Objective To understand the health status of key public places in Jilin Province, master the main health hazard factors, and provide technical support and scientific basis for strengthening the health management of public places and government decision-making.

Methods According to the national plan and relevant standards, the health hazard factors of seven kinds of places in Jilin Province were sampled and monitored from 2016 to 2020, including hotels (inns), waiting rooms, barbershops, beauty shops, bathing places, natatorium and shopping malls (supermarkets).

Results A total of 656 sites were monitored in Jilin Province from 2016 to 2020, 55 477 health hazard factors were detected, 51 934 were qualified, and the total qualified rate was 93.61%. The qualified rate of hotels (inns), barbershops, beauty shops, bathing places, natatorium and other places had statistical significance in different years (P < 0.001).The total qualified rate of public supplies was 95.36%, and the total qualified rate of air quality in public places was 90.68%. The difference of qualified rate of public supplies and air quality in different places was statistically significant (P < 0.001).Among all kinds of public goods, the qualified rate of escalators in waiting rooms was the lowest (76.53%), and the qualified rate of towels in bathing places was the highest (99.34%). The qualified rate of escalator in waiting room was the lowest (53.06%), and the qualified rate of bed sheet in beauty shop was the highest (98.09%). In air quality, the qualified rate of temperature and humidity was 32.04% and 78.56% respectively, and the qualified rate of noise in shopping malls (supermarkets) was 48.33%. The qualified rate of disinfectant allowance and turbidity in bath water is low, and the unqualified indexes of natatorium water are redox potential, pH, disinfectant allowance, free residual chlorine and total number of bacteria.

Conclusion The sanitary condition of public places in Jilin Province is generally good from 2016 to 2020, but the sanitary condition of public goods, water quality of bathing places and natatorium still needs to be improved. It is necessary to strengthen the disinfection management and supervision of disinfection effect in public places.