Regulations of Hangzhou Municipality on Patriotic Health (revised in 2004)

Chapter I General Provisions Article 1 In order to strengthen patriotic health work, safeguard people's physical and mental health, improve social health level and promote the construction of socialist material civilization and spiritual civilization, these Regulations are formulated in accordance with the provisions of relevant state laws and regulations and combined with the actual situation of this Municipality. Article 2 Units and individuals within the administrative area of Hangzhou Municipality shall abide by these Regulations. Article 3 Patriotic health work as mentioned in these Regulations refers to social health activities organized and led by the government to mobilize the participation of the whole people, enhance public health awareness, eliminate health hazards, prevent diseases, improve environmental quality and quality of life, and raise the health level of the whole people. Fourth patriotic health work should follow the principles of government organization, territorial management, departmental cooperation, national participation, scientific governance and social supervision. Article 5 It is the duty of people's governments at all levels to organize patriotic health work. People's governments at all levels should strengthen patriotic health work, incorporate patriotic health work into national economic and social development plans, increase investment in health infrastructure, release public health information in a timely manner, and improve the overall health level of society, so that the improvement of overall health level of society can adapt to social progress and economic development.

People's governments at all levels shall include the patriotic health work funds in the fiscal budget at the same level, and use them for special purposes. Sixth to participate in patriotic health activities is the right and obligation of units and individuals. Article 7 Any unit or individual has the right to report acts that violate relevant health laws and regulations and endanger public health and citizens' health. People's governments at all levels shall accept the report and keep it confidential. Eighth people's governments at all levels or patriotic health campaign committee shall commend and reward the units and individuals that have made remarkable achievements in patriotic health work. Article 9 Citizens, legal persons and other organizations are encouraged to support and donate patriotic health work.

Donated funds and articles shall be used exclusively for patriotic health work and shall not be used for other purposes. Chapter II Institutions and Responsibilities Article 10 People's governments at all levels, management committees with statutory administrative functions (hereinafter referred to as people's governments at all levels) and sub-district offices shall set up patriotic health campaign committee, which shall be responsible for organizing, coordinating and implementing patriotic health work within their respective regions. Its main responsibilities are:

(a) to supervise and inspect the implementation of laws, regulations, rules and policies on patriotic health work;

(two) to organize the formulation of patriotic health work plans and annual plans;

(three) to organize the formulation of rules and regulations for patriotic health work;

(4) Organizing patriotic health propaganda and national health education;

(5) Organizing and mobilizing the whole society to participate in patriotic health activities;

(six) to organize and coordinate relevant units to carry out patriotic health work;

(seven) to organize patriotic health supervision and inspection and appraisal activities;

(eight) to carry out exchanges and cooperation in patriotic health work and related scientific research;

(nine) to cooperate with relevant departments to formulate and implement emergency plans for public health emergencies;

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

City, district, county (city) patriotic health campaign committee has offices and full-time staff responsible for patriotic health daily work; Management committees, sub-district offices and township (town) people's governments with statutory management functions shall implement special personnel to be responsible for the daily work of patriotic health. Eleventh patriotic health campaign committee is composed of health, construction, environmental protection, agriculture, education, transportation, industry and commerce administration and other member units. All member units shall do a good job in patriotic health work according to the requirements of the development of patriotic health work and their respective responsibilities. Article 12 State organs, social organizations, enterprises and institutions, village (neighborhood) committees and other organizations shall, according to the actual situation of their own units, set up patriotic health organizations or equip them with full-time (part-time) patriotic health workers to carry out patriotic health work in their own units under the guidance of local patriotic health campaign committee. Chapter III Management and Supervision Article 13 April every year is the month of patriotic health activities in the whole city.

Patriotic health activities during the month, should be combined with local outstanding social health problems to carry out activities. Fourteenth patriotic health work to implement the target management responsibility system.

Patriotic health campaign committee should urge the units within its jurisdiction to implement patriotic health measures, and regularly check and assess the implementation of the patriotic health target management responsibility system. Units shall regularly report to patriotic health campaign committee on the implementation of the patriotic health target management responsibility system. Fifteenth patriotic health campaign committee should organize the activities of creating health cities, health counties, health townships (towns), health streets, health villages, health residential areas and patriotic health advanced units.

Those who have not been rated as the honorary title of advanced health units shall not be rated as civilized units at the same level. Article 16 State organs, social organizations, enterprises and institutions, village (neighborhood) committees and other organizations shall establish and improve the health management system, improve relevant health facilities, implement the responsibility system for reaching the standard, and regularly carry out patriotic health activities, so that the patriotic health work of their own units can reach the prescribed standards. The specific standards shall be formulated separately by the Municipal People's Government.

Villagers (residents) and house lessees shall do a good job in indoor sanitation in accordance with relevant regulations, maintain and maintain outdoor environmental sanitation in designated areas such as public stairs, corridors and courtyards, and dump garbage in accordance with the prescribed time, place and manner. The owner of the house shall urge the lessee to do the relevant health work and abide by the public health system.