On October 8, the reporter learned from the Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention that from October 7, the residents’ health literacy survey has been fully launched in Guizhou.
“Resident health literacy surveys refer to an individual’s ability to obtain and understand basic health information and services, and to use them to make sound decisions to maintain and promote their own health.” Chen Huijuan, deputy director of the Institute of Health Promotion, Publicity and Education of the Control Center, said that residents’ health literacy is an important determinant of national health, which helps relevant departments to grasp the health literacy level of the province’s residents in a timely manner, and scientifically evaluate health policies and health education. , to provide relevant data support for high-quality development performance evaluation, and to provide a scientific basis for the country to formulate relevant policies.
It is reported that the residents’ health literacy survey is mainly conducted by the medical staff of the community health service center (health center) where the jurisdiction is located, accompanied by the staff of the community (neighborhood committee), and is carried out in the form of a questionnaire. , the survey content will use the national unified “National Residents’ Health Literacy Monitoring Questionnaire”, which mainly includes three aspects: basic health knowledge and concepts, healthy lifestyle and behavior, and basic skills. The survey respondents must complete it independently to ensure authenticity. When the question is incomprehensible, the staff will dictate the question and options in dialect, but cannot give guidance or direction.
“The big step forward in the level of national health literacy requires the joint efforts of the whole society. To promote equal access to basic public health services of health education and health promotion for urban and rural residents, and to ensure that the level of national health literacy is gradually improved It is our responsibility and obligation to conduct health literacy surveys on residents in accordance with the law, vigorously promote targeted health education, and improve the level of national health literacy.” Chen Huijuan said that she hoped that citizens would cooperate with the health literacy survey in accordance with the law, and create a new chapter for a healthy Guizhou.
Source: Tianyan News of Guiyang Daily