On April 24, the National Health and Health Commission issued a document showing that in 2023, the health literacy level of residents in my country reached 29.7%, an increase of 1.92 percentage points from 2022, and continued to show a steady increase.According to the results of the monitoring, the health literacy level of urban residents and rural residents across the country increased in 2023.In the level of 6 types of health problems, the level of safety and emergency response is the highest, reaching 59.33%.Secondly, 54.71%of scientific and healthy observations, 41.05%health information literacy, 30.43%of chronic disease prevention and treatment literacy, 28.84%of basic medical literacy, and 28.02%of infectious disease prevention literacy.
Effective questionnaires exceed 70,000 in eastern regions higher than the central region
In 2023, the sampling methods, survey methods, and data analysis methods of national health literacy monitoring are strictly implemented in accordance with the monitoring plan, and considering the national representativeness while taking into account urban and rural and regional representativeness.The monitoring covers 336 counties (districts) of 33 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) of 31 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities). The object is a resident who lived at 15-69 years old. A total of 7,3340 questionnaires were obtained.
The monitoring results show that in 2023, the health quality level of urban residents across the country was 33.25%, and rural residents were 26.23%, an increase of 1.31 and 2.45 percentage points from 2022.The health literacy levels of residents in the east, Central and Western regions were 33.3%, 28.85%, and 24.44%, respectively, an increase of 1.42, 2.15, and 1.88 percentage points from 2022, respectively.The basic knowledge and conceptual literacy level of urban and rural residents is 42%, the level of healthy lifestyle and behavioral literacy is 32.21%, and the basic skill quality level is 26.76%, which is 0.74, 1.58, and 0.76 percentage points from 2022.
According to the National Health and Health Commission, health literacy refers to individuals to obtain and understand basic health information and services, and use this information and services to make correct decisions to maintain and promote their own health.Health literacy is an important factor in health, and improving health literacy is one of the most fundamental, economical, and effective measures to improve the health level of the whole people.
Deng Yong, a professor of health and health law at Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, believes that improving the level of health literacy of residents is of great significance to the country, society, and nationals.Healthy people are the foundation of national development. Improve the level of health quality of residents can reduce medical expenses and social security expenditures, and provide better human resources support for national economic development.In addition, health is one of the most basic needs of people. Improve the level of health literacy of residents can reduce social problems caused by diseases, such as poverty and unemployment, thereby enhancing social stability.
Six types of health issues are the fastest improvement in the prevention and treatment of slow diseases
According to the monitoring results, in the three aspects of the three aspects of Chinese residents in 2023, the level of basic knowledge and conceptual literacy reached 42%, the level of healthy lifestyle and behavioral literacy was 32.21%, and the basic skill quality level was 26.76%.
In addition, in terms of six types of health problems in Chinese residents, safety and emergency literacy reached 59.33%, and scientific and healthy observation, health information literacy, chronic disease prevention and treatment literacy, basic medical literacy, and infectious disease prevention literacy were 54.71%, 41.05%, and 30.43, respectively.%, 28.84%and 28.02%.
It is understood that in 2023, the basic knowledge and conceptual literacy level of urban and rural residents in my country increased by 0.74 percentage points from 2022; the level of healthy lifestyle and behavioral literacy increased by 1.58 percentage points compared with 2022; the basic skill quality level increased by 0.76 percentage points compared with 2022.Knowledge, behavior, and skills have been improved compared to 2022. Among them, the level of health lifestyle and behavioral literacy has increased the largest.
The National Health and Health Commission said that in 2023, the level of chronic diseases in the six types of health problems increased the highest level, an increase of 1.58 percentage points from 2022; secondly, the large increase was health information literacy, an increase of 1.24 percentage points from 2022.
Slow disease prevention has become the main health problem.Data show that as of the end of 2023, the population of middle -aged and elderly people over the age of 60 and above reached 297 million, accounting for 21.1%of the total population, and the overall has entered a moderate aging society.With immune aging, the high incidence of chronic diseases in the elderly is more common, and it has become a major challenge in the aging society.About 75%of my country ’s 60s and above middle -aged and elderly people suffer from at least one chronic disease, and 43%of the disease coexist (that is, 2 or more diseases at the same time).
Zhang Wenbo, a senior partner of Beijing Jundu Law Firm, director of the Law Department of Life Science and Health Medical Law, said that improving the level of health literacy of residents can enhance the overall physical fitness of the people and the common knowledge of health can form inheritance in the family, reduce the expenses of comprehensive medical expenses.It provides a more solid foundation for the realization of “Healthy China 2030”.