Abstract “Healthy China” is an important development strategy in the new era, and urbanization has complex effects on the public health of residents. Based on the data of 31 provinces from 2001 to 2016, this paper uses quantile regression model to analyze the impact of urbanization on public health and regional differences. The results show that urbanization has a significant promoting effect on public health at all quantiles in China. At the regional level, the positive effect of urbanization on public health in the eastern region is significantly greater than that in the central and western regions. The study also finds that air pollution and an aging population also have important effects on public health. Finally, the robustness test results show that the conclusions of this paper are robust and reliable.
2018, Vol. 35 
