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Does the National Fitness Policy Promote National Health?—An Empirical Study from China

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  • Jun-Yi Zheng

    (School of Physical Education, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan 430074, China)

  • Li-Xia Luan

    (School of Physical Education, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan 430074, China)

  • Mei Sun

    (College of Public Administration, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan 430074, China)

Abstract

The influence of national health level in the stability and sustainable development of national society is increasingly prominent. The purpose of this study is to examine whether, when, and how national fitness policies exert influence on national health. Panel data from 2008 to 2017 of 30 Chinese provinces (cities) (except the Tibet autonomous region) were used to systematically reveal the direct impact of national fitness policies on national health and its characteristics in different regions, as well as the interaction mechanisms of human capital and finance health expenditures in public sports. This study found that first, national fitness policies had a positive effect on adult health. Second, sports human capital weakens the health effect of national fitness policies, while public finance health expenditures strengthen this effect. Lastly, the health effect of national fitness policies varies significantly across regions due to uneven regional economic development, and the differences in the effects on different age groups (adults and children) are equally pronounced. This study suggests that national fitness public service system and diverse national fitness plans improving national health level are important for a new dynamic balance and high quality coordinated development in both Chinese economic growth and social welfare.

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  • Jun-Yi Zheng & Li-Xia Luan & Mei Sun, 2022. "Does the National Fitness Policy Promote National Health?—An Empirical Study from China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(15), pages 1-20, July.
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