Hygiena, 2011 (vol. 56), issue 3

Health Risk Assessment Isn't Just a Void Concept

Bohumil Havel

Hygiena 2011, 56(3):75  

Approaches to Personal Health by Teachers of Various School Levels

Markéta Papršteinová, Jindra Šmejkalová, Lenka Hodačová, Oľga Šušoliaková, Eva Čermáková, Dana Fialová

Hygiena 2011, 56(3):76-84  

This anonymous questionnaire survey was carried out in order to clarify the approach of teachers to their own health. A group of 484 teachers teaching on various school levels was studied. Their approach to personal health was assessed on the grounds of prevalence of certain lifestyle factors, namely preventable ones, and of their participation in preventive check-ups. As compared to the rest of Czech population teachers have a better body mass index, are less obese (in 6.6% only), smoke less frequently (7% of regular and 5.3% of occasional smokers), eat more regularly (76.5%), and engage in move physical activity (median of 5 hours per week during...

Prevention of Obesity in the Army of the Czech Republic

Vladimír Pavlík, Jana Fajfrová, Michaela Husárová, Pavol Hlúbik

Hygiena 2011, 56(3):85-88  

The author describes the monitoring of risk factors mass incidence of non-infectious diseases and the implementation of preventive programs with excessive weight loss using dietary, psychological, physiological and pharmacological approaches to offer realistic condition for decrease of overweight and obesity that is prevalent in the Czech Army, and to concurrently decrease its morbidity.

Prevention and the Economy

Jaroslav Kříž

Hygiena 2011, 56(3):89-94  

The objective of the article is to call attention to economic matters in primary prevention in the Czech Republic and to reveal that primary prevention could save costs in health care in the order of tens of millions euros annually, aside of the contribution to the GDP. A number of methods is available for cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analyses of preventive interventions. The author presents a consideration on the costs of Disease-Adjusted-Life-Year (DALY) and Quality-Adjusted-Life-Year (QALY) in the Czech Republic and proposes 780.000-1,000.000 CZK/year (32.000-40.000 EUR). In conclusion, the author calls for more discussion on the matters...

Polonium - a Forgotten Story

Drahoslava Hrubá

Hygiena 2011, 56(3):95-96  

Children and Bathing in Indoor Swimming Pools

Ivan Černý

Hygiena 2011, 56(3):97-98  

In the short communication the author submits the issues of recent conferences on baby swimming. Professionals mostly consider baby swimming as beneficial for the child's physical condition, but stress a strict observance of maintenance of the swimming pool. This must include also proper ventilation, regardless the costs which might be substantial. Although there is abundant experience with baby swimming, there still remain many problems to be researched.

To the History of the Public Health Service in Southern Bohemia

Josef Hořejší

Hygiena 2011, 56(3):99-101  

The author, a long-time staff member of the public health service, returns to the second half of the past century and describes the enforcing of health protection demands for the nuclear power plant JETE being designed in southern Bohemia at the end of the 1970s. In the second part of his article he mentions problems and conflicts connected with health protection of the inhabitants of the city České Budějovice against excessive noise from an army airport.

Legal Actualities during 1.4.2011-31.5.2011

Eva Nekvindová

Hygiena 2011, 56(3):102-103  

Re: National Health, the Program Health 21 and Prevention

Vladimír Bencko

Hygiena 2011, 56(3):104-106  

In Memoriam of Luděk Bajgar, M.D.

Redakce

Hygiena 2011, 56(3):84  

75-year-old Jan Ševčík, M.D.

Bohumil Turek, Petr Šíma

Hygiena 2011, 56(3):88  

The Disease Load from Environmental Noise

Zdeňka Vandasová

Hygiena 2011, 56(3):94-96  

The National Institute of Public Health - Selection of Historical Events

Pavel Čech

Hygiena 2011, 56(3):101  

140th Anniversary of the Birth of Bohumil Vacek, M.D.

Jaroslav Kříž

Hygiena 2011, 56(3):106  

On the Recent Crisis at the National Instute of Public Health

Jaroslav Kříž

Hygiena 2011, 56(3):106  

New Organizational Chart of the National Institute of Public Health

Redakce

Hygiena 2011, 56(3):107  

A Retrospective of the Conference "Global Problems of Public Health 2011"

Hana Tomášková, Jana Povová

Hygiena 2011, 56(3):108