title: The origins of the Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health and the philosophy behind its establishment.
authors.affiliation: Emeritus Professor of Public Health, The University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA jerroldMM@aol.com.
authors.forename: Jerrold M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Michael
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D010139:Pacific Islands; D010684:Philosophy / Q000266:history*; D011634:Public Health / Q000266:history*; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration