The authors carried out a descriptive, quantitative crosssectional study in the year 2009-2010, and collected data by using self-administered questionnaire that was sent to 63 provincial health communication and education centers. This study was aimed to describe the current situations of the organizations, facilities, equipment and funding, as well as the resources and managements of health communication activities among the network. The results showed that the network were basically completed. However, there weren't enough official leaders in 14 provincial centers (22.2 percent) and adequate 3 functional divisions in 11 provincial centers (17.5 percent). At district level, there were 12.7 percent centers without division of health communication. About the resources, manpower shortage was common in all levels of system, especially at district level; the ratio of health communication staffs among total health workers was low (average ratio was 14.6 percent). The rate of health village workers at all was 78.2 percent. The qualifications of health communication staffs weren't adequate. Of them, 86.9 percent had to hold more than one official position. Head offices and media equipments were insufficient, while 19.0 percent provincial centers without head offices. Funding for communication was mainly budgetary, accounting for less than 1.5-2 percent of total health expenditures. The management of health communication activities in the system was based on the principles of supervision and periodic check-up, but still limited in quantity and quality.
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