Professor
Zhejiang University
China
Tingzhong Yang, is a Professor at and the Director of the Research Center for Digital Health Theory and Management at the National Health Big Data Institute of Zhejiang University; he is also a Distinguished Professor at the Women's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine. He was an advisor for the World Health Organization (WHO) with regard to delivering policy and programs on tobacco control to health profession students, and he served as an expert in updating the Chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) section of the WHO Global Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of NCDs, 2013–2020. His primary academic focus is social and behavioral science in public health, and his research interests include tobacco control and mental stress. He has published more than 110 papers in peer-reviewed international journals. His research was officially reported on by the World Health Organization and was selected as one of the research highlights of the University at the celebration of the 120th anniversary of Zhejiang University. He has also published several books, including "Health Research: Social and Behavioral Theory and Methods" "Smoking Environments in China, Challenges for Tobacco Control", and "Mental Stress and Behavior Problems Among Special Groups: Social Resources, Influences on Health, and Reducing Health Inequities", as well as others. He was the Asian Editor for the American Journal of Health Behavior, and, currently, is the editor of the Global Journal of Social Sciences Studies.