The patriotic health campaign can be traced back to 1952. In that year, in order to defend against germ warfare, a vigorous patriotic health campaign was launched nationwide under the slogan of "Mobilize, pay attention to hygiene, reduce diseases, improve health and crush the enemy's germ warfare". In the same year, the Central Committee for Epidemic Prevention was established and later renamed Central patriotic health campaign committee.

The significance of patriotic health campaign;

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 the cause of Socialism with Chinese characteristics.

The patriotic health campaign is to transform China's political, organizational and cultural advantages, especially the advantages of mass movements, into concrete actions to continuously improve people's health and well-being.

Adhere to the patriotic health campaign

Combining health work with the masses, leading by the government, participating by the masses and taking the mass line are the fine traditions of health work in China. It is necessary to extensively carry out health education, enhance people's awareness of self-care, cultivate good health habits and public health ethics, and form a social fashion that stresses hygiene and loves cleanliness.

Paying attention to hygiene and eliminating pests and diseases requires the concern of all walks of life, the whole people and everyone. Under the guidance of the great health concept of strengthening the construction of spiritual civilization and material civilization, we should adhere to unified leadership, overall planning and coordination, strengthen management from top to bottom, and promote and accelerate the patriotic health movement to a higher level and deeper level.