At the early stage of modern Chinese new - style schools, there appeared the embryonic form of health school. In the 1920s, the term health education had already been commonly applied, and health education in the school was developed gradually in large and medium - sized cities, with the establishment of health educational institutions successively. In 1931, a professional school for training teachers of health education was established in Central University, and the 20s and 30s saw the inspiring developing stage of health education in Chinese schools.