Hygiena 2012, 57(4):163-166

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

Pavla Procházková¹, Jana Kučerová¹, Vladimír Valenta^1,2

¹ Krajská hygienická stanice Libereckého kraje se sídlem v Liberci

² Ústav zdravotnických studií, Technická univerzita v Liberci

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.

Keywords: health protection bodies, preventive inspection

Received: March 2012; Accepted: April 2, 2012; Published: December 1, 2012  Show citation