Social attributes and social prevention and control of disease: a comment

The social attribute of people determines that illness is not only a medical problem, but also a social disease. The illness has a wide range of social attributes from its occurrence and development, diagnosis and treatment to its social impacts. The prevention and control of disease require a full...

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Published inZhongguo gong gong wei sheng = China public health Vol. 38; no. 8; pp. 1093 - 1096
Main Authors Chao WANG, Zu-xun LU
Format Journal Article
LanguageChinese
Published Editorial Office of Chinese Journal of Public Health 01.08.2022
Subjects
disease
social attribute
social prevention and control
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Summary:The social attribute of people determines that illness is not only a medical problem, but also a social disease. The illness has a wide range of social attributes from its occurrence and development, diagnosis and treatment to its social impacts. The prevention and control of disease require a full participation of the whole society, including the government, medical institutions, social organizations, and individuals. However, a healthy social environment urgently requires further innovations in disease prevention and control concepts and strategies to strengthen social foundations against to various diseases.
ISSN:1001-0580
DOI:10.11847/zgggws1138138