常熟地方政府血吸虫病防治工作中的健康敏感性研究

新中国成立以来,常熟地方政府及相关职能部门,在血吸虫病防治工作上表现出极高的健康敏感性,充分体现了政府以人为本的执政理念。本文从常熟地方政府长期坚持血吸虫病防治的历史过程中,提炼出健康敏感性的内涵和其主动性、一贯性、创新性这三个重要特征;并由此进一步提出政府要关注人民群众的健康问题,要在解决重大民生问题时具有敏感性理念、思路与方法。

On the Responsiveness of the Changshu Government in Controlling and Preventing Schistosomiasis

Since the founding of China, the Changshu government and its relevant departments have shown their high responsiveness on the task of control and prevention of schistosomiasis, which presents the idea of “putting the people first”. Based on the history of the government＇s long-term practice of control and prevention of schisto- somiasis, this paper summarizes the connotation and the following three key features of the government＇s respon- siveness to public health： initiative, consistency and creativity. Besides, the paper concludes that the government should be concerned about people＇s health by being responsive in dealing with their important livelihood issues appropriately.