Review and analysis of public health security management for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in Beijing
Objective To analyze in depth the public health support for major events,e.g.Winter Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in Beijing 2022,and to summarize the experiences and measures in practice during the successful public health support for Winter Olympic Games Beijing 2022 so as to provide reference for the public health support for future large sporting events.Methods The public health support documents as well as prevention and control strategies for Beijing Winter Olympics were collected systematically to review and analyze the public health support management for Beijing Winter Olympics.Results The success of public health support and prevention and control of epidemics depended on well-organized public health framework,comprehensive public health management requirements,clear duties and implementations and perfect external communication mechanism for public health.According to the requirements as"Simple,Safe and Splendid"for the Games,the prevention and control strategy of"Prevention of Both Imported Epidemics and Internal Rebound"was implemented to achieve timely detection,quick management,accurate quarantine and effective therapy,so as to prevent imported epidemics to the maximum extent,to reduce the risk of transmission,to guide scientifically the formulation of practical prevention and control measures for different groups of people,in different scenarios and in different regions.All epidemic prevention and control measures were implemented and a successfully completion of the public health support focusing prevention and control of COVID-19 infection for the Winter Olympic Games Beijing 2022 was achieved.Conclusions Public health support should be involved early for large sporting events.Comprehensive responsibilities should be taken with specific focusing on key points.Effective communication of public health issues with other involved supports and teams should be strengthened.
Winter Olympics and Paralympics BeijingPublic health supportExperienceReviewAnalysis