Population’s Health*

Zhiqiang Liu, Xiaojuan Zhu

Abstract: Urbanization is the inevitable result of social and economic development, in which process migrant population experience the greatest impacts, especially the dramatic change of life style. As far as their health level is concerned, although better medical conditions can be provided in big cities, the general health condition decreases because of various urban diseases. This paper expounds advantages and disadvantages of changed life style, analyzes corresponding impacts on migrant population’s health level, and puts forward effective and feasible suggestions on how to improve it by the questionnaire survey of 300 immigrants in Xi’an city. And it also provides people with a reference about lifestyle changes and health improvement, helps migrant population to have healthier habits and lives a better life in urbanization.

Key words: urbanization; health; lifestyle; migrant population