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The evolution of health policy in China and internal migrants: Continuity, change, and current implementation challenges

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  • Yunting Zheng
  • Ying Ji
  • Chun Chang
  • Marco Liverani

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Rural–urban migration is a defining feature of socio‐economic change in contemporary China. It is estimated that internal migrants in China account for 20% of its population of 1.39 billion, providing manpower to the expanding urban industries. Yet internal migrants have long faced barriers to accessing health and other social services in urban destinations, and the migration process may expose them to novel health risks and inequities. Based on the analysis of policy documents and associated material, this article reviews the historical development of health policy in China in relation to internal migrants, identifying elements of continuity and change in the policy agenda and the ways in which migrants have been framed in policy formulations. Against this background, remaining gaps in the current policy framework and implementation challenges are discussed.

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  • Yunting Zheng & Ying Ji & Chun Chang & Marco Liverani, 2020. "The evolution of health policy in China and internal migrants: Continuity, change, and current implementation challenges," Asia and the Pacific Policy Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 7(1), pages 81-94, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:asiaps:v:7:y:2020:i:1:p:81-94
    DOI: 10.1002/app5.294
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    1. Dan Tang & Jiwen Wang, 2021. "Basic Public Health Service Utilization by Internal Older Adult Migrants in China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(1), pages 1-14, January.
    2. Daxu Li & Meixuan Luo & Yu Liu & Jing Dong & Wei Geng & Xiaoliu Li & Lijun Yang & Jin Wang & Peihua Cao, 2022. "Increased Rates of Health Management and Health Education on Hypertension and Diabetes in Inner Mongolia, China: 10-Year Population Level Trends (2009–2018)," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(20), pages 1-8, October.
    3. Ziming Zhou & Yumeng Jiang & Haitao Wu & Fan Jiang & Zhiming Yu, 2022. "The Age of Mobility: Can Equalization of Public Health Services Alleviate the Poverty of Migrant Workers?," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(20), pages 1-18, October.

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