Role of public health in building Healthy China

Abstract

As a national strategy, the goal of Build a Healthy China is of significant importance on forming a well-off society, in which Public Health endeavor always stands an epi-center role. In developing the Healthy China strategy, we need to prioritize the people's health and recognize that Healthy China requires both brilliant health guidance and the belief of One Health. In addition, we must adhere to public welfare of health and health development. We should also take continuous reforming process and innovation as the fundamental motive force for promoting the construction of healthy China, with building up strong professional teams as one of the core elements. The development of Healthy China should adhere to the following strategies as Prevention First, Improving people's health, Strengthening control and prevention on chronic diseases, Improving health education, Building self-awareness on healthy behavior, Improving physical quality of the people, Increasing the accessibility on public health service, promoting the fully use of unique advantages provided by traditional Chinese medicine, Strengthening the health service of the key crowd, etc. We should also carry out the Patriotic Health Campaign and improve the governance of environmental problems that affecting health status of the people. In the process of building up Healthy China, the following points should stick to at all times, which are: leadership of the government and Prevention first policy' should be emphasized and adhere to the basic functions of the public health concept and providing health for all in the nation, practising the mass ecological health model which would promote the integrated development of medicine. We should also adhere to the talent strategy in improving the capacity building of the public health team, recognizing research as essential importance. The strategy should also scientifically and orderly adhere to the routine public health practices to ensure the coordination between routine and emergency services and adhere to the evidence-based decision-making models to make sure the equalization of public health services provided at an early date. Both Healthy China and Healthy life need healthy environment as well. We should work together to tackle the global public health problems. In the new era of Healthy China development, we should provide Chinese people with comprehensive and full life-cycle health services. We will make all efforts to step out the development of health-related endeavor under China's own characteristics, to contribute to the great practice of socialism in the new era.