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Policy Brief No.1 A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO URBAN HEALTH AND WELLBEING HAS COME OF AGE IN CHINA

Dec 24, 2018

Xinhu Li 


Key messages


1. Ecological civilization is no longer only a conceptual innovation but also a key national governance strategy in China.


2. The State Council released the worldwide first national strategy for the circular economy, and the circular economy became a national development strategy in China .


3. The "Healthy China 2030" Plan issued by the CPC Central Committee and the State Council confirmed the central position of the ‘Healthy China plan’ to the Chinese Government’s agenda for health and development.


4. China has the biggest population in the world and has been experiencing the largest migration in history. Its rapid urbanization has profound and lasting impacts on local, national and international public health.


5.  While at the individual level, people choose behaviors or living environments which relate to their own health, the option for improving well-being should be provided by the government.


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