COVID-19 Prevention and Control Public Health Strategies in Shanghai, China

Publication Date

8-1-2020

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volume

26

Issue

4

DOI

10.1097/PHH.0000000000001202

First Page

334

Last Page

344

Abstract

Context:
COVID-19 was characterized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. This research aims to analyze the public health strategies to prevent and control COVID-19 in Shanghai, China, and provide recommendations for public health policy and interventions in the United States.
Program:
Based on the Social-Ecological Model, this research collected information for public health strategies from the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission and various Chinese websites.
Evaluation:
The daily confirmed new cases of COVID-19 decreased from 27 to 0 in 53 days since the first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Shanghai on January 20, 2020.
Discussion:
The pattern of daily confirmed new cases suggests the effectiveness of public health strategies. This research also provides recommendations on the development and improvements of public health strategies in the U.S. by acknowledging the differences in political and social systems between the two countries.

Keywords

COVID-19, public health, Shanghai

Comments

SJSU users: Use the following link to login and access the article via SJSU databases.

Department

Public Health and Recreation; Global Innovation and Leadership

Link to Full Text

Share

COinS