Building a healthy China by enhancing physical activity: Priorities, challenges, and strategies

摘要

In 2016, several landmark government initiatives were launched in an effort to build a more healthy China. In March, the National People's Congress of China adopted the 13th Five-Year Plan, which sets out new objectives, principles, and targets for 2016–2020,1 including action plans for enhancing environmental protection and green growth, promoting individual and population health, and improving the health care system and services. In June, the central government launched a strategic plan to implement a program to improve the nation's physical fitness and health levels.2 In August, in an effort to fulfill China's commitment to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,3 the Political Bureau of the Chinese Community Party adopted the “Healthy China 2030” plan as part of a comprehensive strategy to improve the general health of the Chinese people.4.