We are pleased to announce that Lile is leading the Baseline Study for the Health District @ Queenstown, which has received generous funding from the NUS President and Provost (S$4,499,950). Lile is thrilled to work with two seasoned researchers in this multi-disciplinary project: Associate Professor Lim Yee Wei from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine and Professor Leonard Lee from the NUS Business School and Lloyd’s Register Foundation Institute for the Public Understanding of Risks. Hee Seng, another member of the SPUR Lab, has also joined the project as a Research Assistant.
According to the United Nations, population ageing is poised to be one of the most significant social transformations of the twenty-first century. Most countries, however, are ill-prepared to meet needs and seize opportunities for longer lives; Singapore is no exception.
The National University of Singapore (NUS), National University Healthcare System (NUHS), and the Housing and Development Board (HDB) launched the Health District @ Queenstown to pilot a multi-stakeholder, location-based intervention programme to help Singapore residents stay healthy, strong, resilient and productive. Working closely with the Queenstown community (roughly 100,000 residents strong), the Health District aims to co-create and test interventions that will enable Singapore to reap the longevity dividends of our increased life span. Solutions evaluated to be effective will be shared with the international community and scaled up sustainably across the country.
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