{"id":405,"date":"2025-12-15T07:47:38","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T07:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiwei-chen.com\/?page_id=405"},"modified":"2026-05-07T08:36:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T07:36:33","slug":"societal-engagement-and-policy-influence","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shiwei-chen.com\/?page_id=405","title":{"rendered":"Policy &amp; Public Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Policy &amp; Governance<\/strong>, <em>referenced in the World Health Organization (WHO) <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/iris.who.int\/items\/a67fe0ae-f3d2-4884-889c-0f6785f93a26\" title=\"\">Advancing Universal Health Coverage in the Western Pacific Region: UHC Implementation Guide<\/a>. (2025).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Our research on &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2147\/RMHP.S427481\" title=\"\">Recruitment of general practitioners in China<\/a>&#8221; (Chen et al. 2022) was cited as primary evidence for &#8220;How to build a fit-for-purpose health workforce&#8221; recommendations (Page 24).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Public Scholarship<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shiwei Chen (2025) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.lse.ac.uk\/impactofsocialsciences\/2025\/02\/18\/how-to-avoid-common-pitfalls-in-engaged-research\/\">How to avoid common pitfalls in engaged research<\/a> &#8211; <em>LSE Impact Blog<\/em>, 18 Feb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shiwei Chen (2024) &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eur.nl\/en\/news\/guiding-principles-societal-impact-research-practises-urban-environments\">Guiding principles for societal impact of research practices in urban environments<\/a>, Vital Cities and Citizens, Erasmus University Rotterdam<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In the Media<\/strong>, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>mentioned in Health Reporter, 16 Oct 2023<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Our study on &#8220;Recruitment of general practitioners in China&#8221; (Chen et al. 2022) was reported<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>mentioned in Closer Cities News, 21 Nov 202<\/em>2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><em>Helmond towards an inclusive smart city: A Participatory policy making approach for a digital inclusion program<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Coming soon<\/em>&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Filmmaker (Director &amp; Editor)<\/strong> \u2013 <em>More than Medicine: The Making of a Healthy Community<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently directing, producing, and editing a short documentary that explores the construction of health beyond clinical science. The film documents how diverse disciplines\u2014ranging from criminology and sociology to urban planning and economics\u2014collaborate to address the social and environmental determinants of health and reduce health inequalities.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/shiwei-chen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/miniseries-shots-1024x592.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-462\" width=\"512\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shiwei-chen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/miniseries-shots-1024x592.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shiwei-chen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/miniseries-shots-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shiwei-chen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/miniseries-shots-768x444.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shiwei-chen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/miniseries-shots-1536x889.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shiwei-chen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/miniseries-shots-2048x1185.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Policy &amp; Governance, referenced in the World Health Organization (WHO) Advancing Universal Health Coverage in the Western Pacific Region: UHC Implementation Guide. (2025). Public Scholarship Shiwei Chen (2025) &#8211; How to avoid common pitfalls in engaged research &#8211; LSE Impact Blog, 18 Feb. 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