Living in Juungar Banner, Uncle Wang used to think that coughing and shortness of breath were minor issues common among the elderly. In 2024, he participated in a community-organized free chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) screening, which not only detected early-stage COPD but also revealed high blood pressure. Following immediate guidance from disease control experts and subsequent follow-up adjustments by community doctors, his symptoms have now completely resolved. Uncle Wang’s experience is a vivid example of how Ordos City has in recent years built a comprehensive "prevention-screening-intervention-management" service model for chronic diseases, delivering health benefits directly to residents’ doorsteps.

Since the beginning of the "14th Five-Year Plan," Ordos City has made chronic disease prevention and control a core task in building a "Healthy Ordos," driving the management system to transition from "broad coverage" to "high quality." By 2025, the completion rates for the standardized management tasks of hypertension and type 2 diabetes patients in the city reached 101.86% and 111.42%, respectively, with related control rates exceeding the "14th Five-Year Plan" targets. Core health indicators continued to improve: the premature mortality rate from chronic diseases dropped to 9.66% compared to the "13th Five-Year Plan" period, and life expectancy rose to 82.92 years. These achievements are attributed to targeted screening and intervention actions for key populations. Currently, Ordos City provides several free screenings annually, including approximately 2,800 stroke screenings for permanent residents aged 45–74, 4,000 cardiovascular disease screenings for elderly individuals aged 60 and above, 2,000 COPD screenings and interventions for high-risk groups, and 1,000 cancer screenings for urban residents aged 45–74 (raising the early cancer detection rate to 38%), as well as over 6,000 dental fissure sealants for children aged 6–9 (with a sealing rate of 85%).

While strengthening the foundation of prevention and control, Ordos City is committed to creating a higher-level "Ordos Model." In 2025, the city’s Disease Control and Prevention Center selected Dongsheng District to initiate the creation of a national-level comprehensive chronic disease prevention and control demonstration zone, innovatively implementing the "335" working method. This approach involves strengthening organizational support, promoting departmental collaboration, and implementing the "Five Major Projects," including precise management of health records, to build a coordinated system. During the creation period, Dongsheng District saw a 12.3% decrease in premature mortality from chronic diseases, with hypertension and diabetes standardized management rates exceeding 87%, and residents’ health literacy rising to 34.7%. In September 2025, the district successfully passed the national-level demonstration zone evaluation. A responsible person from the Ordos City Disease Control and Prevention Center stated that this marks a new stage in the construction of "Healthy Ordos." In 2026, the city will strive for the final acceptance of Dongsheng District as a national-level demonstration zone while simultaneously launching the creation work in Juungar Banner and Uxin Banner. The goal is to establish five national chronic disease comprehensive prevention and control demonstration zones by the end of the "15th Five-Year Plan," bringing health benefits to more families.