During the period of the Republic of China, the sanitation situation in Tianjin was very bad and the public health construction and health knowledge education were absent. At the same time, people in Tianjin were indifferent to health. The above situation led to the high incidence of epidemics and high mortality in Tianjin. In response to this situation, Tianjin Young Women's Christian Association made a strong appeal to raise people's awareness of health and build a healthy physique. They have carried out a series of work for this purpose, including the organization of health and sports activities, health knowledge publicity and education activities, epidemic prevention and social relief work, and they were also working to promote the further construction of the medical system. Tianjin Young Women's Christian Association connected the health situation of a country and its people's health concepts with national fortunes. They had expected China to rise as a hygienic, civilized nation, to shake off the stereotype of “the sick man of East Asia”.