Hygiena, 2012 (vol. 57), issue 4

MUDr. Vladimír Valenta, Ph.D., the New Chief Public Health Officer in the Czech Republic

Pavel Dlouhý, Jaroslav Kříž

Hygiena 2012, 57(4):127  

The Eating Habits of Primary School Children - Comparison of Children with Normal and Excess Weight/Obesity

Hana Střítecká, Pavol Hlúbik

Hygiena 2012, 57(4):128-134  

Childhood obesity is a serious public health concern worldwide. Dietary behaviour, physical activity and a sedentary lifestyle which includes television viewing, working or playing games on the computer are independent risk factors for increased BMI (increasing weight). The aim of this study was to explore dietary habits, physical activity and lifestyle associated with overweight and obesity among children 8-14 years of age, in Hradec Králové, Liberec and Pardubice district. The target population (N = 2042) comprised elementary school children in the 2nd, 4th, 6th and 8th grade. All monitored parameters (skipping meals, total energy intake, food and...

Comparison of Physical Fitness Examinations Measured on Bicycle Ergometer and Treadmill for the Purpose of Primary Preventive Examination

Pavel Řimák, Jindřich Fiala, Šárka Kunzová, Petr Kaňovský

Hygiena 2012, 57(4):135-143  

The aim of this pilot study was to compare the results of two commonly used indirect methods of assessing maximum oxygen uptake (VO₂max estimation) and to assess the applicability of these two methods for physical fitness assessment of an individual as part of primary preventive examination. For this comparison we selected the Cooper run/walk test (CT 12) on a treadmill and an incremental maximum test on a bicycle ergometer (BE). Our results showed significantly lower VO₂max estimations gained from CT 12 on a treadmill in comparison to incremental maximum testing on a BE in the population groups examined. In total the results...

Monitoring of the Development of Spinal Shape and Static Properties in Children of Primary School Age Using Somatometric Method: DTP Diagnostic System

Jana Langmajerová, Marta Bursová, Jana Dvořáková, Dana Müllerová

Hygiena 2012, 57(4):144-148  

The aim of the prospective pilot study was the investigation of the development of postural function (spinal shape and statical properties of the spine) in children by the non-invasive DTP system. The sample consisted of 47 children of primary school age who were examined twice - in the 1st and 5th grade of elementary school. Exacerbation of cervical lordosis was statistically documented during follow-ups in both genders, while worsening of lumbar lordosis was proven only in boys. Overall, posture was improved in 15%, deteriorated in 53% and remained unchanged in 4% of examined children. Our study reveals: i) postural instability in this reporting...

A Change in the Methodology of Noise Assessment in Protected Outdooor Environs of Buildings as Related to Health Risk Assessment

Dana Potužníková, Tomáš Hellmuth, Peter Bednarčík, Oľga Šušoliaková, Zdeněk Fiala

Hygiena 2012, 57(4):149-153  

The presented article assesses the consequences of an amendment to the international technical standard ISO introduced into the system of Czech technical standards ČSN ISO 1996-2 Acoustics - Description, measurements and environmental noise assessment - Part 2: Determination of environmental noise levels, valid since September 2009, and its impact on the process of health risk assessment (HRA) and health impact assessment (HIA). In addition, the above mentioned standard requires the values measured in a distance of 0.5 upto 2.0 m from the facade of a building (i.e. values influenced by the reverberations from the facade) which were corrected to reference...

Obesity and its Prevention in the Czech Republic

Dana Müllerová

Hygiena 2012, 57(4):154-156  

Obesity is a chronic disease with increased prevalence since the 1960s and is now widespread in not only in developed countries, but developing countries as well. Obesity with its co-morbidities reduces life expectancy and life quality. Treatment and the indirect costs of obesity are increasing. At present there are fresh signs supporting the effectiveness of specific community-based preventive intervention. Existing intervention programmes are based on individual responsibility and active population guidance towards a healthy lifestyle eg. increased physical activity and healthy diet. The primary effort is to make healthy lifestyle choices easily...

Development of Governmental Health Promotion Policy in the Czech Republic between 1990-2012

Eva Tušková

Hygiena 2012, 57(4):157-162  

The paper deals with the history of health promotion policy in the Czech Republic during 1990-2012. The aims of the paper are as follows: 1) to reveal different approaches to health promotion policy (and to health and health determinants), defined by Czech governments in significant conceptual documents and 2) based on the study of secondary documents to identify significant events of the implementation of the policy under consideration. The value of health as perceived by the government (or more precisely declared in the conceptual documents) and the particular approach to health determinants which, as the article suggests, relates to the political...

Preventive Inspection in the Public Health Service of the Czech Republic: Significance and Experiences

Pavla Procházková, Jana Kučerová, Vladimír Valenta

Hygiena 2012, 57(4):163-166  

Preventive inspection is one of the most important tools used in public health protection and promotion in the Czech Republic. Evaluation of health risks has been facilitated by the development of new methodologies. The objective of the article is a short summary of the possibilities of Regional Public Health Authorities illustrated via some examples of recent cases in the field of preventive inspection.

Legal Actualities during 30.6.2012-15.9.2012

Eva Nekvindová

Hygiena 2012, 57(4):167-168  

Summary of the Conference on Health and Diet 2012

Bohumil Turek, Petr Šíma

Hygiena 2012, 57(4):143-172  

How Adults at High Risk of Diabetes Perceive the Necessity of Physical Activity

Jaroslav Kříž

Hygiena 2012, 57(4):153  

Publically Accessible Reports of Restaurant Inspections in New York City

Redakce

Hygiena 2012, 57(4):162  

Costs of Diabetes Mellitus Can Be Reduced by Effective Primary prevention

Marie Nejedlá

Hygiena 2012, 57(4):168  

The Chief Public Health Officer of the Czech Republic, Vladimír Valenta, on the Concept of the Public Health Service

Vladimír Valenta

Hygiena 2012, 57(4):169-170  

Meeting of Medical Faculty Lecturers in the Fields of Public Health and Epidemiology

Milena Černá, Pavel Dlouhý, Karel Dohnal, Zdeněk Fiala, Roman Chlíbek, Helena Kollárová, Dana Müllerová, Milan Tuček

Hygiena 2012, 57(4):171  

Concepts and Programme of the Institute of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Medical Faculty of Charles University in Hradec Králové

Zdeněk Fiala

Hygiena 2012, 57(4):171-172