STUST recently held a Healthy Lifestyle Experience Camp, hosted by Chi Mei Hospital, a legal entity of Chi Mei Medical Foundation. The healthy lifestyle experience camp was designed for employees of major companies, attracting the participation of many corporate employees. The event aimed to promote the concept of healthy living and demonstrate the long-term cooperation between STUST and Chi Mei Hospital. It has not only achieved fruitful results in academic research, but also demonstrated strong reciprocity and synergy in promoting health for all ages.

【Acting President De-guang Chou of STUST was delivering a speech at the Healthy Lifestyle Experience Camp, held for the first time by Chi Mei Hospital, emphasizing the importance of healthy living. He announced STUST’s plan to establish a smart health college to promote the concept of health to take root downwards and connect with Chi Mei Hospital, deepening cooperation to jointly improve health for all ages and realize the vision of a healthy Taiwan.】

The Healthy Lifestyle Experience Camp was jointly planned and designed by the Department of Preventive Medicine and the Department of Occupational Medicine of Chi Mei Hospital. It adopted lifestyle medicine to provide guidance from a professional medical team, and introduced AI risk prediction and smart technology to inspire students to adopt healthier lifestyles. Meng-shiu Tsai, Director of the Department of Preventive Medicine and Health Examination Center, gave a lecture on "Life Transformation: From Medicine to Daily Health Practice," an in-depth discussion of the basic concepts of lifestyle medicine and its impact on health, sharing how to apply this knowledge to one’s daily life. Through special lectures and practical interactive workshops, participants learned the six pillars of lifestyle medicine, including healthy eating, good sleep, physical activity, and stress management, and were encouraged to change bad living habits to achieve prevention, treatment and the goal of reversing chronic disease.

【Chi Mei Hospital President Hong-rong Lin was delivering a speech at the Healthy Lifestyle Experience Camp.】

De-guang Chou, acting president of STUST, said that STUST attaches great importance to its cooperation with Chi Mei. Currently, STUST plans to establish a smart health college to promote the concept of health and deepen cooperation with Chi Mei Hospital to jointly promote health care for all ages and realize the vision of healthy Taiwan.

【Acting President De-guang Chou of STUST was delivering a speech at the Healthy Lifestyle Experience Camp.】

The cooperative relationship between the two units has a long history. Recent cooperation includes the establishment of a joint research center between STUST and Chi Mei Hospital in May. It mainly conducts scientific research, technology research and development, and industry-university cooperation to develop smart medical, biotechnology, and sports. Technology and lifestyle medicine are the goals. The cooperation between the two parties includes jointly applying for large-scale projects and developing new technologies. STUST will also offer on-campus space rental services such as laboratories, research rooms, dormitories and sports facilities, and develop new lifestyle models, including the development of new senior foods, health and sports activities, dietary consultation, etc. In addition, the school also provides kindergarten places, and the two parties will jointly develop science park child care gardens, healthy lifestyles, and on-campus staff psychological counseling and other related cooperation matters.

【Meng-shiu Tsai, Director of the Department of Preventive Medicine and Health Examination Center of Chi Mei Hospital, was conducting an in-depth discussion on the basic concepts of lifestyle medicine and its impact on health at the Healthy Lifestyle Experience Camp. It attracted the participation of many corporate employees.】

This event not only demonstrated Chi Mei Hospital’s professional capabilities in health promotion, but also highlighted the active role of STUST in promoting health education and research. In the past, they have jointly established a joint research center dedicated to the development of smart medicine, biotechnology, sports technology and lifestyle medicine. This event further consolidated the basis of cooperation between the two parties and laid the foundation for more cooperation opportunities in the future to jointly promote a healthy lifestyle and create more benefits for society.

【Yi-ru Chen, Specialist of the Physical Therapy Team from the Rehabilitation Department of Chi Mei Hospital, was guiding students to experience muscle strength and aerobic exercise at the Yoho Center of STUST in the Healthy Lifestyle Experience Camp.】