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What is the function of establishing health records?
Health records are normative records in the process of medical and health institutions providing medical and health services to urban and rural residents. They are systematic document records that focus on residents' personal health, run through the whole life process and cover various health-related factors. The contents of residents' health records are mainly composed of personal basic information, health examination records, health management of key populations and other health service records.

Health records consist of personal basic information, health examination records, health management of key populations and other health service records. The establishment of health records for urban and rural residents is beneficial for individuals to continuously and dynamically understand their own health status, improve their awareness of disease prevention and health care, and reduce the occurrence of diseases; It is beneficial for medical staff to fully understand the health status and health service demand of residents in their jurisdiction in time, and provide health education, preventive health care and other medical and health services for residents in a targeted manner, which is conducive to early detection, prevention and control of diseases; It is beneficial for the health administrative department to fully understand the overall health status of residents, the composition of major diseases and related risk factors, and then carry out targeted preventive intervention measures and evaluate the preventive effect, providing an important basis for formulating relevant health policies.

Contents of residents' health records:

1. General medical health records are divided into three parts in content, namely, personal health records, family health records and community health records. Personal health records are frequently used in general practice and have the highest use value.

2. Establish family health records and adopt different forms according to the actual situation.

3. Community health records have not been given more uniform requirements in general medical services, and are mainly used to evaluate doctors' understanding of the health status of residents in their communities and community resources, and to investigate the group views of general practitioners in patient care.