BMC Public Health,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
25(1)
Published: March 22, 2025
The
health
of
the
population
serves
as
a
cornerstone
for
sustainable
economic
development
and
stands
vital
indicator
national
prosperity
strength.
Based
on
theory
human
capital,
this
study
explores
practical
issues
enhancing
residents'
levels
through
synergy
social,
ecological,
medical
factors.
Utilizing
provincial
panel
data
from
China
spanning
2011
to
2020,
research
employs
entropy
methods
dynamic
Qualitative
Comparative
Analysis
(QCA)
measure
Chinese
residents.
analyzes
synergistic
roles
factors
in
improving
both
temporal
perspective
configurational
viewpoint.
No
single
factor
is
necessary
condition
achieving
high
among
However,
necessity
per
capita
expenditure
has
been
increasing
yearly,
showing
effect.
There
are
four
distinct
pathways
that
can
lead
levels,
which
be
further
categorized
into
social-ecological-medical
synergistic,
social-ecological,
social-medical
driven
configurations.
Temporally,
consistency
configurations
1
3
collectively
decreased
likely
due
outbreak
COVID-19,
temporarily
shifted
core
affecting
health.
Spatially,
there
no
significant
regional
effects
configurations,
indicating
their
explanatory
power
does
not
significantly
differ
across
provinces.
collaborative
efforts
found
enhance
residents
China.
Drawing
existing
field
public
health,
proposes
an
analytical
framework
understanding
influencing
levels.
By
integrating
capital
theory,
broadens
lens
used
examine
offering
important
theoretical
insights
policy
implications.
