Hygiena, 2007 (vol. 52), issue 2

Truth and Untruth

Jaroslav Kříž

Hygiena 2007, 52(2):35  

Smoking Attributable Hospital Treatment in the Czech Republic in 2002 and Estimate of Treatment Costs

Hana Sovinová, Ladislav Csémy, Bohumír Procházka, Stanislava Kottnauerová

Hygiena 2007, 52(2):36-42  

OBJECTIVES: To estimate smoking-attributable hospitalizations and to quantify costs of hospital treatment in the Czech Republic in 2002 based on data from the General Health Insurance Company (GHIC).METHOD: For computation of smoking-attributable fractions we used data from the US Cancer Prevention Study II and smoking prevalence from a large national population survey carried out in 2002. Gender and disease specific data on hospitalizations and cost of treatment were provided by the GHIC.RESULTS: In 2002 there were in sum 145,336 smoking attributable hospitalizations. Of that, the most prevalent were hospitalizations for cardiovascular diseases...

Passive Smoking and Lung Cancer

Helena Kollárová, Gabriela Janoutová, Luděk Čížek, Vladimír Janout

Hygiena 2007, 52(2):43-46  

Passive smoking, or inhalation of tobacco smoke in ambient air, contributes to increased risk of lung cancer in nonsmokers. There is 20 %-30 % higher risk of lung cancer in nonsmokers exposed to passive smoking as compared to those not exposed. Part of IARC multicenter case-control study in countries of central and Eastern Europe has involved determination of exposure to passive smoking by nonsmokers. The odds ratio was calculated by logistic regression adjusted to gender and passive smoking in both the indoor and occupational environments.

Occupational Exposure to Ionizing Radiation and Lung Cancer Risk

Zdeněk Nakládal, Marie Nakládalová, Helena Kollárová, Luděk Čížek, Gabriela Janoutová, Vladimír Janout

Hygiena 2007, 52(2):47-50  

The study evaluates the occupational risk of lung cancer from ionizing radiation during work with radioactive substances in subjects undergoing preventive oncological check-ups in district Šumperk. A case-control study of 998 lung cancer cases and 37,772 controls has yielded result of raw OR 6.16 (95% CI 3.85-9.79), which is statistically significant. After adjustment to smoking, OR in smokers was 3.21 (95%CI 1.91-5.32) and 12.33 in non-smokers (95%CI 3.02-41.91). Results demonstrated that risk posed by ionizing radiation was not influenced by smoking.

Impact of Socioeconomic Factors on Health in Epidemiological Studies

Anna Šplíchalová, Hana Šlachtová, Petra Fejtková, Hana Tomášková

Hygiena 2007, 52(2):51-58  

The relationship between socio-economic status (SES) and health is a frequent subject of epidemiological studies in various populations. Adjustment for SES factors has become a routine component of epidemiological analyses. Health is affected by SES factors both its material and also psycho-social aspects. SES factors are strong predictors of health indicators on both individual and regional levels. General outcomes of epidemiological studies have confirmed that SES differences caused the differences in morbidity, early mortality and demand for health services. These differences are not only the direct consequence of economical factors, but also reflect...

Integration of Health Impact Assessment into Strategic Documents

Vladimír Valenta, Jana Kučerová

Hygiena 2007, 52(2):59-61  

The article is focused on the integration of a method of health impact assessment in strategic documents, as propagated and employed in the Liberec region.

Professor François Delange, M.D., Ph.D. Died

Václav Zamrazil

Hygiena 2007, 52(2):42  

International Conference of Health and Living Conditions

Ľudmila Ševčíková

Hygiena 2007, 52(2):46  

Minutes of the Meeting of the Committee of the Association of Public Health and Community Medicine of the Czech Medical Association JEP of 17 April 2007

Pavol Hlúbik

Hygiena 2007, 52(2):50  

Actualization of Air-Quality Guidelines

Jaroslav Kříž

Hygiena 2007, 52(2):58  

Limiting Tobacco Use in Europe

Jaroslav Kříž

Hygiena 2007, 52(2):58  

Health Impact Assessment Guidance

Jaroslav Kříž

Hygiena 2007, 52(2):61  

World Health Assembly

Jaroslav Kříž

Hygiena 2007, 52(2):61  

The New European Project "EURRECA" is Targeted at Nutritional Recommendations

Jiří Ruprich

Hygiena 2007, 52(2):62  

National Health Programme (NHP) - Health Promotion Projects 2006

Jarmila Rážová, Lenka Kostelecká, Edita Suková

Hygiena 2007, 52(2):63  

Central European Journal of Public Health, No. 1, Vol.15

Jaroslav Kříž

Hygiena 2007, 52(2):63  

The Personality Profile of Jaroslav Kotulán

Drahoslava Hrubá

Hygiena 2007, 52(2):64  

The "Health Promotion Crossroads 2007" Conference (September 6-7, 2007, Poděbrady)

Jarmila Rážová

Hygiena 2007, 52(2):64