Aim: Reduce the prevalence of risk factors (unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, tobacco use) associated with cardiovascular diseases in Zhejiang Province, China.
Click here >> for statistics about the risk factors and chronic disease in Zhejiang.
Intervention activities
As with all CIH projects, interventions will take place in four locations:
Workplaces
1–2 workplaces, of over 1,000 adult employees, will be recruited in each of the two districts. Interventions will include the following:
- health education, lifestyle coaching and disease management
- personalised health risk assessments for employees
- win support from the workplace managers
- develop policy and systems to support the changes of practice, environment and behaviours.
Specifically, we will focus on
- smoke-free policies
- safety in production (workplace safety)
- physical activity
- healthy foods
- health knowledge
Neighbourhoods
- Creation of a network of stakeholders: local government, health sectors, safety officials, media, town planners, the private sector, community members and voluntary organisations.
- Screen and identify, educate and refer high-risk individuals.
Specifically, we will focus on:
- smoke-free policies
- physical activity
- healthy foods
- safe communities to encourage outdoor physical activity
- knowledge about health
Health centres
1–2 hospitals, with over 1,000 health professionals, will be recruited in each of the two districts. Patients who visit the hospital will be covered. Interventions include:
- develop training courses and best practice guideline
- win the support from the hospital managers
- develop policy as well as a system to create a healthy hospital environment and influence the practice of health professionals
Specifically, we will focus on:
- Smoke-free policies
- Health professionals will be encouraged to counsel their patients to adopt a healthier lifestyle.
Schools
4–5 schools, with over 2,000 students, will be recruited in each of the two districts. Interventions include:
- providing teachers with training required to address intervention in schools
- developing health-education courses and materials
- winning the support from the school managers and senior managers in the District Bureau of Education
- developing policy and a system to support the changes of practice, environment and behaviours.
Specifically, we will focus on:
- smoke-free
- healthy foods
- physical activity
- knowledge relevant to health.
What is already being done in China?
Click here >> to read about some existing projects.