Hygiena, 2016 (vol. 61), issue 1

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Vladimír Valenta

Hygiena 2016, 61(1):3 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1423  

Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in Children between the Ages of 6 and 7 and the Attitude of Parents towards Primary Prevention in the Olomouc Region

Miroslav Kopecký

Hygiena 2016, 61(1):4-10 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1394  

Obesity is an established risk factor for numerous health problems in adulthood. The aim of the research was to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity in children aged 6 to 7 in elementary schools in the Olomouc region in 2014, and to assess the attitude of the parents to the programme which focuses on the primary prevention of obesity in children. The research group includes 337 children (boys n=172, girls n=165) whose nutritional status was evaluated using the methods of standardized anthropometry and bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA). The BMI of each child was calculated and subsequently categorized within the respective BMI percentile...

Aspects Searching of Tobacco Smoking among Elementary School Pupils - Selected Results of a Case Study in South Moravian Region

Dana Hübelová

Hygiena 2016, 61(1):11-18 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1440  

The prevalence of tobacco smoking is a serious issue among adolescents with major implications in healthcare but also in socioeconomic and demographic sphere. The object of case study is to specify the relationship of elementary school pupils to smoking tobacco based on various factors (age, gender, type of school, geographical location, size of residence, social status, etc.). A questionnaire is analysis tool research sample consists of 628 students. In the study, almost 40% of pupils aged 13 years and 85% of pupils aged 15 confirmed experience with smoking, the differences between boys and girls are not significant. One in six aged 15 smokes at least...

Smoking as a Source of Fine and Ultrafine Particulate Matter

Drahoslava Hrubá, Aleš Peřina

Hygiena 2016, 61(1):19-23 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1399  

Public interest about exposure to inhalable particular matters is obviously concerned especially about the contamination of ambient air, and/or about occupational exposure at work places under risk. It has been confirmed by a number of epidemiological, experimental and clinical studies that inhalable dust (PM₁₀), especially fine (PM_2.5) and ultrafine (PM_1.0) particulate matter can be an independent cause of many non-communicable diseases (cardiovascular, respiratory, neurologic) and also disturbances of fetal development. It has been well documented that burning and heating of tobacco products are the important source...

Current Presence of Invasive Mosquitoes Species in Europe and Risk Their Spreading to the Czech Republic

Oldřich Šebesta

Hygiena 2016, 61(1):24-28 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1412  

In connections with global warming become spreading of invasive mosquitoes species serious health problem. Many of them taking man blood and also are vectors of many diseases. In Europe were detected from species taking man blood Aedes aegypti, Ae. albopictus, Ochlerotatus japonicus and Oc. koreicus, which were introduced from East and South East Asia and Oc. atropalpus and Oc. triseriatus from North America. Aedes albopictus occur on the large territory mainly in the South and East South Europe and his presence is on some localities massive. Also species Oc. japonicus and Oc. koreicus...

The Effect of Tobacco Industry Marketing on Minors

Jarmila Kučerová

Hygiena 2016, 61(1):29-32 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1415  

Restriction of tobacco advertising is an effective strategy to decrease smoking prevalence. Marketing of tobacco products influences smoking rates among children and adolescents, and several studies have shown that youth are more sensitive to tobacco advertising than adults. Tobacco advertising of any form increases the awareness of smoking among children and increases the risk of smoking onset, regardless of the brand advertised. Many countries, including the Czech Republic, restricted tobacco advertising, however, advertising at point of sale and promotion through cigarette package design is still permitted. Important are marketing campaigns targeted...

Noise Annoyance: a Health Problem or Acoustic Comfort?

Tomáš Hellmuth, Dana Potužníková, Pavel Junek, Zdeněk Fiala

Hygiena 2016, 61(1):33-35 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1439  

In environmental noise management and regulation two categories of noise effects on humans should be taken into account: first by there are direct health effect and second by there is general noise annoyance belonging to the area of the quality of life. Noise, from the point of view of in both categories, should be regulated in the environment - the question is, however, the best proper authority and proper legislative tools for this regulation. Existing noise legislation within the agenda of the Ministry of Health concerns public health safety only and not the general reduction of all noise in the whole living environment. Solving the problem of general...

Collaboration of an Epidemiologist and a Municipal Public Health Officer in an Epidemiological and Environmental Investigation of Legionellosis

Helena Šebáková, Radim Mudra, Irena Martinková, Marie Fiedorová, Danuše Hanslíková

Hygiena 2016, 61(1):36-39 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1425  

Described is a case of legionellosis in an elderly male, that began with flu symptoms with consequent deterioration and hospitalization progressing to the IC unit. Only then was legionellosis diagnosed. Epidemiological investigations were focused on tap water in the patient's flat; samples taken confirmed the suspicion. Isolates from drinking water as well as warm tap water contained Legionella pneumophila organisms at 10²-10³ CFU/100 ml. The unequivocal cause of water contamination was the insufficient heating of the water in the unregulated hot water meins system. An effective remedy was thermal disinfection of the water...

Legal Actualities during 21.10.2015-15.2.2016

Eva Nekvindová

Hygiena 2016, 61(1):40-41 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1456  

Why Did Ancient People Have Atherosclerosis?

Jaroslav Kříž

Hygiena 2016, 61(1):18  

Chronic Non-infectious Diseases among Syrian Refugees in Jordan

Jaroslav Kříž

Hygiena 2016, 61(1):28  

The Health Status of Adolescent Immigrants

Redakce

Hygiena 2016, 61(1):35  

Nicotine and the Developing Human: a Neglected Element in the Electronic Cigarette Debate

Drahoslava Hrubá

Hygiena 2016, 61(1):39  

Cost Effectiveness of Brief Interventions

Jaroslav Kříž

Hygiena 2016, 61(1):41  

Seminar at the Parliament House of Representatives of the Czech Republic on the topic "Schools Promoting Health"

Marie Nejedlá

Hygiena 2016, 61(1):42  

Prof. Ladislav Rosival, MD, DSc, Has Passed Away

Ľudmila Ševčíková

Hygiena 2016, 61(1):43  

The WHO Director on Migration and Health

Jaroslav Kříž

Hygiena 2016, 61(1):44  

Report on the Publishing of the Journal Hygiena in 2015

Jaroslav Kříž

Hygiena 2016, 61(1):44