Historical perspective of progress and achievement on epidemiology in the past 70 years in China
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2019.10.001
- VernacularTitle: 我国流行病学学科发展70年的历程与成就
- Author:
Chen MAO
1
;
Lan WANG
2
;
Liming LI
3
Author Information
1. Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
2. National Institute for Communicable Disease Control and Prevention Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China
3. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Epidemiology;
Progress;
Achievements;
China
- From:
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
2019;40(10):1173-1179
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Epidemiology is a discipline developed in the practice of preventing diseases and promoting health and is the key of public health and preventive medicine. Since the founding of the People’s Republic of China, with the changing of disease pattern in populations, the applications of epidemiology now have expanded from infectious diseases to chronic non-communicable diseases, injuries and health related events. The discipline has made remarkable achievements in the field of disease prevention and control, scientific research and teaching, institution building and academic journals. In this paper we briefly review the history and achievements of epidemiology in China in the past 70 years, and explore the future development of the discipline, which may leave a trace of history for the development of epidemiology in China.
