Why is building a healthy China a "lifestyle revolution"?

Why is building a healthy China a "lifestyle revolution"?

 

——Interview with Mao Qunan, Deputy Director of the Office of the Healthy China Action Promotion Committee and Director of the Department of Planning, Development and Informatization of the National Health Commission

 

Dinner should be light, high-quality protein intake, gathering to "eat grass", reasonable diet has become an important standard for contemporary people to formulate recipes; Go to bed early and get up early and don't stay up late, young people pay more attention to health preservation and strive to get rid of the "sub-health" state; Waves of sports "fashion" have risen, and maintaining physical exercise has become a "compulsory course" for a healthy life.
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At present, "health" has become a buzzword
for social development and public life.
From the pursuit of "exercising for one hour a day and working healthily for 50 years" to the historical transformation from eating enough and eating well to eating nutritious and eating healthy, it reflects not only the change
of health concept and lifestyle.

 

The health of the whole people is already the embodiment of a country's comprehensive strength and an important symbol
of national prosperity and strength.
The general secretary's important exposition that "without the health of the whole people, there will be no all-round well-off" has won the resonance
of the whole society.

 

For the country and the people, health is becoming more and more important
.
Over the past decade, Healthy China has risen to the status of a national strategy and become a brand-new governing concept
.

 

Mao Qunan, deputy director of the Office of the Healthy China Action Promotion Committee and director of the Department of Planning, Development and Informatization of the National Health Commission, pointed out in an exclusive interview with China News Agency's "China Focus Face-to-Face" that the implementation of the Healthy China Strategy and the launch of the Healthy China Action are no less than "a health revolution"
.

 

China insists on placing health in a strategic position of priority development, makes major decisions and deployments to implement the Healthy China Strategy, and clearly proposes to "build a healthy China"
by 2035.
The Healthy China Action (2019-2030), released in 2019, integrates health into all policies and promotes the transformation
from treatment-centered to health-centered.

 

Under the guidance of the Healthy China strategy, Mao Qunan pointed out that China's health care has developed rapidly in the past ten years, and the health level of the Chinese people has been rapidly improved
.

 

This "rapid improvement" is directly reflected in a series of figures: in the past ten years, the average life expectancy of Chinese has increased from 74.
8 years to 78.
2 years, the health literacy level of residents has increased from 8.
8% to 25.
4%, and the proportion of people who regularly participate in physical exercise has reached 37.
2%.
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The data shows that China's main health indicators are among the highest
in middle- and high-income countries.

 

"The main targets and indicators set by the Healthy China Initiative for 2022 have been achieved ahead of schedule, thanks to the policy system and institutional system
of health promotion.
" Mao Qunan pointed out that looking back at the progress of China's health care undertaking in the past ten years, the effectiveness of the health promotion system has become more and more obvious
.

 

On this basis, this spring, the 14th Five-Year Plan for National Health was launched, which for the first time takes healthy life expectancy as an indicator, focusing not only on life expectancy itself, but also on improving the health of the population
.

 

A deeper level of health promotion lies in changing people's lifestyles, advocating a "civilized, healthy, green and environmentally friendly lifestyle", which is now regarded as the "golden key"
to open the door to health.

 

"The implementation of the Healthy China Initiative is a health revolution and a revolution
in lifestyle.
" Mao Qunan, pointed out that for their own health status, everyone can obtain timely information and services about health, and improve their own health status, which is one of the purposes of
the Healthy China Initiative.
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Excerpts from the interview are as follows:

 

ZXS: Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, what remarkable achievements have China made in promoting health? In what ways have Chinese gotten healthier?

 

Mao Qunan: Looking back at the development of China's health care, especially the rapid development in the past ten years, the system of health promotion has been continuously improved
.

 

The state implements the Healthy China Strategy, launched the Healthy China Action in 2019, and builds an organizational system to comprehensively promote the construction of a Healthy China, that is, the Healthy China Action Promotion Committee led by the responsible leaders of the State Council and participated by relevant departments, and established an expert advisory committee and established 15 special action working groups
.

 

The leadership of the party and the government, the joint participation of all departments, the extensive mobilization of the whole society, and the practice of the concept of being the first responsible person for their own health have become increasingly strong
in the whole society.

 

According to our assessment of the Healthy China initiative, the health level of the general public has improved rapidly
.
Using the main indicators of international organizations to evaluate the health status of a population in a country and region, the current health status of Chinese residents is already in the forefront of middle- and high-income countries, and the health performance is obvious
.

 

The 2022 targets and major targets set by the Healthy China Initiative have been achieved ahead of schedule, thanks to the policy system and institutional system
of health promotion.
Looking back at the progress of the past decade, the health level of the Chinese people has been rapidly improved, and the effectiveness of the health promotion system has become more and more obvious
.

 

China News Agency: The "14th Five-Year Plan" has been introduced, based on the two focus points of the whole population and the whole life cycle, what is the basis behind it? How to truly benefit the whole population and cover the whole life cycle? To achieve a healthy China, what are the unbalanced and inadequate problems that need to be solved urgently?

 

Mao Qunan: In April this year, the General Office of the State Council issued the 14th Five-Year Plan for National Health, which detailed and clarified the goals and tasks
for implementing the Healthy China 2030 Plan during the 14th Five-Year Plan period.

 

First of all, we must build a strong public health system and build a strong protective net
to protect public health.
At the same time, in the process of building a public health network, the responsibilities and obligations
of all parties should be highlighted.

 

The second is to advocate a "civilized, healthy, green and environmentally friendly" lifestyle
.
To solve the impact of major chronic diseases on the health of the population, it is necessary to start from the lifestyle and improve the health promotion system
.

 

The third is to further deepen the reform of the medical and health system, improve the medical security system, optimize medical services, so that the people can receive timely treatment after getting sick, and see a doctor more convenient and comfortable
.

 

The 14th Five-Year Plan for National Health takes healthy life expectancy as an indicator for the first time, indicating that we should not only observe the length of life expectancy, but also hope that the health of the population will improve, which is also the goal
to be achieved during the 14th Five-Year Plan period.

 

China News Agency: When it comes to health, we always pay attention to "one old and one young"
.
With the deepening of the aging of the population, China's demand for health services will continue to remain at a high level in
the future.
From the perspective of health, how should we accelerate the construction of supporting measures so that economic and social development can adapt to this trend as soon as possible?

 

Mao Qunan: The fundamental goal of the Healthy China Strategy is the health of the whole people, that is, everyone can maintain an ideal state of health at different stages of
life.
According to this standard, there are still some insufficient imbalances in the medical and health services currently provided by China to the people, among which the health services for the elderly population are more obvious
.

 

In the process of actively responding to the aging of the population, one of the challenges facing China is to establish a set of medical and health services
suitable for the needs of the elderly.
The construction of this system is an important strategic task during the "14th Five-Year Plan" period, and efforts should be made from different aspects such as prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and long-term care, so that the elderly can not only prolong their life, but also maintain health and improve their quality of life
.

 

To this end, specific plans have been made
for the health and wellness sector.
For example, general hospitals at level II and above are required to set up geriatric departments to provide medical health and health services
in response to the special needs of the elderly.
In addition, we will actively promote the construction of long-term care insurance and other systems, and increase the training of elderly care personnel
.

 

ZXS: After talking about "old," let's talk about "small.
"
The Maternal and Child Health Promotion Initiative proposes that by 2022 and 2030, China's infant mortality rate should be reduced to less than 7.
5 per thousand and below
5 per thousand, respectively.
With the implementation of China's three-child policy and supporting measures, in this context, what direction should maternal and child health care develop?

 

Mao Qunan: The reason why infant and child mortality is used as an important indicator for evaluating the health of a population in a country and region is because the change in this indicator not only represents the health status of infants and young children, but also an important standard
for the level of medical health and health services in the entire country and region.

 

At present, China's maternal, infant and child mortality rates have achieved the planned goals, but it is very difficult to continue to reduce the target in the next decade
.
Therefore, it is necessary to focus on the current high-risk links that may occur for pregnant women and infants and young children
.

 

In view of the increase in the number of elderly mothers in recent years, especially after the introduction of the "two-child" and "three-child" policies by the state, the implementation of the five systems of maternal and infant safety has played a set of combined punches
to ensure the safety of mothers and babies.
Each pregnant woman is subjected to pregnancy risk assessment, and five colors are managed
according to the degree of risk: green, yellow, orange, red and purple.
High-risk pregnant women whose pregnancy risk is graded as orange, red and purple are strictly managed by special cases, ensuring special projects, whole-process management, dynamic supervision, and centralized treatment, so as to ensure that "one case is found, one case is registered, one case is reported, one case is managed, and one case is treated"
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Especially after the implementation of the "three-child" policy, we have formulated the Maternal and Child Safety Action Improvement Plan, the Healthy Child Action Promotion Plan and the Breastfeeding Promotion Action Plan, forming "two promotions, one promotion" policy measures
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Next, in view of the shortcomings and weaknesses in maternal, infant and child health care in various places, the strength and level of
maternal and child health care professional teams will be improved through counterpart support methods and targeted measures.

 

China News Agency: The disease prevention and control system is an important guarantee for
protecting people's health, ensuring public health safety, and maintaining social and economic stability.
The coronavirus outbreak has highlighted the importance of
infectious disease prevention and control systems.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, how has China's infectious disease prevention and control system undergone construction and development? How does the disease control system need to develop in the future?

 

Mao Qunan: Through the prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, we can see that the capacity of the national public health system and the capacity building in the past have played a very important role
.
The public health system has been tempered, and the public health team has stood the test
.

 

In the process of epidemic prevention and control, we found that there are still some shortcomings, such as the prevention and control capacity of the grassroots level and the loopholes in the emergency coordination command system
.
In response to this situation, China has made a major decision to reform the disease control system and established the National Agency
for Disease Control and Prevention.

 

For the prevention and control of major diseases, on the basis of past work, strong measures should be taken against shortcomings and weaknesses, such as the establishment
of an early warning mechanism.
China is studying the establishment of a multi-point trigger early warning mechanism to obtain information from all aspects in a timely manner and judge risk points
.

 

For another example, China is selecting some major infectious disease treatment bases and health emergency bases across the country, according to different regional layouts
.
In the event of an emergency, an effective command system
can be formed in one area in the first place.
Corresponding equipment conditions, material preparation, and personnel capacity preparation are also important aspects of the construction of
the disease control system.

 

China News Agency: With the deepening of people's attention to physical exercise, a variety of sports methods have emerged one after another, such as frisbee that young people like to play, dancing with Internet celebrities, wild camping activities, etc.
, leading a wave of sports "fashion"
.
What do you think of this sports "fashion"? How should people be correctly guided to participate in physical exercise?

 

Mao Qunan: The relationship between fitness and health is very close
.
Through a series of policy promotion and public publicity, everyone's awareness of fitness has become stronger, and more and more people participate in physical exercise activities
.

 

From the evaluation situation, there is still a lot of potential
to mobilize more people to participate in sports and fitness.
At present, the amount of exercise for young people and professional people is not enough, and we are working with the sports department to create conditions for everyone, hoping that more people will really move
.

 

The increasing number of people participating in physical exercise has also arisen the problem of increasing
injuries caused by improper exercise.
This prompts us to exercise scientifically and guide
movement.
We propose "physical and medical integration", hoping that through the integration of physical fitness and medical and health care, the public can not only exercise, but also prevent injuries
caused by improper exercise.

 

Of course, there are some novel ways of activities that increase the fun of
sports.
We encourage the creation of some innovative ways of exercising, provided that sports are safe
.

 

China News Agency: China is advocating a "civilized, healthy, green and environmentally friendly lifestyle", and you have said before that the change of lifestyle can be regarded as a "health revolution", why should it rise to this height? What is the position of health in China's continuous development today?

 

Mao Qunan: The health undertaking has always been in a fundamental position, closely linked to the overall national strategy, and playing an important supporting role
.
The anti-epidemic practice has proved that only by striving to protect people's health in an all-round and full-cycle manner, ensure public health safety, and accelerate the formation of a healthy lifestyle, production mode, economic and social development model and governance model, can we achieve healthy and coordinated economic and social development
.

 

At present, in the face of the complex situation of multiple disease threats and multiple health influencing factors, we have launched activities to advocate civilized, healthy, green and environmentally friendly lifestyles, which will help reduce the risk of disease transmission from the source in the short term and help normalize epidemic prevention and control
.
In the long run, it is conducive to the formation of active health concepts among the masses and the promotion of the transformation from disease-centered to health-centered, so this is a health revolution
in the new era.

 

China News Agency: Now many people are facing "sub-health" problems, such as lumbar and cervical pain, insomnia, obesity and so on
.
For today's young people, if you want to get rid of this "sub-health" state, what good advice do you have?

 

Mao Qunan: Some people have some "sub-health" symptoms, which are early warning signals
sent by the body.

 

Inadequate exercise, excessive intake of high-calorie foods, and lack of attention to rest can lead to deteriorating
health.
Monitoring has found that some serious complications such as hypertension and diabetes occur at an earlier
age.
This is because the process of chronic diseases is not slowed down from the lifestyle link, but intensified
.

 

The implementation of the Healthy China Initiative is a "health revolution" and a revolution
in lifestyle.
I hope that today's professional population will reflect on whether there are any problems in their lifestyles, what are the outstanding problems, and they must be determined to change
.
It is hoped that everyone can obtain relevant information and services in a timely manner according to their own health status, and use these knowledge and services to improve their own health status, which is the "health literacy level"
.
This literacy is not "knowing or not", but "doing it or not doing it"
.

 

ZXS: In order to accelerate the transformation from treating diseases to focusing on people's health, and mobilizing the whole society to implement the principle of prevention, China proposed to implement the Healthy China Action to improve the health level of
the whole people.
How is the Healthy China Initiative progressing so far? Will the 2022 targets in the overarching goals be met? What are the remaining issues that need to be addressed?

 

Mao Qunan: Since the State Council implemented the Healthy China Initiative in 2019, the National Health Commission and members of the Healthy China Action Promotion Committee have continued to improve the policy mechanism of the Healthy China Initiative, increase the intervention of health influencing factors, and publicize the concept of
healthy living.

 

After three years of hard work, the synergistic linkage pattern of various departments has taken shape, the brand effect of the Healthy China Action has gradually become prominent, and the level of health literacy of the whole people has been steadily improved
.
At present, the health literacy level of Chinese residents has reached 25.
4%, the average life expectancy has increased to 78.
2 years, the main goals of the Healthy China Action in 2022 have been achieved ahead of schedule, and the construction of a healthy China has started well and progressed smoothly
.

 

In the next step, we will continue to make efforts to improve the promotion coordination mechanism, strengthen publicity and mobilization, strengthen monitoring and assessment, and fully achieve the 2030 goals
of the Healthy China Action at an early date.