Review and prospect of community health service development in Shanghai

Since the founding of The People′s Republic of China, with the attention and support of the Party and the Government, the grassroots medical and health service system and service capabilities of our country have been constantly improved, and the people′s physical quality has been enhanced gradually.Especially since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) was held, the Party Central Committee has regarded the healthy development of the people as an important part of the governance of the country.The report of the 19th CPC National Congress put "Implementation of a Healthy China Strategy" forward, providing a full range of full-cycle of health services for the population, strengthening the grassroots medical and health service system and the construction of general practitioners, adhering to prevention-oriented, paying equal attention to both Chinese and Western medicine, and promoting the combination of medicine and maintenance, which have put forward new requirements for the development of community health services in our country.On the basis of the actual situation in the development of community health services, Shanghai dares to explore and innovate constantly, and has formed a community health service system with Shanghai characteristics.This paper reviews the development of community health services in Shanghai in the past 50 years, summing up the practical experience and characteristics.