碘缺乏病(iodine deficiency disorders,IDD)对人体健康的损害严重而多方面,食用碘盐是防治碘缺乏病最简便、安全、有效的措施。全民食盐加碘(univer-sal salt iodization,USI)作为国家策略,自1995年起开始在全国范围实施。为了解近几年常州市居民户碘盐的合格情况,给碘缺乏病防治提供科学依据,现将我市2009—2012年居民户碘盐监测结果报道如下。 Iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) have serious and multi-faceted effects on human health. Eating iodized salt is the simplest, safe and effective measure to prevent iodine deficiency disorders. As a national strategy, univer-sal salt iodization (USI) has been implemented nationwide since 1995. In order to understand the past few years, Changzhou household iodized salt qualified, to provide a scientific basis for the prevention and treatment of iodine deficiency disorders, now the city of 2009-2012 household iodized salt monitoring results are reported below.