Background
He was born in Zhangzhou, Fujian, China, in 1887.
He was born in Zhangzhou, Fujian, China, in 1887.
Mr. Hu received his education at St. John's University and got Bachelor of Arts degree in 1910. Then in 1915 he studied at John Hopkins University (Doctor of Medicine degree).
In 1916 he recieved C.P.H. (Certificate in Public Health) in Harvard-M. I. T. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) School for Health Officers.
Hu Hsuan-ming returned to China in June 1917 and worked as associate secretary in Council on Health Education in 1917-1920, commissioner of public health in Canton in 1921, general secretary of the National Health Association of China in 1922, director of school hygiene department in Council on Health Education in 1923-1925.
From 1926 till 1928 he made second trip to America to study public health administration. Then he came back to China and served as technical expert to the department of Public Health of the Ministry of Interior, associate professor at the College of Medicine of the National Central University, and director of Wusong health center.
After that Mr. Hu joined the Ministry of Railways as sanitary expert in November of 1928. He was appointed director of railway health service in November of 1929, also serving as member of the Central Health Council of the Ministry of Public Health, member of the labor health committee organized by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Labor and Commerce, and member of the medical committee of the Examination Yuan, member of the Legislative Yuan in January 1933.
Principles of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene
(translation of a Rosenau's work)
How to Live
(translation of a Rosenau's work)
Heredity and Eugenics
(translation of a Rosenau's work)
The Cause of Disease
(translation of a Rosenau's work)
First Aid in the Home
(translation of a Rosenau's work)
Health Reconstruction for China
