The former Ministry of Health launched a project regarding National Demonstration Areas for Comprehensive Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) in 2010. This study combined quantitative and qualitative methods, using epidemiological, anthropological and sociological methods to carry out process assessment, effectiveness and case study to evaluate the outcomes of the Demonstration Areas in China. A government leading body, under multi-sectoral cooperation pattern set for prevention and control of NCDs in the Demonstration Areas, was established. All the health related indicators of the residents from the NCDs appeared better than the national average level, showing the fact that the first phase goal on the establishment of Demonstration Areas was materialized. Papers that included in this issue "Evaluation on China National Demonstration Areas for NCDs Prevention and Control" elaborated the implementation status and effectiveness of the Demonstration Areas. It was our hope to provide reference for scaling up the Demonstration Areas and dynamic management in the future.
国家卫生和计划生育委员会（原卫生部）于2010年启动了国家慢性病综合防控示范区工作。本研究采用定量和定性相结合、流行病学和社会学方法并用，对我国慢性病示范区创建工作进行过程评估、效果评估和典型案例分析。示范区基本形成以政府主导、多部门合作的慢性病防控工作格局，居民健康相关指标高于全国平均水平，基本实现了国家慢性病综合防控示范区创建的第一阶段目标，推动了慢性病防控体系的建设。本期"国家慢性病示范区第三方评估"栏目的论文，即针对我国慢性病示范区创建及其效果进行评估的主要结果，希望能够为今后示范区创建和动态管理提供参考与依据。.
Keywords: Comprehensive prevention and control; Effectiveness; Non-communicable diseases; The Demonstration Areas.