Hygiena, 2009 (vol. 54), issue 3

Editorial

Vladimír Valenta

Hygiena 2009, 54(3):75  

Survey of Elementary and Secondary School Pupils' and Students' Smoking, Drug Abuse and Alcoholism

Jana Kučerová, Vladimír Valenta, Petr Salač, Věra Tučková, Ivana Suková

Hygiena 2009, 54(3):76-79  

Between the years 1995 and 2005 the Regional Public Health Authority in Liberec conducted regular surveys focused on the teenager's lifestyle. The target group consisted of pupils of the 8th class of primary schools, students of secondary schools and apprentices of training centers. From the wide range of life style factors the following had been chosen: smoking, drugs abuse and alcoholism. There has been demonstrated a statistically significant increase of risky behavior regarding the factors observed. The survey was an important supplementation of the standard epidemiology given by public health legislation. At the same time these surveys helped...

Public Health and Epidemiology Education by Regional Public Health Authorities

Vladimír Valenta

Hygiena 2009, 54(3):80-83  

The article evaluates our four-year experience with conducting compulsory self-selected courses for students of the medical faculty focused on public health and epidemiological topics. The aim of these courses was to provide students with practice in this medical field, thereby making it more attractive and creating foundations for future professional orientation and better mutual coopearation between public health authorities and health care facilities. The courses proved a success and underlined the necessity of this form of education. Conclusions and recommendations for standardization of this type of education have been accepted on the basis of...

Smoking and Bacterial Infections

Drahoslava Hrubá

Hygiena 2009, 54(3):84-87  

The brief overwiev of actual knowledge about enhanced risks of both active and passive smokers' susceptibilities to diseases caused by infectious factors, such as: respiratory tract infections (including tuberculosis), their comorbidity (as otitis media), bacterial diseases in the oral cavity (including periodontitis), sexually transmitted diseases and nosocomial infections. There are acceptable explanations for the biologic plausibility of these associations, supported by experimental studies. The findings are another reason for a comprehensive approach towards controlling the tobacco epidemic.

Sports Supplements in the Diet of Junior Athletes

Věra Vlastníková, Libor Kubrycht, Dana Fialová

Hygiena 2009, 54(3):88-91  

The purpose of this work was to clarify the sports dietary supplements in the nutrition of young athletes. We analyzed current scientific knowledge concerning sports nutrition, with focus on children and the youth. We conducted a pilot study - structured interviews with 55 students of a specialised sports grammar school were carried out to assess the athletes' personal experience and attitudes. Results: Only such sports supplements are recommended to young athletes which help to sustain the energy, vitamin and minerals requirements or help to optimize hydratation. On the contrary, supplements containing very high amounts of physiologically effective...

Report on Public Health Protection during the Nordic World Ski Championship in Liberec

Vladimír Valenta

Hygiena 2009, 54(3):92-98  

The 47th FIS World Championship in Classical Skiing was held from 18.2. to 1.3.2009 in the town of Liberec, Czech Republic, and its immediate surroundings. This was the largest mass event to take place in our country and comprised health risks which had to be confronted not only prior to and during the championship but also after it had finished. The authors have summarized experiences gained while protecting public health in its individual fields during the organization and complex negotiations in this concluding report, not only in order to evaluate their work but primarily to provide basic information to future organizers of similar events in the...

Cytogenetic Methods and Occupational Health Protection - a Laboratory Worker's Experience

Jaromíra Kůsová

Hygiena 2009, 54(3):99-103  

Cytogenetic methods including cytogenetic analysis of chromosomal aberrations of peripheral lymphocytes have been using in monitoring of largely occupational exposure to genotoxic factors in Czech Republic and other countries for many years. In view of the fact that problems of genetic toxicology are quite remote for the health protection experts, the article submits some scientific knowledge from the discipline of genetic toxicology and selected experience and outputs in context with using of the "conventional cytogenetic analysis of chromosomal aberrations in human lymphocytes" in connection with the health safety of people, working at Moravskoslezsky...

Legal Actualities during 6.3.2009-22.5.2009

Eva Nekvindová

Hygiena 2009, 54(3):104-105  

Re: Burning for Science

Vladimír Bencko

Hygiena 2009, 54(3):106  

Shall the Economic Approach be Applied to Prevention in the Czech Republic?

Jaroslav Kříž

Hygiena 2009, 54(3):107-108  

A New National Institute of Public Health in Finland

Redakce

Hygiena 2009, 54(3):79  

100th Anniversary of Birth of Prof. Karel Raška, M.D.

Kříž J.

Hygiena 2009, 54(3):83  

The Annoying of Children by Noise from the Airport and Road Traffic

Redakce

Hygiena 2009, 54(3):87  

Consumption of Drinking Water in Canada

Redakce

Hygiena 2009, 54(3):87  

Lifestyle, Risk Factors and Remedies in Coronary Disease

Redakce

Hygiena 2009, 54(3):91  

The Fabricators of Diseases and Death

Kříž J.

Hygiena 2009, 54(3):91  

Awards for Merit in Public Health in England

Redakce

Hygiena 2009, 54(3):98  

At the 60th Birthday of Prof. Raška

Redakce

Hygiena 2009, 54(3):105  

WHO on the Lowering of Alcohol Abuse

Redakce

Hygiena 2009, 54(3):105  

Central European Journal of Public Health No. 2, Vol. 17, June 2009

Kříž J.

Hygiena 2009, 54(3):108