A Case Study On The Prevention And Control Of The COVID-19 Epidemic In Rural Areas Of Fushun County

For more than a decade,China has witnessed a series of public health emergencies,such as SARS,influenza A and COVID-19,which have also posed a serious threat to the life safety and health of the public and further tested China’s governance capacity and level,especially in rural areas.In order to adapt to the development of new situation,the Fourth Plenary Session of the 19 th CPC Central Committee regards grassroots-level governance ability construction as an extremely important task to carry out.Based on the reality of dealing with public health emergencies in rural areas of western China,this research selects the current hot topic on the prevention and control of the COVID-19 epidemic in Fu Shun County as the study case.Discussing the rural emergency management in this thesis not only contributes to the study of emergency theory,but also provides enlightenment for future practice.Firstly,literature review was conducted to study the prevention and control of the COVID-19 epidemic in rural areas.The relevant literature and data of emergency management were collected through multiple channels,and the theoretical research results and successful practical experience of emergency management both in China and abroad were collected and sorted out.And some core concepts,such as public health emergencies and prevention and control of the COVID-19 epidemic are defined.Secondly,literature analysis,comparative study and empirical analysis methods were used to elaborate the three stages of prevention and control of the COVID-19 epidemic in rural areas of Fushun County: namely,comprehensive epidemic prevention and control stage,focused epidemic prevention and control stage,and normalized epidemic prevention and control stage.Lastly,we also visited some villages and towns in Fushun County,and conducted individaul interviews with local cadres,social volunteers and villagers to further understand the real situation of COVID-19 epidemic’s prevention and control in rural areas of Fushun County.These situations,especially the emergency management model adopted by the Fushun County government to coordinate multiple forces to participate in the prevention and control of the epidemic,the channels through which social volunteers participate in the prevention and control of COVID-19,and why the villagers voluntarily participate in the prevention and control of the epidemic were analyzed and discussed,which provided necessary and reliable evidence support,as well as reference and enlightenment for further carrying out emergency management research.Through the case study of the prevention and control of the COVID-19 epidemic in rural areas of Fushun County,this thesis finds that:(1)based on the theory of humanism,through extensive publicity and guidance,the role of exemplary model and the positive incentive,we can not only improve the consciousness of crisis prevention of the public,but also enhance their sense of being masters,and encourage them to actively participate in the emergency management of public health emergencies.(2)based on the collaborative governance theory,through orderly organization and launch,effective joint prevention and control,and strong normalized prevention and control,we can cultivate and form a framework of multiple subjects participating in COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control.(3)based on the objective management theory,through ensuring the health and life safety of the public,playing the auxiliary role of the public,and establishing a normalized and long-term governance mechanism,the governance capacity and level of rural areas to respond to public health emergencies can be effectively improved.