[Introduction to health education institutions in China in the first half of 20th century].
The "School Hygienic Committee" established in 1929 by coordinated work of ministry of Health and Education was the earliest health education institution, promoting school hygiene education. In the same year, the "Project of School hygiene" and "Project of Health Education" were issued which were the important regulations for hygienic education in which the requirements for hygienic education unit pushed the setting up of provincial or county hygienic education committee. Based on materials from over 20 provinces and cities, about a half of the units were named health education committee, the others were called hygienic education committee, mostly attached to the Bureau of Education with its tasks aiming at students. In a few provinces and cities, health education were listed in their working program.
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