title: Community health services in China: the experience of Tianjin City.
abstract: China's excellent community health system was seriously damaged during the early years of economic reform after 1982, and its reconstitution has become a major policy goal of the government since 1996. This article provides a brief overview of experiences in implementing the policy of community health care in a large Chinese city, Tianjin. I outline the policy setting and describe Tianjin's experiences. Some initial benefits of the new system are summarised and the difficulties and barriers are noted. I conclude with some suggestions for further improvement.
authors.affiliation: Jiangsu-Victoria Health Management Training Centre, Health Management Training Division, Jiangsu Staff Medical University, China.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dong
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006291:Health Policy; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D011050:Policy Making