“慢性病自我管理方法”是强调患者自身在管理所患慢性病方面的责任和潜能、改善患者健康状况和生活质量、减少卫生服务利用的有效办法[1] 。借鉴美国斯坦福大学创建的慢性病自我管理健康教育项目和上海慢性病自我管理项目的成功经验,我们于2 0 0 2年1月～12月在河北省三河市燕 “Self-management of chronic diseases” is an effective way to emphasize the patient’s own responsibility and potential in managing chronic diseases, improve patient’s health status and quality of life, and reduce the utilization of health services [1]. Drawing on the successful experience of chronic disease self-management health education project and Shanghai chronic disease self-management project founded by Stanford University in the United States, in January 2002 in December 2002 in Hebei Sanhe Yan