Abstract
Abstract. The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were proposed in 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development of the United Nations in 2015, in which SDG 3 is about ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all ages. The assessment on SDG 3 helps to measure or monitor the level of sustainable and healthy development of nation or sub-nation regions. However, the SDG 3 is mainly aimed at the global or national levels, and lack of quantitative assessment and analysis. Therefore, this paper, taking Deqing County of Zhejiang Province in China as an example, presents a pilot study which measured county-level SDG 3 by using statistical information and geospatial information. There are three main steps: Firstly, a set of localized indicators for SDG 3 was built according to adaptability, scalability, and coverage, combined with the specific conditions of Deqing County. Secondly, the selected indicators were calculated by combining integration of statistical and geospatial information. Thirdly, an assessment based on dashboard was processed. The results showed that 12 of the 15 health-related indicators in Deqing County were evaluated as green, 1 was yellow, and 2 were gray. The morbidity rate and mortality rate of infectious diseases in 2010–2017 are low and essential health-care services are equally covered in space. This study provides scientific basis for the management of healthy and sustainable development in Deqing County, and provides a reference example for monitoring and evaluation of SDG 3 in other regions.
Highlights
To boost the economic prosperity, social inclusion, and environmental protection in developed and developing countries, 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development of the United Nations in September 2015 (United Nations, 2015), putting forward 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), 169 targets and 234 indicators, which is a major public policy guiding the development of the world in the 15 years
According to the connotation of the selected indicators in SDG 3, it can be divided into three categories: Health Level, Disease Control & Prevention, and Health Services
The sustainable development of healthy living is one of the basic guarantees for people's happy life. The assessment of this goal helps to monitor the level of healthy sustainable development in a country or region and is an important practice for advancing 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development of the United Nations
Summary
To boost the economic prosperity, social inclusion, and environmental protection in developed and developing countries, 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development of the United Nations in September 2015 (United Nations, 2015), putting forward 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), 169 targets and 234 indicators, which is a major public policy guiding the development of the world in the 15 years. Quantitative assessment and dynamic monitoring of SDGs are important measures in implementing the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (Chen, 2018). SDG 3, aiming to “ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages”, is the guarantee to execute sustainable development strategies. Health is an inevitable requirement for people's all-round development and a basic condition for economic development. It can directly affect the sustainable development level of a region. It is of great significance to study the practice of SDG 3 in a country or even a region
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