Regulations of Jiangxi Province on Patriotic Health Work (revised in 2007)

Chapter I General Provisions Article 1 In order to strengthen patriotic health work, improve urban and rural health conditions, enhance citizens' public health awareness, improve people's health level, and promote coordinated economic and social development, these Regulations are formulated in accordance with relevant national laws and regulations and combined with the actual situation of this province. Article 2 Patriotic health work is a mass and social public health activity to enhance the health awareness of the whole society, improve urban and rural environmental sanitation, prevent and control diseases, eliminate factors endangering human health and improve the health level of the whole people. Article 3 Organs, organizations, troops, enterprises, institutions and individuals within the administrative area of this province shall do a good job in patriotic health work in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations. Article 4 People's governments at all levels shall strengthen their leadership over patriotic health work within their respective administrative areas, incorporate patriotic health work into the overall plan for national economic and social development, include the required funds in the fiscal budget at the same level, and make overall arrangements to coordinate the improvement of health conditions and health level with social progress and economic development. Fifth patriotic health work should follow the principles of government organization, departmental coordination, territorial management, unit responsibility, national participation, social supervision, scientific governance and classified guidance. Sixth every year in April for the province's patriotic health month. Seventh to meet the standards of health towns, health villages and health units, by the people's governments at or above the county level or patriotic health association awarded the honorary title of patriotic health; Units and individuals that have made remarkable achievements in patriotic health work shall be commended and rewarded by the local people's government. Chapter II Organization and Duties Article 8 People's governments at all levels shall organize activities such as establishing health towns, health villages and health units. Article 9 patriotic health campaign committee, the people's government at or above the county level (hereinafter referred to as Aiweihui), under the leadership of the people's government at the corresponding level, is responsible for the unified organization and overall coordination of patriotic health work within its administrative area.

Aiweihui is composed of relevant departments of the people's government at the corresponding level and other relevant units, and shall perform the following duties:

(a) to publicize and implement the laws, regulations, rules and policies related to patriotic health work;

(two) to formulate plans, standards and measures for patriotic health work within their respective administrative areas;

(three) to organize and mobilize the whole society to participate in patriotic health activities and carry out national health education activities;

(four) to participate in the organization and implementation of the activities of creating health towns, health villages and health units;

(5) Organizing activities to kill disease vectors;

(six) to organize the improvement of rural drinking water sanitation, toilet renovation and harmless treatment of feces;

(seven) to guide and inspect the patriotic health work of all units within their respective administrative areas, and to supervise and evaluate the social health situation;

(eight) to complete other patriotic health work assigned by the people's government at the same level.

Aiweihui office is the office of Aiweihui at the same level, and should be equipped with full-time staff to handle daily management affairs. The establishment of the office shall be determined by the people's government at the corresponding level. Article 10 Aiweihui shall implement the division of responsibilities among member departments, and each member department shall be responsible for the patriotic health work of its own department according to the following division of responsibilities:

(a) the development and reform department is responsible for the patriotic health undertakings into the national economic and social development plan and the annual plan.

(2) The administrative department of health is responsible for implementing the primary health care plan and the rural toilet improvement plan, carrying out technical guidance, scientific research and popularization education on health science knowledge, exercising administrative supervision over food safety and drinking water hygiene in restaurants and canteens, monitoring the quality of drinking water in rural areas and the hygiene and occupational hygiene in public places, and taking effective preventive and control measures against the occurrence and prevalence of major social epidemics and various diseases, poisoning accidents and occupational hazards.

(3) The food and drug supervision and administration department is responsible for the comprehensive supervision, organization and coordination of food safety management, the investigation and handling of major food safety accidents according to law, and the supervision and management of drug quality.

(4) The administrative department of construction or the administrative department of city appearance and environmental sanitation shall be responsible for the supervision and management of environmental sanitation work and the construction of environmental sanitation facilities, organize and promote the bagging of urban domestic garbage, implement the classified collection, transportation and harmless treatment of garbage, and manage the harmless treatment of urban public toilets and feces.

(5) The administrative departments of agriculture, animal husbandry and veterinary medicine are responsible for organizing the popularization of agricultural technologies such as biogas utilization, strengthening the guidance of rodent control activities in farmland and farmhouses, supervising the environmental sanitation of animal breeding and business premises, supervising and managing animal epidemic prevention, and doing a good job in the prevention and control of infectious diseases of people and livestock in conjunction with health and other relevant departments.

(6) The competent administrative department of environmental protection is responsible for the supervision and management of the prevention and control of drinking water source pollution, and carries out administrative supervision on the prevention and control of pollution such as waste residue, waste water, waste gas and noise, so as to prevent and control the harm of environmental pollution to human health.

(seven) the education administrative department is responsible for the health education of all kinds of school students at all levels, improve the school health facilities, and do a good job in the cleanliness and greening of the school environment; Organize students to participate in patriotic health activities.

(eight) according to the budget of the people's government at the corresponding level, the financial department is responsible for providing necessary special funds for patriotic health undertakings.

(nine) the water administrative department is responsible for the protection of rural drinking water sources and drinking water for people and livestock; Combined with the construction of water conservancy projects, cooperate with the health administrative department to control the spread of endemic diseases, schistosomiasis and other parasitic diseases.

(ten) the sports administrative department shall carry out various forms of mass sports activities to enhance the physical fitness of the whole people.

(eleven) culture, radio and television, press and publication and other administrative departments and news units should take various forms to carry out publicity and education on national health and compliance with social health ethics, and strengthen supervision by public opinion.

(12) Transportation, railway, civil aviation and other departments are responsible for the health supervision and management of vehicles, ships, planes, stations, docks and airports, waste collection and treatment, public health facilities construction and environmental management, and assist relevant departments to carry out major epidemic control.

(thirteen) other member departments in accordance with their respective responsibilities, do a good job in patriotic health work.