Policy instrument terms in patriotic health campaign documents issued by Chinese national government agencies from 1952 to 2023: a quantitative textual analysis

ObjectiveTo analyze the historical development and policy structure of China′s Patriotic Health Campaign policy, in order to provide theoretical, methodological and empirical references for the optimization of relevant policies. MethodsWe collected documents relevant to the Patriotic Health Campaign...

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Main Authors: Yuanyuan LA, He ZHU, Qiqi WANG, Hongyan YAO, Xiaoyun LIANG
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Published: Editorial Office of Chinese Journal of Public Health 2024-11-01
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author Yuanyuan LA
He ZHU
Qiqi WANG
Hongyan YAO
Xiaoyun LIANG
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description ObjectiveTo analyze the historical development and policy structure of China′s Patriotic Health Campaign policy, in order to provide theoretical, methodological and empirical references for the optimization of relevant policies. MethodsWe collected documents relevant to the Patriotic Health Campaign issued by Chinese national government agencies from 1952 to 2023 from relevant government portals, such as the State Council and the National Health Commission, as well as from Peking University′s Fabao and Legal Star databases. From the perspective of policy instruments, we established a three-dimensional analytical framework by organically combining policy instruments and policy objectives with the policy change process. Content analysis was used to systematically analyze policy goal setting and policy instrument selection at different stages. ResultsA total of 79 policy documents were included in this study. From the perspective of policy instruments, command and control instruments were most frequently used (54.82%) and were the main tools to achieve policy objectives in the process of policy development. Capacity building instruments (23.57%) and information and persuasion instruments (16.28%), as commonly used policy instruments, played an important role in achieving policy objectives. Incentive instruments (3.39%) and systems change instruments (1.95%) were used less frequently. In terms of policy objectives, population health (40.34%) and regional health (50.43%) accounted for a relatively high proportion, while social-ecological system health accounted for a relatively low proportion (9.23%). ConclusionsFrom the perspective of policy instruments, China′s Patriotic Health Campaign-related policies are dominated by command and control instruments, with a lack of use of incentive and system change instruments. In terms of policy objectives, more attention has been paid to population health and regional health objectives, and the preference for policy instrument selection varies with different policy objectives. With the development of policy stages, policy instruments have become increasingly rich and diverse, but their internal distribution is still uneven.
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spelling doaj-art-6cf12305dce44fcabcc6b6a7ad8a9de12025-01-23T05:12:02ZzhoEditorial Office of Chinese Journal of Public HealthZhongguo gonggong weisheng1001-05802024-11-0140111380138910.11847/zgggws11441671144167Policy instrument terms in patriotic health campaign documents issued by Chinese national government agencies from 1952 to 2023: a quantitative textual analysisYuanyuan LA0He ZHU1Qiqi WANG2Hongyan YAO3Xiaoyun LIANG4School of Government, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, ChinaPeking University China Center for Health Development Studies, Beijing 100191, ChinaOffice of Epidemiology (Technical Guidance Office for Patriotic Health Campaign), Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, ChinaEducation and Training Division (Graduate School), Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, ChinaSchool of Government, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, ChinaObjectiveTo analyze the historical development and policy structure of China′s Patriotic Health Campaign policy, in order to provide theoretical, methodological and empirical references for the optimization of relevant policies. MethodsWe collected documents relevant to the Patriotic Health Campaign issued by Chinese national government agencies from 1952 to 2023 from relevant government portals, such as the State Council and the National Health Commission, as well as from Peking University′s Fabao and Legal Star databases. From the perspective of policy instruments, we established a three-dimensional analytical framework by organically combining policy instruments and policy objectives with the policy change process. Content analysis was used to systematically analyze policy goal setting and policy instrument selection at different stages. ResultsA total of 79 policy documents were included in this study. From the perspective of policy instruments, command and control instruments were most frequently used (54.82%) and were the main tools to achieve policy objectives in the process of policy development. Capacity building instruments (23.57%) and information and persuasion instruments (16.28%), as commonly used policy instruments, played an important role in achieving policy objectives. Incentive instruments (3.39%) and systems change instruments (1.95%) were used less frequently. In terms of policy objectives, population health (40.34%) and regional health (50.43%) accounted for a relatively high proportion, while social-ecological system health accounted for a relatively low proportion (9.23%). ConclusionsFrom the perspective of policy instruments, China′s Patriotic Health Campaign-related policies are dominated by command and control instruments, with a lack of use of incentive and system change instruments. In terms of policy objectives, more attention has been paid to population health and regional health objectives, and the preference for policy instrument selection varies with different policy objectives. With the development of policy stages, policy instruments have become increasingly rich and diverse, but their internal distribution is still uneven.https://www.zgggws.com/article/doi/10.11847/zgggws1144167patriotic health campaignpolicy instrumentpolicy objectivepolicy texts
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Policy instrument terms in patriotic health campaign documents issued by Chinese national government agencies from 1952 to 2023: a quantitative textual analysis
Zhongguo gonggong weisheng
patriotic health campaign
policy instrument
policy objective
policy texts
title Policy instrument terms in patriotic health campaign documents issued by Chinese national government agencies from 1952 to 2023: a quantitative textual analysis
title_full Policy instrument terms in patriotic health campaign documents issued by Chinese national government agencies from 1952 to 2023: a quantitative textual analysis
title_fullStr Policy instrument terms in patriotic health campaign documents issued by Chinese national government agencies from 1952 to 2023: a quantitative textual analysis
title_full_unstemmed Policy instrument terms in patriotic health campaign documents issued by Chinese national government agencies from 1952 to 2023: a quantitative textual analysis
title_short Policy instrument terms in patriotic health campaign documents issued by Chinese national government agencies from 1952 to 2023: a quantitative textual analysis
title_sort policy instrument terms in patriotic health campaign documents issued by chinese national government agencies from 1952 to 2023 a quantitative textual analysis
topic patriotic health campaign
policy instrument
policy objective
policy texts
url https://www.zgggws.com/article/doi/10.11847/zgggws1144167
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