Hygiena, 2025 (vol. 70), issue 3

A retrospective on 70 years of Hygiena journal

František Kožíšek

Hygiena 2025, 70(3):87-88 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1897  

Hand hygiene in social services

Radka Míšková, Martin Krause

Hygiena 2025, 70(3):89-96 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1891

Objectives: The aim of the study was to find out the effectiveness of training in the area of knowledge of direct care staff on hand hygiene before and after the training and to find out the effectiveness of training in the area of skills of direct care staff on hand disinfection before and after the training. Methods: Data were collected using quantitative methods, including a non-standardized questionnaire and structured observation. The observation was carried out using an observation sheet and a UV lamp, both before and after the training. The research focused on direct care staff and was conducted in selected nursing homes in Moravia between...

Thirty years of population health monitoring in the Environmental Health Monitoring System

Michala Lustigová, Kristýna Žejglicová, Jana Kratěnová, Naděžda Čapková

Hygiena 2025, 70(3):97-105 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1889

The article summarizes thirty years of activity by the National Institute of Public Health in the area of systematic monitoring of the health status of the Czech population. It presents the methodology and selected results of various surveys conducted within the Population Health Monitoring System in relation to the environment. These surveys combined health questionnaires with health examinations of both adult and child respondents. Among the adult population, the results indicate a persistently high prevalence of chronic diseases, an unhealthy lifestyle in a large portion of individuals, and a low level of effective risk factor control. For example,...

Josef Gabriel – pioneer of microscopic drinking water testing

František Kožíšek, Petr Pumann

Hygiena 2025, 70(3):106-111 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1895  

This article discusses the life and work of RNDr. Josef Gabriel, CSc. (1901-1976), who devoted his work to water hygiene and spent his entire professional life at the National Institute of Public Health. In particular, the focus is placed on his contribution to the introduction of microscopic analysis of drinking water in Czechoslovakia and his research into water quality in water reservoirs and ways to improve it.

Regional public health authorities' experience with monitoring of wells affected by floods in September 2024

Jana Loosová, Kamil Nešetřil, Marek Michna, Jarmila Petříčková

Hygiena 2025, 70(3):114-120 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1896  

The aim of this article is to describe the role of public health authorities in assisting residents affected by flooding, particularly those who rely on private wells as their sole source of drinking water. The article summarizes the experience of regional public health authorities during the emergency response campaign and focuses on the quality of well water, highlighting the associated health risks. It emphasizes the importance of collaboration with municipalities and well owners, the need for professional well sanitation, and the critical role of public education in preventing health hazards.

Floods in 2024: the role of the Ministry of health. A comprehensive report

Ministerstvo zdravotnictví

Hygiena 2025, 70(3):121-128 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1893  

Legal news in the period 26. 6. 2025 – 2. 9. 2025

Eva Nekvindová

Hygiena 2025, 70(3):112-113  

Amendment to the school catering decree: the biggest changes in three decades

Redakce

Hygiena 2025, 70(3):96  

Editions of Hygiena journal in 2020–2024

Redakce

Hygiena 2025, 70(3):120