Objective To understand the health status of sanitation workers in Yuhua District of Changsha city, and to provide evidence for the establishment of health education measures. Methods The sanitation workers were examined by medical examination and their physical examination data were statistically analyzed. Results In the 1 672 subjects of sanitation workers there were only 57 people seized items completely nor -mal. Abnormal rate was 96.60%. The total examination rate of male workers was higher than that of female workers (P<0.05); morbidity of male workers in chronic pharyngitis, hypertension, dyslipidemia, hyperuricemia and renal cysts were higher than female workers (P<0.05); morbidity of the female workers in kidney stones, thyroid nodules, hemorrhoids, was higher than that of the male workers (P<0.05). The examination results had age distribution. There was statistically significant in knee joint degeneration, overweight and obesity, chronic pharyngitis, hyperuricemia, fatty liver, thyroid nodule (P<0.05); the knee joint degeneration, hyperten -sion, prostatic hyperplasia detection rate increased with age. Conclusion The sanitation workers' awareness of health care is weak. It is necessary to further improve their working conditions and to carry out health education for them.