Effectiveness of monitoring common chronic diseases in community by integrated traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine

The monitoring of chronic diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, coronary heart disease and osteoporosis among residents in the community was conducted by Shanghai Changfeng Community Health Service Center, and the identification of physical constitution according to Traditional Chinese Medicine system was performed simultaneously. The medical checkup report and advices on prevention and treatment was provided to the residents, so that they know better about their health condition and its management. Key words: Chronic diseases; Population surveillance; Community health centers