Healthy China Initiative

In 2016, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council issued the Outline of the Healthy China 2030 Plan and put forward the goals and tasks of building a healthy China.

Recently, to accelerate the implementation of the Healthy China Initiative and improve the population health, the State Council issued The Implementation of the Healthy China Initiative Guidelines which includes Three Main Tasks and 15 Special Campaigns, and Implementation and Evaluation of the Healthy China Initiative Plan. At the same time, the General Office of the State Council issued Circular of Forming Healthy China Initiative Promotion Committee to announce the establishment of the Promotion Committee and issued the Healthy China Initiative (2019-2030) as the implementation and strategic deployment of Healthy China 2030 Initiative.

1. Background

With the acceleration of industrialization, urbanization and population aging, the methods of production, lifestyle and disease spectrum of Chinese residents are constantly changing.

2. General Requirements

2.1 Guiding Ideology

Shifting from reactive to proactive care
Establishing and improving the health education system
Strengthening early intervention
Integrated and life course approach to ensure health

2.2 Principles

Popularizing health knowledge and strengthening health literacy
Improving health education according to characteristics of different populations.
Self-discipline, healthy lifestyles
Advocating that everyone is the first person responsible for their health
Healthy methods of production and healthy lifestyles
Early intervention, promoted service
Taking effective interventions as early as possible on major health issues and influencing factors
Universal participation, Multi-sectoral collaboration
Strengthening cross-departmental collaboration
Active leadership of government, wide mobilization of society, broad participation of the public.

2.3 Overall Goals

3. Three Main Tasks

Task 1: Comprehensive Intervention in Health Influencing Factors

Task 2: Life-course Health

Task 3: Prevention & Control of Major Disease

4. Organization and Implementation

4.1 Strengthening Organizational Leadership & Establishing A Sound Organizational Structure

State: Forming Healthy China Initiative Promotion Committee
Main Duty:
Refining the indicators and division of 15 special campaigns.
Deploying the main tasks, coordinating and pushing the implementation of relevant departments in various regions according to annual research.
Supervision and evaluation.
Editing and perfecting Healthy China Initiative (2019-2030) based on the change of disease spectrum and medical progress.
Leadership:
Director and Members
Special Action Teams: they are under the promotion committee and responsible for the specific implementation and supervision of special campaigns.
Expert Consultation Panel: It's affiliated to the promotion committee and responsible for providing immediate support for action implementation.
Regional: All (autonomous regions, municipalities) set up their coordinated deliberative organizations.
Related Departments: Promoting the implementation of main tasks according to the division of responsibilities.

4.2 Supervision & Evaluation

4.3 Extensive Participation

Personal Healthy Responsibility
Encouraging individuals and families to actively participate, take their personal healthy responsibilities, and develop healthy lifestyles.
Social Fund-raising
Encouraging social fund-raising and establishing a Healthy China Initiative foundation in accordance with the law.
Organization Guidance
Encouraging health and health related industry associations, group organizations and social organizations to guide and promote scientific popularization.
Financial Healthy Services
Encouraging financial institutions to innovate health products and services.
Products Development
Encouraging enterprises to develop products that meet demands and increase supplies.
Healthy Environment
Encouraging institutions to make full use of resources and actively participate in healthy environment construction.