China's health care system is facing major challenges. The country is struggling to deal with
a population that is “aging, urbanizing, and is afflicted with chronic diseases” says Wang …

Background To introduce a model of community health service organization (as
implemented in urban areas) to less developed rural areas in China and evaluate the impact …

Political and demographic changes in China since 1978 have created many new challenges
for the Chinese health care system. The government has proposed a restructuring of the …

OBJECTIVES: The objective of this paper is to assess historical and recent health reform
efforts in China. We provide a brief history of the Chinese healthcare system since 1949 as …

Purpose: To examine the healthcare policy and the nursing profession in China and to share
insights learned from that country, which can be used to inform health‐policy decision …

First, I would like to thank Dr. Peggy Watson, my Ph. D. supervisor, for her advice,
encouragement, and support over the years. Her meticulous guidance accompanies this …

Background The urban community health service centers in China have developed for
nearly 20 years, but there is a lack of systematic research on their development, progress …

China's excellent community health system was seriously damaged during the early years of
economic reform after1982, and its reconstitution has become a major policy goal of the …

Over the past sixty years, China's health care system has changed dramatically. The issue of
inaccessible and expensive medical services has been increasingly debated by the …

Background Being an important part of China's Urban Health Care Reform System,
Community Health Centers (CHCs) have been established throughout the entire country …