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Chen, Hsin-Jen / 陳信任

Institute of Public Health

 02-2826-7974
 
 hsinjenchen@nycu.edu.tw

Current Position

Associate Professor, Institute of Public Health, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University


Office

Room 213, 2nd Medical Building


Academic Degrees

PhD 2013 Johns Hopkins University | Department of International Health, Human Nutrition
MS 2002 National Taiwan University | Institute of Epidemiology
BS 2000 National Yang-Ming University | Faculty of Medical Technology


Experience

2021-now Associate Professor Institute of Public Health, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
2019-now Deputy Director International Health Program, National Yang Ming University
2018-2021 Associate Professor Institute of Public Health, National Yang Ming University
2018-2021 Director of Health Center, National Yang Ming University
2014-2018 Assistant Professor Institute of Public Health, National Yang Ming University
2013 Postdoctoral fellow Johns Hopkins Department of International Health, Global Center on Childhood Obesity
2010 Program Analyst Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality


Specialty

Nutritional Epidemiology, Health Behavior Promotion


Research Interests

Public Health Nutrition, Metabolic syndrome, Dietary Pattern, Obesogenic Environment


IHP Thesis Advisee

1. Alimatou Juwara. Comparative Nutritional Assessment of Adolescents in Public and Private Schools in Urban Gambia. 2015 (Co-advisor)

2. 許益湉. Dietary knowledge, attitudes and practices (kap) toward ramadan safe fasting among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in banda aceh, indonesia: a cross-sectional study. 2018

3. Rezky Aulia Yusuf. Trends of Adolescents’ Physical Activity and the Association with Perceived Social Support of Parent and Peer among Adolescents in Indonesia: The Indonesia Global School-Based Survey 2007 and 2015. 2019

4. Ceria Ciptanurani. Household Structure and Concurrent Stunting and Overweight among Young Children in Indonesia: Evidence from A National Health Survey. 2020

5. Do Minh Tam. Class-Level Peer Networks and Nutritional Status among Adolescents in Vietnam. 2021

6. Sofia Mejia. Chrono Nutrition: Association Between Meal Timing and Blood Lipid Profile in The US Population (NHANES 2017-18). 2021

7.  Elaheh Alizargar. Association between triglyceride glucose (TyG) index and Homeostasis Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) index in community-dwelling individuals. 2022


Selected Publications

  1. Yusuf RA, Mont DF, Lin WH, Chen HJ*. Adolescents’ Physical Activity and the Association With Perceived Social Support of Parents and Peers in Indonesia. Asia Pacific J Public Health 2021 [online ahead]
  2. Ciptanurani C, Chen HJ*. Household Structure and Concurrent Stunting and Overweight among Young Children in Indonesia. Public Health Nutr. 2021 [accepted]
  3. Hsu YT, Chen HJ*, Yufika A, Zufry H. Dietary Knowledge, Preferences and Behaviors in Ramadan among Muslim Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. Diab Res Clin Pract. 2020 Dec; 170: 108474
  4. Chen HJ*, Chuang SY, Chang HY, Pan WH. Energy intake at different times of the day: Its association with elevated total and LDL cholesterol levels. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2019 Apr;29(4):390-397.
  5. Lin YC, Chen HJ, Wang Y, Min J, Wu HC, Carvajal NA, Yang HY. NASA Mission X program for healthy eating and active living among Taiwanese elementary school students. J Pediatr Nurs. 2019 Nov-Dec;49:e8-e14.
  6. Chen HJ, Xue H, Liu S, Huang TTK, Wang YC, Wang Y. Obesity trend in the United States and economic intervention options to change it: A simulation study linking ecological epidemiology and system dynamics modeling. Public Health. 2018 Aug;161:20-28.
  7. Ferrandiz-Mont D, Wahyuniati N, Chen HJ, Mulyadi M, Zanaria TM, Ji DD. Hygiene practices: Are they protective factors for eczema symptoms? Immun Inflamm Dis. 2018 Jun;6(2):297-306.
  8. Chau JA, Pan WH, Chen HJ. Employment status and temporal patterns of energy intake: Nutrition and Health Survey in Taiwan. Public Health Nutr 2017;20(18):3295-3303


  1. Chen, H. J., Weng, S. H., Cheng, Y. Y., Lord, A. Y. Z., Lin, H. H., & Pan, W. H. (2017). The application of traffic-light food labelling in a worksite canteen intervention in Taiwan. Public health, 150, 17-25.
  2. Juwara A, Huang N, Chien LY, Chen HJ. Stunting and weight statuses of adolescents differ between public and private schools in urban Gambia. Int J Public Health. 2016 May 24.
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  3. Chen HJ, Wang Y, Cheskin LJ. Relationship between frequency of eating and cardiovascular disease mortality in U.S. adults: the NHANES III follow-up study. Ann Epidemiol. 2016 Jun 15.
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  4. Chen HJ, Wang Y. Changes in the neighborhood food store environment and children's body mass index at peripuberty in the United States. J Adolesc Health. 2016 Jan;58(1):111-8.
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  5. Chen HJ, Wang Y. Influence of school beverage environment on the association of beverage consumption with physical education participation among US adolescents. Am J Public Health. 2013 Nov;103(11):e63-70.
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