Współpraca sektora zdrowia i edukacji z wykorzystaniem idei Health Impact Assessment
Cooperation Between the Health Sector and Education, Based on the Idea of the Health Impact Assessment

Summary/Abstract: The main aim of this article is to emphasize the interrelationships between educational activities and the state of health of the population, based on the use of Health Impact Assessment. According WHO, Health Impact Assessment is defined as: “a combination of procedures, methods, and tools by which a policy, program, or project may be judged as to its potential effects on the health of a population, and the distribution of those effects within that population.” An HIA is intended to support decision-making choose among options by predicting the health consequences of each option Health Impact Assessment looks at health from a community perspective. It considers different determinants of health (e.g. social, economic, political, physical) when examining the potential health effects of a proposal. Activities of educational sector have significant impact on the health of both individuals and society as a whole. This impact is obvious (education is important social determinant of health) and supported by a number of scientific evidence. Better understanding of the relationship between education and health will help to identify where intervention is most appropriate and effective in improving both individual and population health. In Poland there is no proven models of cooperation between these two sectors, so it is necessary to take joint action and close cooperation between Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Sport and many other organizations active in this field.

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