Hygiena, 2015 (vol. 60), issue 2

Health Inequalities: Old Problems, New Solutions

Jaroslav Kříž

Hygiena 2015, 60(2):39  

The Health Risk of Lead in Drinking Water in School Facilities of the Pardubice Region

Bohumil Havel, Dagmar Švadlenková, Lenka Labudová, Jakub Havel, Otto Horníček

Hygiena 2015, 60(2):40-47 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1326  

Lead is a cumulative toxicant that is particularly harmful to young children. Even at lower levels of exposure that were previously considered safe, lead damages brain and nervous system development resulting in behavioural changes and decreased intelligence of children. The main source of lead exposure is food. An important contributor to lead exposure may be the tap water in old buildings, having the original lead plumbing. The aim of the present study was to obtain basic information about lead exposure from drinking water in selected educational facilities placed in old buildings in the Pardubice Region as well as the possible health risks for the...

Occurrence of Amoeba and Amoeba-resistent Mycobacteria in Source and Drinking Water

Jana Štecová, Marija Kaevska

Hygiena 2015, 60(2):48-52 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1319  

Unrestricted access to drinking water of good quality is one of the basic prerequisite of life. For this to be achieved it is necessary to treat the raw water through chemical, biological and physical methods. However, the water treatment is not exhaustive and some microorganisms are able to overcome it whereby posing a health risk. This review draws attention mainly to the occurrence of free living amoeba at different stages of water treatment and their importance as a reservoir of potentially pathogenic non-tuberculous mycobacteria. Mycobacteria may present a severe threat to human health considering they cause serious infections to the skin, as...

Effects of Smoking on Quality of Skin, Skin Ageing and Selected Skin Diseases

Jana Diabelková, Kvetoslava Rimárová

Hygiena 2015, 60(2):53-58 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1372  

Tobacco use is the most important cause of preventable and premature deaths in human history. Literature reviews confirm that smoking is a serious medical and socio-economic problem, which currently has the character of a pandemic habit. Smoking is a risk factor of premature deaths resulting from many diseases, e. g. cancer, cardiovascular and gastrointestinal diseases, oral cavity diseases. Smoking is an important risk factor also for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, where more smokers will die from this chronic condition as compared to mortality from lung cancer. Frequency of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is directly related to the...

Psychosomatic Eating Disorders: Incidence, Risk Factors, Obstacles and Potential in Prevention

Vladimír Bencko, Michail Tryfos

Hygiena 2015, 60(2):59-62 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1350  

Anorexia nervosa is a mental dysfunction manifested as multifactor eating disorder. It mainly affects adolescent and young women and leads to starvation and excessive weight loss, with associated complications that affect a number of organ systems. Other eating disorders such as bulimia nervosa and binge eating are clinically less dangerous but equally difficult to manage. This paper examines recent changes in classification of eating disorders and presents a brief review of the clinical picture and epidemiology of their most common forms, with a view to preventive potential and obstacles.

Nutritional Value of School Meals

Iveta Devátá, Lilian Rumlová, Jana Tomicová

Hygiena 2015, 60(2):63-70 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1320  

The Regional task "Nutritional value of school meals" was performed following the pilot phase of the task called "Laboratory determination of nutritional and energy value of school meals" performed in 2011. The Regional task comprises sampling of meals served within school catering in the Central Bohemian Region in 5 consecutive days. Sampling was performed at 12 catering establishments - 4 school canteens in elementary schools, 4 school canteens in kindergartens and 4 school canteens in establishments providing daily diet. Carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, salt, fiber and vitamin C content were determined in the analysis of the samples as well as the...

Monitoring of Food Offer in Primary Schools and School Canteens in 2011

Jana Pilnáčková, Matouš Pilnáček, Jarmila Rážová, Hana Střítecká

Hygiena 2015, 60(2):71-75 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1376  

Presented are results of the task of the Chief Public Health Officer (hygienist) of the Czech Republic "The monitoring of food offer in primary schools". The aim of this task was the monitoring of catering, its variability and availability for the pupils of primary schools in the Czech Republic. The data were collected using questionnaires in 493 primary schools in the whole Czech Republic. The results of the questioning show that the offer of drinks and food, which children get in the school, can be one of the factors causing the increase of child obesity. The offer is problematic especially in the supplementary sale, in which the children can buy...

Drinking Water Quality in Private Wells in Connection with Flood from Central Bohemia in 2013

Jana Motýlová, Michaela Pajerová, Libuše Polanská

Hygiena 2015, 60(2):76-78 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1378  

This article is a short summary of analyses of drinking water quality in private wells from which drinking water samples were collected in connection with the floods in 2013. After the floods subsided and following sanitation of the surrounding area and wells, Health Institute personnel collected samples of water from private wells which provided the only sources of drinking water for inhabitants. The tested samples of drinking water reached water quality requirements in only 6% of cases.

Legal Actualities during 1.2.2015-30.4.2015

Eva Nekvindová

Hygiena 2015, 60(2):79-80 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1398  

On the Effectivity of the Czech National Health Programmes

Jaroslav Kotulán

Hygiena 2015, 60(2):81-85 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1375  

The Czech national programme "Health 21", launched in 2002, completely failed in the field of primary prevention. The health determinants of life style (smoking, diet, overweight, physical activity, alcohol, drugs) did not improve in the 2002-2011 period. On the contrary, they got worse in some aspects. The incidence of mass non-infectious diseases increased. In the new programme in preparation for the period 2015-2020, a turn for the better should be reached. Prerequisites to it are discussed.

Seneca on Gaining Knowledge of the World

-jsv-

Hygiena 2015, 60(2):47  

Campaign to Boost Knowledge about Allergy in Restaurants

Jaroslav Kříž

Hygiena 2015, 60(2):62  

Campylobacterioses and Salmonelloses in the ECDC Review

Redakce

Hygiena 2015, 60(2):62  

The Texas Experiment for a Healthier Menu for Children in Restaurants

Jaroslav Kříž

Hygiena 2015, 60(2):75  

Nutrition and Water Consumption

Jaroslav Kříž

Hygiena 2015, 60(2):78  

Flavourings in Electronic Cigarettes: an Unrecognized Respiratory Health Risk?

Drahoslava Hrubá

Hygiena 2015, 60(2):80  

The Silesian Meeting of Preventive Medicine 2015

Renáta Brablcová

Hygiena 2015, 60(2):86-88  

Remembering MUDr. Olga Gröschlová

Jaroslav Kříž

Hygiena 2015, 60(2):88  

Ing. Zdeněk Roth, Ph.D. Has Passed Away

Jaroslav Kříž

Hygiena 2015, 60(2):88