang Promoted to Associate Professor

Open to All

NCKU Only

Honors

2022-12-04

Professor Wang Promoted to Associate Professor

Contact Information

Contact Methods

Email

lightkiho@gmail.com

Office

06-2353535 #5564 06-2353535 #5570

Office Location

Room 08092

NCKU Hospital Outpatient Building Floor 8,

138 Shengli Road, North District, Tainan 704302

Mailing Address

Liang-Yi Wang

(NCKU Public Health)

NCKU Hospital Outpatient Building Floor 8,

138 Shengli Road, North District, Tainan 704302