Higiena dla społeczeństwa obywatelskiego
Hygiene for civil society

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents the thesis that, despite its progressing specialization, modern hygiene hasa significant educational and promotional role in shaping social awareness and advancing civilsociety. Therefore, the idea of hygiene as a socio-medical discipline, the characteristics of civic society and the factors that can be supported by the tasks of hygiene are discussed. It is assumed that hygiene should be a part of civil culture, which is understood as a set of approved values, beliefs, attitudes and models of behavior required if an individual and a society are to function efficiently. The advancement of civil culture is assumed to be conditioned on knowledge and education, including health education. The paper presents the view that hygiene can prevent dogmatic thinking, which poses a threat to civil society. Hygiene, understood as a practical implementationof health directives, should make apparent all the ideological constructs of health, the shared values and interests which provoke citizens to joint action.

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