As a Chief Physician and Statistician in Shanghai CDC, Dr Yu Huiting has specialised in births and death surveillance for 18 years. Her primary focus on health measurement and evaluation has equipped her with the ability to manage research projects independently.
Throughout her career, she successfully secured 11 grants and contributed to major projects totalling more than 20 million Japanese Yen. In addition, she has obtained four patents, primarily focusing on the convergence and application of big data, along with the evaluation of healthy life expectancy. She has also submitted multiple policy recommendation reports aimed at improving fertility levels, reproductive health, and healthy life expectancy. The relevant results were disseminated through publication in over 50 research papers, with her involvement as the first or corresponding author in 32 of these papers. In which, eight publications achieved a total impact factor of 38.02. Her dedication to public health surveillance and scientific research has garnered prestigious accolades, including the Science and Technology Award, the Policy Proposal in Women and Child’s Health Award and recognition as an Advanced Individual by the China CDC, among others. Her critical policy reports directly prompted revisions to Shanghai’s tobacco control legislation. An experienced mentor for graduate students, she is highly qualified to lead teams in translating complex public health and vital statistics data into effective institutional policy.