Investigation and analysis on community public health services in Qingpu District of Shanghai

Objective To investigate the capital input level of the government for public health services, and supply scientific basis for the work of the government.Methods The detailed items of public health services were determined by the experts through consulting, then an investigation was conducted on the status of public health service in communities of Qingpu District in 2010.Results On average, one public health physician offered services for an area of about 1.07 km²-5.95 km², and the number of public health physicians was from 1.95 to 5.61 for per ten thousand permanent population. The capital input for the public health amounted to 28.85 yuan per person. The amount of salaries for physicians reached 86.48% of the whole expenses for public health.Conclusion The size of area and population should be considered when deciding the capital input level for public health services, and unified and standard principles should be formulated by the government to meet the requirement for equalization of public health services.