ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
We appreciate the following scholars, who provided valuable information about health communication in their countries and regions: China, Xiguang Li at Tsinghua University; Japan, Kami Masahiro at University of Tokyo and Naomi Sugimoto at Keio University; the Philippines, Nelfa M. Glova at Michigan State University; Singapore, Iccha Basnyat at National University of Singapore; South Korea, Euichul Jung at Sangji University; Taiwan, Anthony Fung, Wanda Siu, and Qiao-lei Jiang at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Notes
1Due to historical development and differences in health communication research and practice, Chinese health communication will be represented by China, Hong Kong SAR (Special Administrative Region) of China, and Taiwan. Also we use “Asian countries” loosely to indicate separate entities.