ZDRAVÍ OBYVATELSTVA V OKRESECH HOSPODÁŘSKY PROBLÉMOVÝCH REGIONŮ
PUBLIC HEALTH IN ECONOMICALLY PROBLEMATIC AREAS

Author(s): Jana ŠTERCOVÁ, Dana Hübelová , Alice Kozumplíková, Ludmila FLOKOVÁ
Subject(s): Health and medicine and law, Demography and human biology, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today)
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: population health; mortality structure; health interventions; composite indicators; districts (LAU 1) of Czechia;
Summary/Abstract: Health is considered to be a crucial factor of regional development and competitiveness. The main goal of the article is to evaluate selected public health factors in economically problematic areas in the Czech Republic in the years 2007 and 2016. A total of 14 indicators in four thematic areas were selected: 1) mortality structure (mortality from circulatory, respiratory and digestive system diseases, neoplasms and external causes), 2) sickness rate (average time of incapacity for work, hospitalized and treated diabetics), 3) reproduction health (total fertility, spontaneous abortion and infant mortality) and 4) medical intervention (the proportion of physicians, general practitioners for adults and general practitioners for children and adolescents). A composite indicator for year 2007 and 2016 was established in each area and each district. The highest value of the indicators sum was proved in Znojmo district, on the other hand, the least favourable situation was detected in the district of Teplice. In districts, where a lower values of indicator was determined, a high accrual in treated diabetics dominates, and most of the districts also show growth in death from circulatory system diseases. The results proved, that it is necessary to pay attention to public health factors not only in its complexity, but also on the basis of component indicators, which can significantly influence the health quality.

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