Study on Intergovernmental Collaborative Relations in the Fusion of Sports and Medicine in China——A Quantitative Analysis of Policy Texts from 2012 to 2022

The promulgation and implementation of the Outline of “Healthy China 2030” Plan, along with the continued advancement of national strategic initiatives construction such as Healthy China, provide a planning foundation and strategic guidance for achieving cross-departmental and cross-regional intergovernmental collaboration in the fusion of sports and medicine.A qualitative and quantitative analysis of 242 policy texts on the fusion of sports and medicine issued by central and local government departments reveals a close correlation between current macro-level policies on sports and medicine fusion and the country's mid-to-long-term strategies(planning). Both central and local governments have established basic horizontal intergovernmental policy synergy systems, with annual document issuance and joint document issuance volumes displaying synchronized and coordinated features. This indicates that intergovernmental collaboration in policies for sports-medicine fusion has progressed into a substantive operational phase. However, challenges exist, including insufficient vertical synergy between central and local governments,imperfect mechanisms for horizontal intergovernmental policy synergy, and an incomplete intergovernmental policy system.Accordingly, strategies are proposed to enhance intergovernmental vertical and horizontal coordination mechanisms, institutional provisions, establish efficient and synergistic intergovernmental relations, and strengthen the intergovernmental synergy system for policies related to the fusion of sports and medicine. These strategies are centered around national initiatives such as building a sports powerhouse and achieving a healthy China.