儿童是铁缺乏症 (ＩＤ)的高危人群 ,我国 7岁以内儿童ＩＤ的患病率平均为 3 5 89%。国内将健康教育引入防治儿童ＩＤ的报告较少。江苏省盐城市救护站等于 1 997年 5月～ 9月开展了为期 4个月的对儿童家长进行健康教育防治儿童ＩＤ的研究 ,收到了一定的效果 ,现予报道。材料和方 Children are at high risk of iron deficiency (ID), and the prevalence of ID among children within 7 years old in China is 35 89% on average. There are few reports on the introduction of health education into the prevention and control of children’s ID in China. Yancheng City Ambulance Depot in Jiangsu Province, from May to September 1997, conducted a four-month study on children’s health education to prevent and treat childhood ID, and received some results. Material and side