On October 12, 2025, on the occasion of the 75th World Health Day, Liu Yanxia, a member of the Standing Committee of the Chronic Disease Prevention and Management Branch of the Chinese Geriatrics Society and the director of the Department of General Practice at the General Hospital of the Northern Theater Command of the People's Liberation Army of China, in collaboration with the expert team of the Department of Health Medicine, jointly held a free medical consultation event with the theme of "From Comprehensive to Specialized, Health Management Accompanies You Throughout Your Life". Bring a warm and professional "one-stop" health experience integrating health education and multi-disciplinary consultation to the citizens of Shenyang.

The "Three Highs Co-management" popular science lecture has deeply rooted the concept of chronic disease prevention and control in people's hearts

As the autumn deepens, the outpatient hall of the Shenhe Campus of the General Hospital of the Northern Theater Command is warm and cozy. At the beginning of the event, Director Liu Yanxia gave a health education on the theme of "Joint Management of High Blood pressure, high blood Sugar and High Cholesterol, and Prevention and Control of Chronic Diseases". Her vivid explanation immediately caught the attention of all the audience. "Hypertension, hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia are like inseparable 'brothers'," Director Liu explained with a vivid metaphor. "The' three highs 'management is like driving a carriage. You must hold the REINS at the same time to move smoothly and effectively prevent complications of the heart, brain and kidneys." She emphasized that general practitioners are the "chief planners" of residents' health, responsible for overall assessment and coordination of plans to avoid treating symptoms rather than root causes. This easy-to-understand explanation made many elderly friends who have been shuttling between multiple departments for years nod frequently and suddenly understand. The interactive atmosphere on the spot was very lively. As soon as the education campaign ended, the "one-stop" health service session, which had already formed a long queue, immediately began.

The combination of general practice and health medicine solves the problem of multiple diseases sharing hardships

"I've visited the cardiology department and the endocrinology department for this issue, and they've prescribed a lot of medicine, but I always feel like I haven't picked the right approach." " Grandpa Zhang, 70 years old, confided in the expert. The general practitioner first carefully reviews his complex medication situation and medical history, while the health manager formulates a personalized long-term management plan from dimensions such as diet, exercise, and psychological adjustment. "Now it's clear. It's great to have a 'Chief Doctor'!" " Grandpa Zhang thanked him repeatedly with satisfaction. This is precisely the embodiment of the value of the joint free medical consultation by the two departments: general practitioners are responsible for "integration and coordination" to break through the predicament. The Department of Health Medicine focuses on "long-term planning" and provides full-cycle health management. The two complement and interact with each other to jointly offer efficient health services to elderly patients with multiple diseases.

The personalized service of "two-way empowerment" of traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions and modern testing has received high praise

At the free medical consultation site, the traditional Chinese medicine meridian diagnosis area was also packed with people. Experts carefully diagnose and explore the root causes of diseases through the "Four Dimensions and Six Diseases" system, and provide each citizen with "tailored" traditional Chinese medicine conditioning suggestions. In the free testing area, there is a continuous queue in front of the blood pressure and blood sugar measurement points. The body composition analyzer and grip strength test have become "internet-famous projects" - allowing residents to understand their own health conditions through precise data. The cold test data, under the interpretation of experts, were transformed into easy-to-understand health guidelines and feasible action plans. The personalized service received unanimous praise.

As the sun set in the west, the free medical consultation event came to a successful conclusion amid the gratitude of the residents. Director Liu Yanxia concluded by saying, "Although the activities of World Health Day have come to an end, our actions to safeguard health will never cease." In the future, the team will promote such free medical consultations for the benefit of the people to become "regular, serialized and community-based", bringing high-quality health services right to the doorstep of residents. This will turn the call for "health for all" into a daily practice to serve every citizen and build a solid grassroots defense line for the construction of a "Healthy China".