30th anniversary ; Korean Academy of Health Policy and Management
Abstract
The Korean Academy of Health Policy and Management (KAHPM) is on its 30th anniversary in 2018. The KAHPM is the first academic
society in the field of health policy and management, and it has maintained its significance for 30 years as a representative academic
society of health policy and management in Korea. During 30 years, the KAHPM has sought to establish and develop academic
field of health policy and management, conducted academic discussions on the agenda of health policy and management
in response to the needs of the times and on the health policy issues of the presidential elections, and discussed the healthcare policy
of the Government. The 30th anniversary of the KAHPM is scheduled to hold a 30th anniversary academic conference and to
prepare the 30th history book of the KAHPM. The offical journal of KAHPM, Health Policy and Management (HPM) will be publishing
a special issue with important topics with health policy and management in commemoration of its 30th anniversary. Based on 30
years’ experiences, the KAHPM and HPM will be committed to furthering the next 30 years and endeavoring to contribute to improve
the quality of life for the people by establishing and practicing desirable health policy and management.