This interactive qualifying project (IQP) in partnership with Hangzhou Dianzi University (HDU) in China explored and assessed public awareness and perception of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in China and the United States through a series of interviews and survey studies. Findings show that TCM remains a popular form of medical care in China, but in the U.S. TCM is generally not as widely utilized as domestically produced medication. In both countries, TCM awareness is primarily spread orally, not through conventional commercial channels, and detailed information on TCM practices is not readily available to the public. In addition, not all TCM practices are covered under current medical insurance policies in the U.S.. Major recommendations include greater inclusion of TCM in educational mediums and government healthcare policies as well as further propagation through community effort.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Kochling, Alexander
• Dai, Yanbo
• Koshkarova, Aruzhan

Subject

• Community
• Well-Being
• Health
• Culture

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 45581
• E-project-011422-235628

Keyword

• Public Awareness and Perception
• Inclusion, Integration, Spread
• Traditional Chinese Medicine
• Spread Awareness

Advisor

• Sarkis, Joseph
• Pu, Hansong

Year

• 2022

Center

• Hangzhou, China Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Hangzhou Dianzi University
• Zhejiang Smart City Research Center (Hangzhou, China)

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 3 - Good Health and Well-being

Date created

• 2022-01-14

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright