What is the theme of 202 1 Patriotic Health Month?

Civilized and healthy, green and environmentally friendly.

April is "National Patriotic Health Campaign Month". Health is the premise of health, and health is the guarantee of life. Creating a clean, hygienic and tidy living and working environment and creating a civilized and harmonious social order is our common wish.

Patriotic Health Campaign is a great pioneering work and successful practice of the Party and the government in applying the mass line to health and disease prevention, and it is an important part of Socialism with Chinese characteristics's cause, especially public health work.

Historical background:

Patriotic health movement has a long history and special historical background, which was once put forward as a political task.

On February 29th, 1952, American planes *** 14 batches 148 sorties invaded China's Anton (Dandong), Fushun and other places. Insects with viruses and bacteria first spread in Fushun, then spread in other areas, and launched a germ war against China. On March 14 of that year, the State Council decided to set up the Central Committee for Epidemic Prevention, with the task of leading the germ warfare and launching the patriotic health campaign.

On March 19, the Central Committee for Epidemic Prevention issued instructions on bacteriological warfare to all provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions, requiring all localities to do a good job in killing flies, mosquitoes, fleas, rats and other vector insects. On July 10, People's Daily published an editorial entitled "Further Developing Patriotic Health Campaign", pointing out that patriotic health campaign is a major political task.

1On September 20th, 957, the Third Plenary Session of the Eighth Central Committee of the Communist Party of China further clarified the tasks and purposes of the patriotic health campaign: "Eliminate the four evils, stress hygiene, eliminate diseases, invigorate the spirit, change customs, and transform the country."

1958 February 14, People's Daily published an editorial, pointing out that the patriotic health campaign centered on eliminating the "four pests" is to popularize health knowledge, get rid of superstitions, eliminate various diseases and their causes and improve people's health level through mass movements.

Under the leadership of the party and the government, patriotic health campaigns have been vigorously carried out throughout the country, and the people have responded positively and made great achievements.