Public Health Business In Kaifeng City During The Republic Of China

In traditional Chinese society,"health" is a kind of conscious behavior of the individual,relatively fragmented,no system.Until modern times,the concept of "public health" in the West has been introduced into our country.It has some similarities with the ancient "prevention-oriented" health view,but public health pay more attention to the life of the ethnic group and the public space health.Due to the serious epidemic situation in modern times,combined with the demonstration of the concession and the propaganda of the missionaries,the people of our country have gradually realized the importance of public health.Since the new policies of latter stage of Qing Dynasty,China has started the pace of building public health.Like most cities in our country,the construction of public health in Kaifeng,a historical and cultural city,started from the late Qing Dynasty.It has formed system during the Republic of China,and developed a certain degree of development both in terms of health institutions and specific contents.Health facilities include health administrative institutions and health care institutions.The health care administration agencies of Kaifeng from the attribution of Henan police patrol to Henan province will to Henan province public security bureau and then to the health department of Henan province which reflects the improvement of its position.The modern health system was built since the Qing Dynasty to the eve of liberation of Kaifeng has nearly 20 public medical institutions,30 private hospitals,99 clinics.Its scale and equipment has a greater improvement.Public health including the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases,environmental health,food hygiene,school of health and health education etc.They have different degrees of progress.In terms of the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases,cowpox vaccination and vaccination of vaccines become routine measures.In case of major outbreaks,some temporary organizations were set up.In order to reduce the incidence of infectious diseases,the citizens were encouraged to catch flies,making "cholera" get preliminary control in Kaifeng.With the clean health movement and later the development of the new life movement,the Kaifeng public health has been given full attention.In addition,the migration and management of manure field,the building of the sewer,and the addition of trash cans make the city appearance of Kaifeng changed.It was strengthened in drinking well and food's supervision and management.Kaifeng government has tried to organize modern waterworks.School health in the 20 s and30s of 20 century also cause the attention of the government,and to develop.It ranges from school environmental health,to infectious disease prevention and management,student health examination and school health education,etc.It makes people understand the health knowledge as well as enhance the awareness of public health by printing and distributing the sanitation manual and holding health promotion meetings and health fairs,etc.The government plays a leading role in the development of Kaifeng public health undertakings,with health groups,charities,missionaries and founded the church hospital and other social forces as the auxiliary.The former was mainly embodied in the setting of health institutions and laws and regulations.The latter contributes health knowledge propaganda as well as the prevention and control of infectious diseases,etc.The two together to promote the progress and development of Kaifeng city public health.With the progress and development of public health,Kaifeng city people's health concept and behavior patterns are also subtle changes,such as from negative "off" to the scientific concept "epidemic" of change,enhancement of the environmental health,food hygiene and school health concept and so on.But in the specific implementation process,there are also institutions backward and poor effect and other limitations,this is mainly in health administration long-term in a police administration that is not independent and the lack of tap water,public slaughterhouses,cemeteries and other public health facilities.In addition,the sanitation clean have no actual result,etc.Which is inseparable of behind the Kaifeng economy,funding difficulties,frequent war,political turmoil and superstition conservative thinking and traditional habits and other factors.In brief,Kaifeng public health since the late Qing Dynasty,to a great development during the period of the republic of China.Health administrative institutions from in a police to independence.Health care institutions in the quantity,scale and the equipment has a larger increase.The specific business content,include the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases,environmental health,food hygiene,school health and health education,etc,which have different levels of development.The evolution of public health is a part of the modernization of Kaifeng city,in turn,the public health promote the transformation of modern society in Kaifeng.People's health concept and behavior patterns have changed in imperceptibly.