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Výchova k zdraviu ako súčasť výchovného komplexu v školách

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Liba J.

Pedagogická orientace (Journal of the Czech Pedagogical Society)

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2008

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vol. 18

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issue 3

53-62

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The paper discusses the current strategy in the implementation of the education to health as a part of teacher training. An emphasis is laid on the education to health as a process reflecting the needs and requirements of structuring the healthy way of life. It specifies the factors limiting the prevention-oriented effectiveness of school curricula. It proposes measures aimed at increasing the effectiveness of education to health and the related teacher’s competence and rights.

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New trends of physical activity in health education

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Horbacz A., Bukova A.

Prace Naukowe Akademii im. Jana Długosza w Częstochowie Kultura Fizyczna

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2015

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vol. 14

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issue 2

185–196

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Health is no doubt the most important value of an individual. Every one of us needs to maintain and improve their mental and physical fitness. The body as well as joints are subject to the process of aging. However, these processes can be delayed via applying training programs presented in this paper, which deals with the role of three various forms of physical activity in health education – Power yoga, Pilates and SM system. The aim of this contribution is to present these activities as new opportunities that have a positive effect on physical and mental state of an individual, supported by self-control and self-actuation.

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Zdrowie jest najważniejszą wartością jednostki. Każdy człowiek potrzebuje utrzymywać i ulepszać swoją kondycję fizyczną i psychiczną. Ciało i stawy podlegają procesowi starzenia. Procesy te możemy jednak opóźnić za pomocą ćwiczeń fizycznych zawartych w programach wymienionych w tym artykule. W artykule zajmujemy się rolą trzech form aktywności fizycznej w edukacji zdrowotnej – power jogą, Pilates i systemem SM. Celem autorek jest przedstawienie tych form aktywności fizycznej jako nowych możliwości, które mają pozytywny wpływ na fizyczny i umysłowy stan człowieka, i które są poparte samokontrolą i automotywacją.

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Sociology and psychology – the scope of cooperation in studying the problems of health and disease

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Piątkowski W., Majchrowska A.

Progress in Health Sciences

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2015

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vol. 5

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issue 1

198-208

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The aim of this dissertation is to identify the scope of convergence of sociology and psychology with special attention to the areas which are especially essential in the analysis of phenomena connected with human health and disease. World Health Organization has defined health as bio-psycho-sociological wellbeing and thus has pointed out three areas which are indispensable in maintaining homeostasis of health (biological, mental and social area), and indicated three disciplines whose mutual cooperation is essential for building up complete knowledge of health and its determinants. Medicine, psychology and sociology are the fields of knowledge whose cooperation is essential to support individual and social health. Regardless of the distinct fields of research that sociology and psychology cover, it is relatively easy to find within them some common scope of interest relating to health. The most important area of expected cooperation is the problem of psychosocial stress. Another identified areas of cooperation for sociology and psychology are social support and its influence on health, the issue of doctor-patient interaction and its psychotherapeutic effect as well as psychosocial determinants of health and disease. Research cooperation between sociology and psychology in the above mentioned areas can contribute to its in-depth exploration which may result in practical implementation of acquired knowledge in the areas of health and disease.

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Otyłość i nadwaga a jakość życia Polaków

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Michoń P.

Studia Ekonomiczne

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2014

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vol. 179

51-62

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An increase of obesity and overweight rates represents a major problems for individuals and social policies in developed countries. Obese individuals face stigmatization, health problems and discrimination, have lower chances for employment of higher positions and lower incomes. There are many reasons to believe that the quality of their life is relatively lower. In the study Body Mass Index was used as a measure of weight, and: happiness, life satisfaction and depression - as measures of quality of life. The study of adult Poles provides evidences overweight and obese individuals are not less happy or satisfied with their life than others.

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Fitting room and silence body weight

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Habibzadeh N.

Progress in Health Sciences

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2015

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vol. 5

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issue 1

276-278

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The impact of obesity on health, social care and the economy has long been established. Being obese or overweight increases the risk of developing a range of serious diseases including psychological disturbance, diabetes, heart disease, musculoskeletal disorders such as osteoarthritis and cancers that lead to premature disability and mortality. The good news is that overweight and obesity are largely prevent and /or control-able through losing weight strategies and fitting room can be an option for whom are observant about their surroundings. The fitting room is usually where the consumer makes their final evaluation about the products while assessing personal appearance, and finally deciding whether or not to purchase the garment. For some people, fitting room it is something to get through without visible or psychic damage and for some others is a horrifying place as they may suddenly realize how overweight or obese they are that could be a challenging start to maintain a healthy body image in a life-changing journey. In fact, the changing room is inspired to provide some people with personal choices toward a desirable weight therapy through engaging in exercise and diet. Hence, fitting room while in shopping even for entertainment purposes is advised as a beneficial life - time decision in weight control and obesity may take place by individual in this way.

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Health, illness and dying in Polish folk medicine

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Piątkowski W., Majchrowska A.

Progress in Health Sciences

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2015

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vol. 5

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issue 1

214-224

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In the past peasant families did not regard health as a value in itself. The low ‘cultural status' of health was associated with the constant threat to it, the frailty of life and poverty which, as peasant diarist wrote, ‘did not let one live’. ‘Plague, war, and famine’ would decimate the village population for centuries, and these people were help-less in the face of epidemic and natural disasters. For that reason death was treated as familiar part of the trajectory of human life, natural and indisputable.A feature of folk culture, which influences behaviors in and attitudes towards illness among the peasant population, is co-occurrence mystical-magical elements. Mystical-magical acts influenced and still influence patterns of behaviors in illness and dying process which a peasant family exhibits. For example, illness was assumed to be caused by spells, charms and magic; and the use of holy relics, amulets or talismans was believed to prevent illness. People were convinced that revelation, inspiration or clairvoyance made it easier to diagnose an illness whereas casting spells, charms, and the like would remove it effectively.In our article we will discuss typical ways of coping with illness and dying processes’, the determinants of behaviors in illness, emphasizing customs associated with illness, behavioral patterns, ways of expressing emotions, and fatalism as attitude towards illness and death. We will stress the importance of cultural and religious elements, and accentuate the special role played by women in coping with illness by using self-treatment and folk healing methods.

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The physiological impact of physical activity on psychological stress

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Habibzadeh N.

Progress in Health Sciences

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2015

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vol. 5

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issue 2

245-248

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Stress is one of the single most significant factor for many physical and psychological dilemma. Long-term exposure to stress or chronic stress can lead to serious physical and psychological problems such as headaches, fatigue, depression, anxiety, stomachache, heart problems, chest pain, asthma, hypertension, liver dysfunction, diabetes, arthritis, suppressed immune system , skin conditions, irregular ministerial cycle, infertility, accelerated aging process,and premature death. As under perennial and /or continual stress condition the body releases excessive cortisol hormone that results in aforementioned issues. Physical activity may beneficial for mental and physical body system. Under intense or endurance exercise however increase total cortisol released levels far above the moderate training modalities which can be a destructive factor for people under extreme negative stress and can make worse stress health risk conditions.Thus, caution is need to be considered for people with negative stress.Nonetheless, according to the American physical activity guideline 10 minutes moderate aerobic exercise such as walking in division of 2×10 min or 3×10 min per day that can be performed throughout the week, seems to be helpful alternative for all adult in part people with psychological negative stress.

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Relationship between Person-Organization fit and objective and subjective health status (Person-Organization fit and health)

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Merecz D., Andysz A.

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

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2012

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vol. 25

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issue 2

166-177

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Objectve: Person-Environment fit (P-E fit) paradigm, seems to be especially useful in explaining phenomena related to work attitudes and occupational health. The study explores the relationship between a specific facet of P-E fit as Person-Organization fit (P-O fit) and health. Materials and Methods: Research was conducted on the random sample of 600 employees. Person-Organization Fit Questionnaire was used to asses the level of Person-Organization fit; mental health status was measured by General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28); and items from Work Ability Index allowed for evaluation of somatic health. Data was analyzed using non parametric statistical tests. The predictive value of P-O fit for various aspects of health was checked by means of linear regression models. Results: A comparison between the groups distinguished on the basis of their somatic and mental health indicators showed significant differences in the level of overall P-O fit (χ² = 23.178; p < 0.001) and its subdimensions: for complementary fit (χ² = 29.272; p < 0.001), supplementary fit (χ² = 23.059; p < 0.001), and identification with organization (χ² = 8.688; p = 0.034). From the perspective of mental health, supplementary P-O fit seems to be important for men’s well-being and explains almost 9% of variance in GHQ-28 scores, while in women, complementary fit (5% explained variance in women’s GHQ score) and identification with organization (1% explained variance in GHQ score) are significant predictors of mental well-being. Interestingly, better supplementary and complementary fit are related to better mental health, but stronger identification with organization in women produces adverse effect on their mental health. Conclusions: The results show that obtaining the optimal level of P-O fit can be beneficial not only for the organization (e.g. lower turnover, better work effectiveness and commitment), but also for the employees themselves. Optimal level of P-O fit can be considered as a factor maintaining workers’ health. However, prospective research is needed to confirm the results obtained in this exploratory study.

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Television as a source of information on health and illness – review of benefits and problems

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Burzyńska J., Binkowska-Bury M., Januszewicz P.

Progress in Health Sciences

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2015

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vol. 5

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issue 2

174-184

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Despite the dominating and expansive role of the Internet, global reports on mass media still find television as the most popular source of information on health. The following paper is an attempt to systematize the knowledge concerning television broadcast dedicated to the subject of health and illness. The authors aimed to identify the benefits and limitations resulting from the use of the audiovisual means to convey information on health; diagnosing potential threats and explaining trends and possibilities of making use of the television to educate and improve health awareness of the viewers. A critical review of 47 papers published in Polish and international scientific journals in years 2010 – 2014 has been performed. They were categorized into 8 following sections: 1) health information in medical television series; 2) subject of health in reality television programmes and medical talk-shows; 3) health in television news programmes; 4) television and the issue of physical activity and nutrition; 5) television and selected stimulants (cigarettes/alcohol); 6) television and information about cancer and other diseases; 7) public service announcements concerning health/PSA; 8) television and health education/ edutainment. In the light of the conducted review, the television presents itself as a promising source of information on the topic of health and illness which, provided one maintains a cautious attitude as well as moderation, influences the level of knowledge of the viewers, identification of simple symptoms and constitutes an important source of education in terms of prevention and avoiding risk behaviours.

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On the Relation Between Health and Income: A Cross-Country Analysis

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Kobylinski K., Tyrowicz J.

Central European Economic Journal

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2018

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vol. 5

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issue 52

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An examination of the correlation between health and wealth cannot determine the direction of causality between the two. Countries’ geographic characteristics have an important effect on health, and they are plausibly uncorrelated with other determinants of wealth. This paper uses two climate variables – population-weighted temperature and precipitation – to obtain instrumental variables estimates of the effect of health on wealth.

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Homo salutaris: pelas dimensões e pelos fundamentos antropológicosa

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Torres Lima A. C., Borges Menesess R. D.

Społeczeństwo i Edukacja. Międzynarodowe Studia Humanistyczne

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2016

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issue 3(22)

203-217

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According to this manuscript we carry out the anthropological dimensions to study the evolution and the conditions of the new sense of Health. There are so many different oportunities to make up a new and more apptaded definition to the OMS Health critics from the biomedical, cuktural, social, economic eduication and finaly the archeobiological determination in the health language. It`s very importante to write the ethical and biothical foundations of the Healt concept.

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A cross sectional survey on health and nutritional status among the people of Chittagong city corporation, Bangladesh

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Jakaria M., Hasan M., Hossain M., Hasanat A., Sayeed M.

Progress in Health Sciences

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2015

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vol. 5

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issue 1

114-119

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Purpose: To determine the health and nutritional status of people in the Chittagong city corporation area of Bangladesh. Materials and methods: A face-to-face interview methodology was used for this survey. The study sites were located in 15 thanas of the Chittagong city corporation area. The study was also designed with interview questions closely related to health.Results: Among the total 620 respondents, 453 respondents were males and 167 respondents were females. 471(75.96%) of the total respondents had positive comments about the health status of their community. 169(27.52%) respondents had poor or fair appetites but the rest of them had good, very good or excellent appetites. 360(58.07%) of the respondents reported they had been eating a minimum of one fruit per day and 85(13.7%) people drank 5 to 8 glasses of water daily. 441(71.12%) of their diets more or less met daily vitamin and nutrient requirements and 338(54.51%) were nonsmokers. 407(65.64%) were married, and 388 (62.58%) were more or less satisfied about their sexual life. 441(71.12%) respondents performed physical exercise more or less habitually. A lower number of respondents had a major disease. For instance, 155(25%) suffered from high blood pressure, and 150(24.19%) suffered from diabetes. In the case of minor diseases, 399(64.35%) of the respondents had been suffering from GIT disease and 416(67.09%) were taking proton pump inhibitors or a H2 receptor blockers. 205(33.06%) respondents were taking antibiotics regularly.Conclusions: One third of the people had hypertension and diabetes. According to the biomedical concepts, peoples were not healthy. However, according to the ecological and psychological concepts of health, this survey proved that the people of the Chittagong city corporation area were comparatively healthy.

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The concentration of carbon monoxide in the breathing areas of workers during logging operations at the motor-manual level

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Leszczyński K.

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

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2014

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vol. 27

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issue 5

821-829

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Objectives: This article compares 2 variants of logging technologies at the motor-manual level: variant A – cutting and delimbing by means of a petrol chainsaw, skidding with the use of a cable winch mounted on a tractor (67–74 kW); variant B – cutting by means of a petrol chainsaw, skidding, debranching and cutting to length by means of a processor aggregated with a farm tractor (61 kW). Material and Methods: Direct dosimetry and non-parametric (moving block bootstrap) methods were used in order to specify the characteristics of the collected sets. Results: Bootstrap average values show that the average CO concentration at a skidding tractor operator’s station during early thinning was 2.54 mg×m⁻³. At processor operator’s station it amounted to 10.35 mg×m⁻³. Such results allow to conclude that a higher CO concentration at the above-mentioned 2 work stations was observed during early thinning. In the case of a petrol chainsaw operator, it was observed that the permissible exposure limit (23 mg×m⁻³) was exceeded and the short-term permissible exposure limit (117 mg×m⁻³) was not. The average concentration value for a chainsaw operator working individually during late thinning interventions was substantially lower (15.01 mg×m⁻³), which results from the lack of technological pressure that can be observed while cooperating with a processor operator. Conclusions: The risk increases along with conditions that generate the concentration of exhaust produced by 2-stroke petrol chainsaw engines.

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Consequences of sickness presence and sickness absence on health and work ability: A Swedish prospective cohort study

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Gustafsson K., Marklund S.

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

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2011

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vol. 24

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issue 2

153-165

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Objective: To determine whether self-reported sickness presence (SP) and self-reported sickness absence (SA) are specific risk factors for future health problems or reduced work ability in the active workforce. Materials and Methods: The study population consisted of a cohort based on a random sample (n = 2181) with data for 2004, 2005, and 2006. The subjects were employees aged from 25 to 50 years in 2004. Cross-tabulations were calculated to identify significant background factors (sex, age, education, socioeconomic position), work factors (work demands, control, adjustment latitude), and outcome factors. Block-wise multiple logistic regression analyses were performed for outcome factors (SP, SA, self-rated health, physical complaints, work ability, mental well-being). Results: SA and SP were found to have negative health consequences; this was particularly pronounced for those with frequent SP or SA. There was a dose-response relationship between the degree of SA, SP and the different health outcomes. The health risks remained, after control for background factors, prior working conditions and initial health. SP also appeared to lead to SA, whereas SA did not have a significant impact on future SP. Conclusions: The results suggest that both SP and SA are strong predictors of future poor health, physical complaints, low mental well-being and low work ability. The detrimental influence of frequent SP was most pronounced in relation to work ability and physical complaints, although all of the measured health factors were affected. The negative effects of SA on the different health outcomes were similar.

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Ewolucja zdrowia jako kategorii prawnej w systemie ochrony praw człowieka Rady Europy

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Tabaszewski R.

Studia Ełckie

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2019

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vol. 21

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issue 4

583-594

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The aim of the article is to show the evolution of health and its place in the Council of Europe human rights protection system. The author analyses the main legal acts: European Convention on Human Rights, European Social Charter, European Convention on Social and Medical Assistance, Medicrime Convention and many others. The author shows the evolution and approach to health of the Council of Europe institutions: Committee of Ministers, Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, European Court of Human Rights, The European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines, The Steering Committee for Human Rights. In the light of the above analysis legal protection of human right to health remains unsatisfactory. The European Convention on Human Rights does not guarantee a right to health-care or a right to be healthy. This is guaranteed, however, by other documents. From European legal perspective only an integrated approach to human right to health, taking into account both civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, seems the most stable response to health care needs.

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Impact of Work on the Well-Being of Police Officers and Firefighters

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Basińska B., Wiciak I.

Internal Security

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2013

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vol. 5(1)

247-258

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Work is one of the most important spheres of human functioning and has a significant impact on individual overall well-being. The purpose of this study is to assess the positive and negative impact of the work of police officers and firefighters on their well-being in different spheres of life. In particular, the study examines the relationship between the type of occupation and the elements that generate a feeling of well-being, issues relating to a positive influence of work on different spheres of life, as well as the relationship between the length of service and the influence of work on health. A hedonistic model of the quality of life has been assumed. The study encompassed 499 Polish officers serving in operational positions, including 195 police officers and 304 firefighters. A modified scale of satisfaction with various aspects of life, and a calculated work-related positivity indicator in the field of life, were used for the assessment of subjective well-being in relation to work. The results showed that the impact of work on well-being in the social, economic, and health spheres, and in relation to self-esteem, was determined by the nature of the work. Compared to police officers, firefighters were more positive in their assessment of the impact of work on their private life and overall well-being. Among the police officers, work was considered to have a negative impact on health, leisure and economic well-being. The results obtained from the group of firefighters are explained in accordance with the “top-down” model, and those from the group of police officers on the lines of the “bottom-up” model, in Czapiński’s onion theory of happiness. Practical implications for health and leisure are discussed.

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Os Significados da Saúde: da audição à recitação

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Borges de Meneses R. D.

Prosopon. Europejskie Studia Społeczno-Humanistyczne

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2018

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issue 1(22)

15-27

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Right now I am seeking a new Health`s definition in spitev of we have been known the different definitions, that the OMS setp by srep had going to offer to thev philosophical reflection. There are so many defintions, but they have got not completely focused to somewere sense of health.

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Masculinity and Immigrant Health Practices: How Male Kurdish Immigrants to the United States Think about and Practice Health

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Othman J. K., Linders A.

Qualitative Sociology Review

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2018

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vol. 14

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issue 1

30-50

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Researchers have identified a host of factors that influence immigrant men’s understanding of and commitment to health, but overall the scholarship is still unsettled, in large part because the experiences of immigrant groups are so varied. In this paper, based on interviews with Kurdish immigrants in the United States, we demonstrate that the field of health provides both opportunities and pitfalls for men whose social, familial, and masculine aspirations simultaneously pull them into American life and push them towards a segregated existence. We conclude that men use a discourse of health to simultaneously assert themselves as men and maintain their connections to their original culture, just as they use a discourse of masculine responsibility to account for the health-related choices they make.

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Extra Medicinam Nulla Salus. Medicine as a Secular Religion

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Domaradzki J.

Polish Sociological Review

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2013

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vol. 181

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issue 1

21-38

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Ever since sociology emerged as a scientific discipline, its founding fathers have stressed that modernisation will result in secularisation. The belief in the ‘death of God’ as a sine qua non condition for social progress has also been prevalent during the past 100 years and has resulted in the popularity of the secularisation thesis. In contrast this paper argues that religion has not disappeared in the Western World but is being transformed. It is argued that modern medicine reflects the religious heritage of Western culture: its ideology, myths, dogmas, symbols, beliefs, rituals, practices, hopes and fears. Even more, it is a form of secular religion. The analysis is based on functional, phenomenological and cultural approaches toward religion. The paper focuses on three components of the religion of health: 1) its general structure; 2) the morality of health and 3) the Church of medicine.

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From Medicalisation to Pharmaceuticalisation - A Sociological Overview. New Scenarios for the Sociology of Health

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Bordogna M. T.

Social Change Review

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2014

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vol. 12

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issue 2

119-140

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The aim of this paper is to analyse the sociological literature on pharmaceuticalisation and see how sociology helps us understand and explain the phenomenon. We then discuss how sociology, especially in Anglo-Saxon countries, defines the process of pharmaceuticalisation and how this last is evolving. The paper points out that, while medicalisation remains a key concept for health sociology, it is increasingly being queried and/or extended to allow for a techno-scientific era of biomedicalisation (Clarke et al. 2003) and to acknowledge the importance of the pharmaceutical industry in this process (Williams, Martin and Gabe 2011a, 2011b). Particular attention will be paid to the process of pharmaceuticalisation as brought about not just by doctors and their prescriptions, but by the central role of pharmaceutical promoters and the marketing of drugs.

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Výchova k zdraviu ako súčasť výchovného komplexu v školách

New trends of physical activity in health education

Sociology and psychology – the scope of cooperation in studying the problems of health and disease

Otyłość i nadwaga a jakość życia Polaków

Fitting room and silence body weight

Health, illness and dying in Polish folk medicine

The physiological impact of physical activity on psychological stress

Relationship between Person-Organization fit and objective and subjective health status (Person-Organization fit and health)

Television as a source of information on health and illness – review of benefits and problems

On the Relation Between Health and Income: A Cross-Country Analysis

Homo salutaris: pelas dimensões e pelos fundamentos antropológicosa

A cross sectional survey on health and nutritional status among the people of Chittagong city corporation, Bangladesh

The concentration of carbon monoxide in the breathing areas of workers during logging operations at the motor-manual level

Consequences of sickness presence and sickness absence on health and work ability: A Swedish prospective cohort study

Ewolucja zdrowia jako kategorii prawnej w systemie ochrony praw człowieka Rady Europy

Impact of Work on the Well-Being of Police Officers and Firefighters

Os Significados da Saúde: da audição à recitação

Masculinity and Immigrant Health Practices: How Male Kurdish Immigrants to the United States Think about and Practice Health

Extra Medicinam Nulla Salus. Medicine as a Secular Religion

From Medicalisation to Pharmaceuticalisation - A Sociological Overview. New Scenarios for the Sociology of Health