Basic Knowledge and Skills of Health Literacy for Chinese Citizens, 2015 Edition

On January 6, 2016, the National Health Planning Commission released “Health Literacy of Chinese Citizens – Basic Knowledge and Skills (2015 Edition)” to do education and promotion in three aspects, including basic knowledge and concepts, healthy lifestyles and behaviors, and basic skills, in order to achieve the purpose of improving the level of health literacy of the whole population. Definition of health literacy: refers to the ability of individuals to obtain and understand basic health information and services, and to use them to make correct decisions to maintain and promote their health. Basic knowledge and concepts 1. Health is not just the absence of disease or infirmity, but an intact state of physical, mental and social adaptation. Everyone has the responsibility to maintain their own health and the health of others, and a healthy lifestyle can maintain and promote their own health. 3. The environment is closely related to health, and protecting the environment promotes health. 4. Donating blood for free helps others and helps oneself. 5. Everyone should care for, help and not discriminate against the sick and disabled. 6. Have regular health check-ups. 7. Normal blood pressure in adults is systolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mmHg and < 140 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure ≥ 60 mmHg and < 90 mmHg; axillary body temperature 36 ℃ to 37 ℃; calm breathing 16-20 times / min; heart rate 60-100 times / min. 8. Vaccination is the most effective and economical measure to prevent some infectious diseases, and children should be vaccinated according to the immunization program after birth. 9. Vaccination against influenza before the epidemic season can reduce the chance of getting influenza or alleviate the symptoms after getting influenza. 10. AIDS, hepatitis B and hepatitis C are transmitted through blood, sexual contact and mother-to-child transmission, but not through daily life and work contact. 11. Tuberculosis is mainly transmitted by droplets from patients coughing, sneezing and talking loudly; if you have coughing or coughing for more than 2 weeks, or if there is blood in the sputum, you should be promptly checked whether you have tuberculosis. 12. Adhering to standard treatment, most patients with tuberculosis can be cured and drug-resistant tuberculosis can be effectively prevented. 13. In schistosomiasis endemic areas, contact with infected water should be avoided as much as possible; after contact with infected water, timely examination or preventive treatment should be received. 14. Domestic dogs and cats should be vaccinated against veterinary rabies; after being scratched or bitten by dogs or cats, people should immediately flush the wound and inject anti-rabies immunoglobulin (or serum) and human rabies vaccine as soon as possible. 15. Mosquitoes, flies, rats, cockroaches, etc. can spread diseases. 16. Report the discovery of sick or dead livestock, do not process or eat sick or dead livestock, and do not eat wild animals. 17. Pay attention to changes in blood pressure, control the risk factors of hypertension, and learn self-health management for patients with hypertension. 18. Pay attention to changes in blood sugar, control risk factors of diabetes, and patients with diabetes should strengthen self-health management. 19. Actively participate in cancer screening for early detection of cancer and precancerous lesions. 20. Everyone may experience depression and anxiety, and correctly understand depression and anxiety. 21. Care for the elderly, prevent falls and identify dementia in old age. 22. Choose safe and efficient contraceptive measures, reduce abortion and care for women's reproductive health. 23. Health food is not medicine, and the correct choice of health food. 24. Workers should be aware of the hazards in their jobs and working environment, follow the operating procedures, pay attention to personal protection and avoid occupational injuries. 25. Workers engaged in toxic and hazardous jobs enjoy the right to occupational protection. Healthy lifestyle and behavior 26. Healthy lifestyle mainly includes four aspects: reasonable diet, moderate exercise, smoking cessation and alcohol restriction, and psychological balance. 27. Maintain normal weight and avoid overweight and obesity. 28. Diet should be mainly cereals, more vegetables, fruits and potatoes, pay attention to the meat and vegetable, coarse and fine combination. 29. Promote daily consumption of milk, beans and their products. 30. The diet should be light, with less oil, salt and sugar, and with qualified iodized salt. 31. Pay attention to drinking water hygiene, and drink an appropriate amount of water every day. 32. Store and process raw and cooked food separately, wash raw vegetables and fruits, and do not eat food that has deteriorated or exceeded its shelf life. 33. Adults should take 6-10,000 steps of physical activity every day, moving is beneficial, it is important to adhere to. 34. Smoking and second-hand smoke exposure can lead to cancer, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease and many other diseases. 35. "Low-tar cigarettes" and "herbal cigarettes" cannot reduce the harm caused by smoking. 36. Any age can benefit from quitting smoking, and the earlier you quit, the better. 37. Drink less alcohol and do not abuse it. 38. Use addictive drugs such as sedative-hypnotics and analgesics as prescribed by your doctor to prevent drug dependence. 39. Refuse drugs. 40. Combine work and rest, and ensure 7-8 hours of sleep every day. 41. Pay attention to and maintain mental health, and seek help when you encounter psychological problems. 42. Wash your hands regularly, bathe often, brush your teeth in the morning and evening, rinse your mouth after meals, and do not share towels and toiletries. 43. According to the weather and air quality, open windows and keep indoor air circulation. 44. Do not smoke or spit in public places, and cover your nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing. 45. Use sanitary toilets in rural areas and manage human and animal waste. 46. Seek medical treatment scientifically, consult a doctor in time, follow medical advice and treat the results rationally. 47. Use medication reasonably, not injecting orally, not infusing, and using antibiotics under the guidance of doctors. 48. Wear helmets, wear seat belts, do not speed, do not drink and drive, do not drive fatigue, reduce road traffic injuries. 49. Strengthen care and education, avoid children near dangerous waters, to prevent drowning. 50. Pay attention to ventilation for winter heating and prevent gas poisoning. 51. Take the initiative to receive premarital and preconception health care, and should receive at least five prenatal checkups and hospital delivery during pregnancy. 52. Start breastfeeding as soon as possible after the birth of your child, and add complementary foods reasonably when the child is 6 months old. 53. Promote early child development through parent-child communication and play, and intervene early when psychological and behavioral developmental problems are detected. 54. Adolescents are in a critical period of physical and mental development. They should develop healthy behavioral lifestyles, prevent myopia, overweight and obesity, and avoid Internet addiction and premature sexual behavior. Basic Skills 55. Pay attention to health information and be able to access, understand, screen and apply health information. 56. Be able to read and understand labels and instructions of food, medicine and health products. 57. Can identify common hazard signs such as high pressure, flammable, explosive, highly toxic, radioactive, biosafety, etc. and stay away from hazards. 58. Can measure pulse and axillary body temperature. 59. will use condoms correctly to reduce the risk of contracting AIDS and STDs and to prevent unwanted pregnancy. 60. Store and use pesticides and other toxic substances properly to prevent children from coming into contact with them. 61. Call 120 when seeking emergency medical assistance and 12320 when seeking health consultation services. 62. Stop bleeding and bandage immediately when there is a large amount of bleeding from trauma; do not move the injured easily if there is a suspected fracture. 63. If you encounter a patient with respiratory or cardiac arrest, perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation. 64. When rescuing electrocuted people, first cut off the power supply, do not directly touch the electrocution. 65. In case of fire, cover your mouth and nose with a wet towel and escape in a low position; call the fire alarm number 119. 66. When an earthquake occurs, choose the correct way to avoid the earthquake and carry out self-help and mutual aid immediately after the earthquake.