The rates of non-communicable diseases (NCD’s) such as diabetes and hypertension are reaching epidemic proportions in Asia. Behavioral conditions are frequently comorbid with NCD’s, contribute to poor clinical outcomes, and are under detected and untreated in many Asian nations. This article reports the findings of a study examining the level of behavioral and non-behavioral care integration in clinics and hospitals in China, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Thailand. It assessed providers’ ratings of patients’ prevalence of behavioral conditions, the need for behavioral health consultants, and patients’ self-reported health risk assessments (HRA) of their lifestyle and behavioral problems. The results show low levels of available behavioral care in the participating Asian countries in comparison with the United States. The HRA results showed high rates of patients’ reported tobacco use, high-risk levels for alcohol use in men, and low levels of healthy foods intake and physical activity for men and women. The provider survey results showed moderate perceived prevalence of lifestyle and behavioral conditions and moderate perceived need for integrated behavioral care. These results suggest a need to develop and evaluate integrated healthcare services in Asia in order to address the epidemic of NCD’s.

The economic situation of a region can be seen from the level of economic growth. Increased economic growth will be more effective when coupled with an increase in the quality of human resources and reduced inequality between men and women both in their roles and the acquisition of rights to economic growth. The purpose of this study is to analyze the gap between the value of the Gender Development Index and the Human Development Index which influences economic growth and to estimate gender equality towards economic growth. The results of this study are that 1). Female Labor Force variables have a negative and significant influence on economic growth in Indonesia, 2) the gender development index variable has a positive and significant relationship to economic growth in Indonesia and 3) Based on the estimation model, namely the Employment Departure female variable and the Gender Development Index variable influences Growth Economy in Indonesia, with R2 value of 0.048987.

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This study aims to investigate the problems of Thai nationals abroad, analyze transnational social work practice and propose a transnational social work practice approach drawing on documentary research and in-depth interviews. The findings indicate that 1) There is an increasing number of Thai nationals migrating to live in foreign countries and facing economic, social and cultural problems as well as being unable to access social welfare services, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic,. 2) Transnational social work practice relies on cooperation between government agencies, domestic and foreign public benefit organizations, including social workers, a process which started in 2012, when the National Social Welfare Promotion Board of Thailand determined that Thai nationals abroad are target groups that deserve social welfare services and established the Center for Promotion and Coordination for Thai Social Development Abroad, and 3) This study proposes that new knowledge and skills for social workers, as well as measures and mechanisms including social welfare services necessary for transnational social work, should be developed as part of an integrated and effective transnational social work  practice approach.