Healthy Longevity Catalyst Awards (Hong Kong)

The Research Grants Council (RGC) has collaborated with the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) of the United States for the Healthy Longevity Catalyst Awards (Hong Kong) (HLCA (HK)) starting from 2022. Being part of the Healthy Longevity Global Competition (the Competition) at its Catalyst Phase, HLCA (HK) aims to call for bold and innovative ideas from any discipline that have the potential to extend the human healthspan. Ideas could focus on early-, mid-, or late-life, as long as it ultimately promotes health as people age.

The research project under the HLCA is "Social prescribing of virtual reality urban greenness with peer support model to promote mental health among aging population: an effectiveness and feasibility study." Dr. Lu serves as the Principal Investigator.