Agreement on Health Community Tour Lectures Essence: Chief Expert Yin DaKui Talks About Health in Your Hands

Author: Yin Daquan
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Publishing Date: 2003-09-01
Features: The entire book is themed around a healthy lifestyle, covering topics of public concern such as balanced diet, moderate exercise, mental balance, prevention and treatment of common diseases, and knowledge. The book is renowned for its profound and thought-provoking language, as well as its simple and memorable expressions. It integrates authority, science, knowledge, entertainment, and practicality, making it a masterpiece of public health education and a fine example of medical science popularization literature. Since the reform and opening-up, the living and health standards of the Chinese people have greatly improved, and there has been a quiet rise in the trend of learning health science knowledge to enhance self-care abilities. However, it must be admitted that, overall, the scientific and cultural literacy of the Chinese people is still relatively low. Some lack self-care awareness, cling to unhealthy lifestyles, and even retain outdated customs. Pseudoscience claims and methods are still causing harm to people's health in some areas. Therefore, strengthening the popularization and education of health knowledge for the masses, promoting the spirit of science, improving the ability to distinguish between science and superstition, civilization and ignorance, progress and backwardness, and eliminating outdated customs while opposing feudal superstition are still long-term and arduous tasks. Especially after the fight against SARS in the first half of this year, the public's self-care awareness has greatly increased, and the trends of learning culture, advocating science, promoting hygiene, and valuing cleanliness have become widespread. Strengthening public health systems, enhancing health education, and raising public awareness of disease prevention have become a consensus across society. To meet the needs of the masses, expand health and hygiene education, and promote the in-depth development of the "Health Community Action" initiative, the People's Health Publishing House has published the "Essentials of Health Community Action Lectures" series. The authors of this series are a group of chief health education experts appointed by the Central Committee for Promoting Civilization and the Ministry of Health. Among them are experienced clinical doctors, scholars engaged in long-term nutrition research, and experts specializing in health management. Their common characteristic is their dedication to China's health education and health promotion efforts. The publication of the "Essentials of Health Community Action Lectures" series marks a new phase in the "Health Community Action" initiative.