Healthy Way. 3. Full Version: Full Version

Author: Editorial Committee of the "Healthy Way" Series
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Publishing Date: 2004-05-01
Features: My friends from CCTV's "Healthy Way" program invited me to write a preface for the "Healthy Way" series, and I was very happy. To be honest, health science popularization is a very challenging task. The editors and directors of the "Healthy Way" program faced the challenge head-on and, together with experts and professors, made the program accessible, vivid, and full of humanity, reflecting the care of the Party and the government for the people. They built a bridge of communication between the health system and the public. Nowadays, people's health awareness is getting stronger, and as a modern media, health-related TV programs have gained great popularity among the audience. The friends of CCTV's "Healthy Way" keep up with the times and play an important role in meeting people's demand for health knowledge. Since the "Healthy Way" program was launched in 1996, thousands of experts and professors from top hospitals across the country have been invited to participate, popularizing medical and health knowledge to improve the health quality of the entire nation. Through the scientific nature of the program, it has established the authority of the series. We thank "Healthy Way" for not only serving the audience through the program but also extending its services beyond the screen. For eight consecutive times, they have delivered medical care, medicine, and knowledge to remote and underdeveloped areas, becoming a famous story in both the health system and among the audience. Additionally, when emergencies occur, such as the flood control and epidemic prevention in 1998 or the sudden outbreak of SARS in 2003, the editors and directors of "Healthy Way" have shown no hesitation, tackling the challenges head-on and working tirelessly to ensure no major epidemics after disasters and to achieve victory in combating SARS. Last year, Premier Wen Jiabao personally visited the studio of "Healthy Way" for an inspection. This was not only an honor for "Healthy Way" but also an encouragement and motivation for the national health education front. Like many viewers, I am very fond of and follow "Healthy Way" closely. I can say that "Healthy Way" is an encyclopedia of visual health education, an important channel for viewers to accumulate wealth, and a good teacher and friend for them to strengthen their bodies and improve their health. The content of the series published this time shows how rich and diverse it is, covering all disciplines in the medical field and all aspects of human health: high blood pressure, diabetes, coronary heart disease, bronchitis, osteoporosis, discussions on the five senses and five internal organs, skin beauty, maternal and child health, elderly health, and psychological counseling. The program has been broadcast live for 260 episodes a year, with a weekly comprehensive segment called "Healthy Way Weekly." Many of the content from these programs has been recorded in the series, providing viewers and readers with repeated reading opportunities to help them understand more health knowledge and learn more about disease awareness. We appreciate "Healthy Way" and find it necessary to process and organize the broadcasted programs into a book. I believe readers will love the "Healthy Way" series as much as they love the program.