婦聯會對臺灣社區公共衛生的推動（1950-1970年代）

The National Women’s League of the Republic of China’s Dedication to and Advancement of Community Public Health in Taiwan (1950s–1970s)

戰後臺灣處在百廢待舉的情境，由於傳染病肆虐，中華民國政府把公共衛生和傳染病的防治列為興革的重要政策，中央到地方陸續展開系列的防治措施。1950到1970年代，在宋美齡指導下，婦聯會除經由該會發行的刊物《中華婦女》進行宣導與建構公衛知識之外，由於環境衛生與疾病息息相關，她們全體總動員深入社區與眷村，從事醫療輔導、疾病治療與疫苗注射等工作，還進行衛生視察、衛生督導與衛生獎勵等活動。婦聯會環境衛生的貢獻，有目共睹，因此博得各界讚賞，然而受著各種條件的限制、環衛設備的捉襟見肘，這時期的公衛無法盡如人意。

In the post-war period when a seemingly innumerable number of tasks were waiting to be carried out in Taiwan due to the ravages of infectious diseases, the Nationalist Government made public health and the prevention of such diseases an important policy for the revival of the country, and a series of preventive and curative measures were implemented from the central to local levels of government. From the 1950s to the 1970s, under the guidance of Soong Mei-ling宋美齡(1898–2003), the National Women’s League of the Republic of China中華民國婦女聯合會, in addition to constructing and disseminating public health knowledge through their self-published periodical Zhonghua funü中華婦女(Chinese Women), mobilized members to enter communities and military dependents’villages to engage in health and medical counseling, disease treatment and performing vaccinations, as well as health inspections and conferring related awards. The contribution of the National Women’s League to environmental health spoke for itself, thereby winning praise from all walks of life. However, due to the limitations of certain conditions as well as a lack of funding for and shortages of environmental health equipment and facilities, public health during this period was ultimately unable to meet expectations.