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Baths in the Middle AgesNEWS
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Hygiena 2011, 56(2):72 
Anthropogenic Air Pollution in Ancient TimesNEWS
Jaroslav Kříž
Hygiena 2011, 56(2):72
Silesian Meeting on Preventive Medicine: Proceedings and ConclusionsNEWS
Renáta Brablcová
Hygiena 2011, 56(2):69-71
Anniversary of Assoc. Prof. Jaroslav Kříž, M.D.NEWS
Jirka Kos, Věra Kernová, Míla Kodl
Hygiena 2011, 56(2):69
Legal Actualities during 1.1.2011-31.3.2011SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
Eva Nekvindová
Hygiena 2011, 56(2):67-68
Nutrition and Physical Activity in Children from the Slovak RepublicNEWS
Redakce
Hygiena 2011, 56(2):66
Coffee and MortalityNEWS
Redakce
Hygiena 2011, 56(2):66
To the History of Public Health Care in Ústí nad LabemSHORT COMMUNICATIONS
Jaroslav Kříž
Hygiena 2011, 56(2):65-66
This brief article shows some examples of solving problems in public health at the start of the 20th century in Ústí nad Labem, a town in northern Bohemia. The town experienced rapid and successful development accompanied both by negative environmental impacts and great interest in public health matters as well. A water treatment plant for water from the Labe river was established, one of the first in Europe, along with several swimming pools and public baths. A health service for schools and various activities for nutrition of children from lower social classes were well organised.
Concerning Health Risk Assessment Method – Updated EPA Procedure for Determining Risk from Inhaled ChemicalsSHORT COMMUNICATIONS
Bohumil Havel
Hygiena 2011, 56(2):62-64
Hygiene Journal: 2010 ReportNEWS
Jaroslav Kříž, Věra Kernová, Jana Veselá
Hygiena 2011, 56(2):61
European Health Interview Survey in CRNEWS
Redakce
Hygiena 2011, 56(2):61
Flash Floods in the Liberec Region from the Point of View of the Regional Authority of Public HealthREPORT FROM PRACTICE
Vladimír Valenta, Jana Prattingerová, Rena Lukuvková, Ivana Kučerová, Jana Pilnáčková, Milena Frühaufová
Hygiena 2011, 56(2):57-61
On 7th and 8th August 2010 the Liberec region was struck by flash floods. 79 towns and villages were affected. The estimated damages exceed 8 billion CZK, 5 people died and 2000 people were evacuated. In the first days of destructive flooding 40 000 people had no supply of drinking water. 7 public main water distribution systems, 7 public wells, 24 commercial wells and 651 individual sources of drinking water were affected, along approx. 70 food companies and 33 schools and school facilities. The health authority was active in the stricken area from the first days of flooding and undertook measures to protect public health.
Emotional Abuse and Neglect in ChildhoodREVIEW PAPERS
Lenka Chudomelová, Hana Provazníková
Hygiena 2011, 56(2):51-56
Emotional abuse and neglect is a part of the CAN syndrome (Child Abuse and Neglect). Emotional abuse often, if not always, accompanies physical and sexual abuse but may also occur as a distinct entity. Until recently, there has been chaos regarding the definition of emotional maltreatment; its significance has been questioned and consequences have been underestimated. However, lately this phenomenon has been brought to the attention of an increasing number of professionals dealing with children (health professionals, teachers, social workers, police). Based on several existing studies, a generally accepted definition of CAN syndrome was formulated...
The Basic of Health Risk Assessment on Public Health - a ReviewNEWS
Bohumil Havel
Hygiena 2011, 56(2):50-56
Exposure to Health Risk Factors and Its Perception by Teachers of Various School LevelsORIGINAL ARTICLES
Jindra Šmejkalová, Markéta Papršteinová, Lenka Hodačová, Oľga Šušoliaková, Eva Čermáková, Dana Fialová
Hygiena 2011, 56(2):40-50
We performed an anonymous questionnaire study to assess degree of exposure to risk factors resulting from health, lifestyle and occupational risks of 484 teachers of various school levels. The aim of the study was to assess if perception of these risk factors affected their subsequent health - related behaviours. Many respondents were exposed to several risk factors simultaneously. Most frequently we found serious diseases in respondent's relatives' anamneses and heightened occupational stress, the latter mainly among teachers in elementary schools. In total, 40% of teachers suffered from chronic complaints, namely musculoskeletal disorders and cardiovascular...
Prize or Plunder?EDITORIAL
Jaroslav Kříž
Hygiena 2011, 56(2):39
Information to the Readers and AuthorsNEWS
Redakce
Hygiena 2011, 56(1):36
Tasks of the State Public Health Inspection in PolandNEWS
Redakce
Hygiena 2011, 56(1):36
WHO: Second-Hand Smoke Kills 600,000 a YearNEWS
Redakce
Hygiena 2011, 56(1):36
The Faculty of Public Health in United KingdomNEWS
Redakce
Hygiena 2011, 56(1):35
International Health Regulations: Theory – Legislation – Implementation – InterconnectionsNEWS
Ladislav Hegyi
Hygiena 2011, 56(1):35
Report of the Meeting of the Committee of the Association of Public Health and Community Medicine of the Czech Medical Association JEP, 16 February 2011NEWS
Jaroslav Kříž
Hygiena 2011, 56(1):34-35
Minutes of the Meeting of the Committee of the Association of Public Health and Community Medicine of the Czech Medical Association JEP, 15 December 2010NEWS
František Kožíšek, Pavel Dlouhý
Hygiena 2011, 56(1):33
Final Report from the Seminar Health Promotion in EU ProjectsNEWS
Věra Kernová
Hygiena 2011, 56(1):32
The Hungarian "Redsludge" Tragedy from the Public Health PerspectiveDISCUSSION
František Kožíšek
Hygiena 2011, 56(1):31
The 85th Anniversary of the Founding of the NIPH – Society's Attitudes towards Prevention Then and NowDISCUSSION
Milena Černá
Hygiena 2011, 56(1):30
The Public Health Agency of CanadaNEWS
Jaroslav Kříž
Hygiena 2011, 56(1):29
Two Recollections from the History of the Public Health ServiceSHORT COMMUNICATIONS
František Kotěšovec
Hygiena 2011, 56(1):28-29
The author brings forth recollections on the activities of the Public Health Service in years past. Mentioned is the effort in the protection of health and the environment in the vicinity of a rock and soil dump for the uncovering of a large opencast coalmine, and the initial days of poliomyelitis vaccination with the Salk vaccine and then with the Sabin vaccine.
WHO Guidelines for Indoor Air QualityNEWS
Redakce
Hygiena 2011, 56(1):27
Legal Actualities during 1.8.2010-31.12.2010SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
Eva Nekvindová
Hygiena 2011, 56(1):26-27
A Hundred Years Since the First International Exhibition of Hygiene in DresdenNEWS
Redakce
Hygiena 2011, 56(1):25
Smoking and Skin AgingREVIEW PAPERS
Petra Trojanová, Fuad Alradhi, Drahoslava Hrubá
Hygiena 2011, 56(1):22-25
Smoking contributes to the initiation and progression of many diseases, including the damages of the skin. A variety of epidemiological, clinical and experimental studies described the enhanced risk of different skin diseases among smokers, namely premature skin aging, poor wound healing, acne, psoriasis, eczema, hair lost, palmoplantar pustulosis, systemic lupus erythematodes. The brief overview offers the actual knowledge about associations between smoking and premature skin aging: that of smoking being twice as high as chronical exposure to sunburn. Causal relationships were verified, as many different mechanisms of action were found: mechanical,...
The Laboratory Capacity of the State Public Health Inspection in PolandNEWS
Redakce
Hygiena 2011, 56(1):21
Women, Smoking, and Marketing of the Tobacco IndustryNEWS
Redakce
Hygiena 2011, 56(1):21
Nutrition Screening Tools for Hospitalized PatientsREVIEW PAPERS
Radka Kozáková, Darja Jarošová, Renáta Zeleníková, Soňa Bocková
Hygiena 2011, 56(1):18-21
Malnutrition in hospitalized patients is rarely a timely diagnosis. Studies indicate 30-60% of patients were malnourished in accordance with hospital admission. By the early detection of nutritional disorders in patients. Deterioration may be avoided in functional performance, serious health complications, increased morbidity and mortality and quality of life deterioration. A combination of several examination methods is usually implemented in practice. The aim of this paper is to make known the basic standardized tests for assessment of nutrition in health facilities.
Public Health Inspections in CanadaNEWS
Jaroslav Kříž
Hygiena 2011, 56(1):17
Effects of Low Frequency Noise from Open Air Music Festivals on Unconcerned People in the Surrounding AreasORIGINAL ARTICLES
Pavel Junek, Dana Potužníková, Tomáš Hellmuth, Lubomír Píša, Ivan Kučera
Hygiena 2011, 56(1):11-17
Low frequency noise in the frequency range below 200 Hz has a very low attenuation through the open air, walls, windows and other barriers. It propagates over very large distances and can cause standing waves and resonances in dwellings. Therefore, the acoustic fields can be non homogenous in the embosomed areas. Some of the sources of low frequency noise are musical instruments. Presently, open air festivals have become a part of our everyday life, and sleep disturbance is commonly reported by people living in surrounding areas. The authors of the paper relate complaints of citizens from the surroundings of the open air festivals locations with low...
Impact Assessment of PM10 Concentrations on Mortality and Morbidity in Ostrava during Smog EpisodesORIGINAL ARTICLES
Hana Tomášková, Ivan Tomášek, Hana Šlachtová, Helena Šebáková
Hygiena 2011, 56(1):5-10
The current level of PM10 pollution is associated with an increase in mortality and morbidity. The city Ostrava is one of the areas with deteriorated air quality and with occurrence of smog situations during winter months. The method of calculation of attributive proportions recommended by the WHO was used for evaluating the theoretical impact of the 2010 smog episode on mortality and morbidity. Attributive proportions express the proportion of cases due to the increase of short-term PM10 concentrations. The 2010 smog situation was compared with the smog episode in 2009. Results showed an almost twice as high estimated proportion...
National Health, the Program HEALTH 21 and PreventionEDITORIAL
Jaroslav Kotulán
Hygiena 2011, 56(1):3-4
In Memory of Ing. Václav MichekNEWS
František Kožíšek
Hygiena 2010, 55(4):142
The Fit Burn Fats more ReadilyNEWS
Redakce
Hygiena 2010, 55(4):141
Conclusions of the "Nutrition and Health 2010" ConferenceNEWS
Bohumil Turek, Igo Kajaba, Pavel Dlouhý, Jan Ševčík
Hygiena 2010, 55(4):140-141
In Memory of prof. MUDr. RNDr. Karel HalačkaNEWS
Jaroslav Kříž
Hygiena 2010, 55(4):140
Milestones: Mrs. Jana ŠedováNEWS
Jaroslav Kříž
Hygiena 2010, 55(4):139
Reassesment of Critical Lead Effects by the German Human Biomonitoring CommisionNEWS
Milena Černá
Hygiena 2010, 55(4):139
General Assembly of the Society for Public Health and Community Medicine of the Czech Medical Association JEPNEWS
Jaroslav Kříž
Hygiena 2010, 55(4):138
Legal Actualities during 1.5.2010-10.8.2010SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
Eva Nekvindová
Hygiena 2010, 55(4):136-138
The Great Flood of 1367NEWS
Jaroslav Kříž
Hygiena 2010, 55(4):135
Nutritional Inequality in CanadaNEWS
Redakce
Hygiena 2010, 55(4):135
Lifestyle of Women during the Life CourseORIGINAL ARTICLES
Klára Papežová, Veronika Němcová, Halina Matějová
Hygiena 2010, 55(4):130-135
The lifestyle is of utmost importance to human health. Health inequalities may result from the differences in living conditions that are not of the individual's own choosing and are often very difficult or even impossible to change. Nevertheless, what is modifiable is the occurrence of the risk lifestyle factors that increase the likelihood of developing a variety of diseases. The lifestyle is chosen by the individual who should be aware of risks associated with inappropriate health behaviours. The above-mentioned risk lifestyle factors are in particular tobacco use, alcohol abuse, overweight and obesity, lack of physical activity, and inappropriate...
Is Human Fecundity Declining in Western Countries?NEWS
Jaroslav Kříž
Hygiena 2010, 55(4):129
The Health Risks of Untreated MilkNEWS
Redakce
Hygiena 2010, 55(4):129
Transport Isolator with a Closed System of Ventilation for the Transportation of Patients with Highly Virulent InfectionORIGINAL ARTICLES
Radek Bárta, Peter Bednarčík
Hygiena 2010, 55(4):124-129
The transport isolator is used for the isolation and transportation of a patient with highly virulent infection. It must ensure transport team safety and complete isolation of the infected patient from the surrounding environment. A successful outcome of the transportation depends on the availability of a transport isolator that enables the maintenance of vital functions and safe in-transport care. Transport isolators with an open system of ventilation using HEPA filters have been developed, having an air flow of about 120 litres per minute. Nevertheless, a HEPA filter cannot fully cope with a large air exchange and poses a risk of the infectious agent...
Open up Please, I'm a DoctorNEWS
Jaroslav Kříž
Hygiena 2010, 55(4):123
Health Risk Assessment of Chemical Substances from Removing of Old Environmental Loads Using the Dispersion ModelORIGINAL ARTICLES
Denisa Pelikánová, Zdeněk Fiala
Hygiena 2010, 55(4):117-123
The aim of the study was to build a two-dimensional view of potential health risk stratification associated with inhalation exposure of the population living in surroundings of a refinery-waste dump. Methods: For that purpose there was used a combination of air pollutant concentrations and the dispersion model of substances in the environment. The monitoring of selected contaminants was realized in the place of old environmental loads and in the nearby residential area. The zones of concentrations were modeled by using an air dispersion program. Subsequently, the concentrations were converted by the PC program into a two-dimensional projection of the...
Socioeconomic Status and Risk of Renal CancerORIGINAL ARTICLES
Helena Kollárová, Kateřina Skřejpková, Hana Tomášková, Vladimír Janout
Hygiena 2010, 55(4):112-116
The world highest incidence of kidney carcinoma in both sexes is found in the Czech Republic. In a case control study there were evaluated selected risk factors of kidney carcinoma in a group of patients from Olomouc and České Budějovice. The series consisted of 635 people, 300 kidney carcinoma cases and 335 controls. A connection between level of education was found, subjects with elementary school education had OR=1.48 as compared to the university educated as regards, subject's abode, those with domicile of 100,000 or more inhabitants had higher risk compared to subjects living in villages with 1,000 or less inhabitants, had OR=1.73.
About the Power of ProfessionalismEDITORIAL
Vladimír Valenta
Hygiena 2010, 55(4):111
The American Public Health AssociationNEWS
Redakce
Hygiena 2010, 55(3):108
"Ambient Air Protection" No. 5-6/2009NEWS
Jaroslav Kříž
Hygiena 2010, 55(3):108
Life Expectancy in the Czech Republic and Slovak RepublicNEWS
Redakce
Hygiena 2010, 55(3):108
Cardiovascular Disease in Japan and the Economic CrisisNEWS
Jaroslav Kříž
Hygiena 2010, 55(3):107
The Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH)NEWS
Redakce
Hygiena 2010, 55(3):107
European Science Advisory Netvork for Health, EuSANHNEWS
Jaroslav Volf
Hygiena 2010, 55(3):106
Legal Actualities during 25.3.2010-30.4.2010SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
Eva Nekvindová
Hygiena 2010, 55(3):105-106
Jan Stránský, MD Has Passed AwayNEWS
Josef Vlček
Hygiena 2010, 55(3):104
The History of the Establishment of the National Institute of Public Health, PragueSHORT COMMUNICATIONS
Jaroslav Kříž, Renata Beranová
Hygiena 2010, 55(3):102-104
The National Institute of Public Health in Prague, Czech Republic, was established after the World War I on the conviction of the political representatives of a new Czechoslovak state and medicial experts, that the Republic needed a modern institution which would effectively contribute to the issue of communicable diseases and apply new approches to public health and social medicine. An important factor was the good will of the Rockefeller Foundation in co-financing the foundation of the institute both materially and in terms of concept. The Institute was inaugurated on the 5th November 1925.
Unions on the Public Health ServiceNEWS
Jaroslav Kříž
Hygiena 2010, 55(3):101
New Professorate in Public HealthNEWS
Jaroslav Kříž
Hygiena 2010, 55(3):101
Airborne Asbestos and Associated Health LegislationREVIEW PAPERS
Ariana Lajčíková, Miroslava Hornychová
Hygiena 2010, 55(3):96-101
The article presents correct procedure for handling asbestos materials, ranging from preparational work to final disposal in the landfill. Legislation governing asbestos handling is presented. Reconstruction and demolition work is on the rise, making health risk from airborne particles containing asbestos an ongoing issue. Asbestos was widely used in the past but is now wholly proscribed.
Levels of Lead, Cadmium and Mercury in Blood of Czech School Children Monitored within the 6th FP of EU (the PHIME Project) - Comparison with the Czech Human Biomonitoring ResultsORIGINAL ARTICLES
Andrea Krsková, Věra Spěváčková, Mája Čejchanová, Jiří Šmíd, Kateřina Wranová, Milena Černá
Hygiena 2010, 55(3):92-95
Biomonitoring as a tool for verification of population exposure to environmental toxic compounds and for health risk assessment is since 1994 an integral part of the Czech Environmental Health Monitoring System (MZSO). Since 2006, the Czech Republic, by means of National Institute of Public Health, has been taken part in the PHIME project (Public health impact of long-term, low-level mixed element exposure in susceptible population strata) of the 6th FP of EU. In this project, the levels of lead, cadmium and mercury have been examined in blood of 150 children (79 boys, 71 girls) aged 5-12 years, living in regions with different environmental pollution...
Protection of Children from Passive Smoking in their HomesORIGINAL ARTICLES
Drahoslava Hrubá, Halina Matějová, Iva Žaloudíková
Hygiena 2010, 55(3):86-91
Exposure to passive smoking has been recognized as serious health hazard, especially for children who are more vulnerable than adults to the damage caused by chemicals. Legislation restricting smoking in public places cannot protect children as they are primarily exposed in their homes and/or cars. Therefore, it is necessary to improve both public and individual health education concerned with protection of children against exposure to tobacco smoke. In some countries, the active advice services by health professionals are targeted on families with ailing children and "Smoke-free homes" programmes are being developed. In the Czech Republic, school-based...
IOP Projects at the NIPH (National Institute of Public HealthNEWS
Jaroslav Volf
Hygiena 2010, 55(3):85
Screening Nutritional Levels of School Meals in the Czech RepublicORIGINAL ARTICLES
Miroslava Slavíková, Lenka Vlčková, Jiří Skorkovský
Hygiena 2010, 55(3):77-85
The monthly menus including stock release notes of selected educational establishments were evaluated by the Nutricom nutrition programme. Values of the following nutrients were identified: energy, animal-based proteins, plant-based proteins, total proteins, fats, carbohydrates, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B1 and B2, niacin, vitamin C and cholesterol. The calculated data were compared with daily recommended values in the Czech Republic from which school meals are derived (based on the so-called consumption basket). No major differences between the average input of the monitored nutrients in catering establishments and the...
Towards the Anniversary of the Foundation of the National Institute of Public HealthEDITORIAL
Jitka Sosnovcová
Hygiena 2010, 55(3):75-76
Sunbeds and UV Radiation in the EU and Czech RepublicNEWS
Ariana Lajčíková
Hygiena 2010, 55(2):72
The EU Intends to Limit Noise-Associated Health Damage from Portable Music DevicesNEWS
Redakce
Hygiena 2010, 55(2):71
European Nutritional HabitsNEWS
Redakce
Hygiena 2010, 55(2):71
The WHO Directive on Night-time NoiseNEWS
Redakce
Hygiena 2010, 55(2):71
WHO: Sixty Years in EuropeNEWS
Redakce
Hygiena 2010, 55(2):70
Nosocomial Infections as an Indicator of Hygiene QualityNEWS
Jaroslav Kříž
Hygiena 2010, 55(2):70
Hygiene Journal: 2009 ReportNEWS
Jaroslav Kříž
Hygiena 2010, 55(2):70
Hygiene Has a New WebsiteNEWS
Pavol Hlúbik
Hygiena 2010, 55(2):69
Minutes of the Editorial Board of Hygiene Journal, 3.3.2010 at the NIPHNEWS
Věra Kernová
Hygiena 2010, 55(2):69
Cessation of Health Institute ReorganizationNEWS
Redakce
Hygiena 2010, 55(2):68
COPHES: European Human Biomonitoring NetworkNEWS
Milena Černá
Hygiena 2010, 55(2):68
Concerning the Report on Traffic Noise and Cardiovascular SystemDISCUSSION
Bohumil Havel
Hygiena 2010, 55(2):67-68
Legal Actualities during 1.11.2009-18.3.2010SHORT COMMUNICATIONS
Eva Nekvindová
Hygiena 2010, 55(2):64-66
Nutrition and Health Declarations on the Irish MarketNEWS
Jaroslav Kříž
Hygiena 2010, 55(2):63
Intestinal Microflora: Past and PresentSHORT COMMUNICATIONS
Bohumil Turek, Petr Šíma, Jan Ševčík
Hygiena 2010, 55(2):61-63
Intestinal microflora greatly influences metabolic processes. Correct nutrition enables an adequate ratio of individual microorganisms in intestinal flora which, as probiotics, play a role in the biochemical and immune mechanisms of prevention in cardiovascular diseases, carcinogenesis, diabetes, and allergies.
Commercial Voyages to and from India - a Hygienic Horror in the 16th and 17th CenturiesNEWS
Jaroslav Kříž
Hygiena 2010, 55(2):60