COPD in Poland – risk factor and epidemiology

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) falls under the category of civilization diseases. According to World Health Organization, its burden is expected to increase in the following decades, mainly due to constant exposition to the risk factors, population growth and ageing, to become the third most frequent cause of death until 2030. According to the guidelines of the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) from 2015, COPD can be prevented and successfully treated. Despite the serious problem that is COPD, in many countries the data on this disease is insufficient. The most important risk factor leading to COPD that can be modified is smoking tobacco, the habit that is still popular among the adults. The knowledge of the risk factors and their elimination, as well as leading a healthy lifestyle and preference towards health behaviour that helps reducing the advancement of the disease should therefore become the basis for preventing COPD

Forms of employment of people with disabilities - some aspects

Vocational rehabilitation of disabled persons aims to prepare and help in finding work. Thanks to her,people with disabilities can meet professionally, which raises their self-esteem. Poland offers thepossibility of employment in a protected labor market. Thanks to the disabled person learns things ofeveryday life and professional skills. Preparing her to take up work in the open labour market. There isalso the possibility of self-employment of the disabled person. This is where the person is resident in theregion with a low employment rate of people with disabilities

Health policy in the Polish health care system

The main goal of health policy is to ensure the health security of society. There are many definitions of health policy. Health policy is one of the most important forms of public activity. Health policy programs include multi-annual programs established by the Council of Ministers. They implement the strategies adopted by the government - they concern important phenomena and problems that require decisions and actions at the level of the Council of Ministers. As part of social policy, it should be embedded in social and economic realities and be oriented on ensuring conditions favorable to maintaining the health of societies

Zadania samorządów gminnych województwa lubelskiego w zakresie ochrony zdrowia = The tasks of local governments Lublin province about Healthcare

Warchoł Martyna, Furtak-Niczyporuk Marzena. Zadania samorządów gminnych województwa lubelskiego w zakresie ochrony zdrowia = The tasks of local governments Lublin province about Healthcare. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2016;6(7):218-227. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.57348http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/3688   The journal has had 7 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. Part B item 755 (23.12.2015).755 Journal of Education, Health and Sport eISSN 2391-8306 7© The Author (s) 2016;This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, PolandOpen Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium,provided the original author(s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited.This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercialuse, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited.The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper.Received: 15.06.2016. Revised 09.07.2016. Accepted: 09.07.2016.   Zadania samorządów gminnych województwa lubelskiego w zakresie ochrony zdrowiaThe tasks of local governments Lublin province about Healthcare Martyna Warchoł1, Marzena Furtak-Niczyporuk2 1absolwent Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Lublinie2Katedra i Zakład Zdrowia Publicznego, Uniwersytet Medyczny w Lublinie Adres do korespondencjidr n. med. Marzena Furtak-NiczyporukUniwersytet Medyczny w Lublinie20 – 081 Lublinul. Chodźki 1  AbstraktWprowadzenie Gmina jest podstawową jednostką samorządu terytorialnego. Konstytucja RP określa gminę jako podstawową jednostkę samorządu terytorialnego. Dostęp do świadczeń opieki zdrowotnej gwarantuje obywatelom art. 68 ust 1  Konstytucji RP. W ust. 2 tegoż artykułu nakłada na władze publiczne obowiązek zapewnienia równego dostępu do opieki zdrowotnej finansowanych ze środków publicznych. Zgodnie z u. s. g. do zadań własnych gminy należy zaspokajanie potrzeb zbiorowych wspólnoty w sprawach ochrony zdrowia.Cel pracy Celem pracy jest przedstawienie działalności  samorządu gminy w zakresie ochrony zdrowia na terenie województwa lubelskiego.Materiał i metody W badaniu zastosowano metodę sondażu diagnostycznego. Narzędziem badawczym był kwestionariusz ankiety własnego autorstwa złożony z 24 pytań. Grupę badaną stanowili urzędnicy 213 samorządów gminnych województwa lubelskiego, z czego 170 to gminy wiejskie, 23 to gminy miejsko – wiejskie, 20 to gminy miejskie. Badania odbywały się na zasadzie anonimowości. Ankiety zostały wysyłane do respondentów za pomocą Internetu.Wyniki i wnioski Z badań wynika, że jednostki samorządu terytorialnego podejmują bardzo okrojone działania w zakresie ochrony. Często nie wykonując obowiązkowych zadań do których zobowiązują ich normy prawne. Słowa kluczowe: gmina, ochrona zdrowia, zadania.  AbstractIntroduction The municipality is the basic unit of local government. The Constitution defines the municipality as the basic unit of local government. Access Health Care Services do guarantee citizens the art. 68 of the Constitution Paragraph 1. Paragraph. 2 of the same article imposes on the public authorities to ensure equal access to health care financed from public funds. According to the u. S. Sol. do commune's own tasks must satisfy the collective needs of the community in matters of Health.Aim The aim of the study is to present the activities of local Municipality in the field of Health in the province of Lublin.Material and Methods The study used a method of diagnostic survey. The research tool was a questionnaire Polls own authorship consisting of 24 questions. The study group comprised 213 officials of local governments of Lublin province, of which 170 Rural Municipalities, 23 Municipalities to urban - Rural, 20 Municipalities. Research conducted on the principle of anonymity. Surveys were sent to do the respondents using the Internet.The results and conclusions The research shows that local governments take very truncated activities Protection. Often without the mandatory tasks for which oblige them legal standards. Keywords: community, healthcare, tasks, local governments

The knowledge and the attitude of students from the selected Lublin’s universities towards the influenza vaccination

Among all of the infectious diseases, it is influenza that affects the most people. The high infectiousness is it’s characteristic, therefore people fall ill to it, regardless of age or gender. When it comes to the flu illness, the highest risk group are children and people over 65.The airways’ infection caused by the flu virus is a serious health issue all around the world, causing 3-5 millions of clinical infections and 250-500 thousands deaths per year

Wpływ wybranych nowoczesnych technologii na zdrowie studentów = Influence of selected new technologies on the health of college students

Babula Mateusz, Warchoł Martyna, Kowalczyk Anna. Wpływ wybranych nowoczesnych technologii na zdrowie studentów = Influence of selected new technologies on the health of college students. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2016;6(7):429-438. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.58512http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/3706   The journal has had 7 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. Part B item 755 (23.12.2015).755 Journal of Education, Health and Sport eISSN 2391-8306 7© The Author (s) 2016;This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, PolandOpen Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium,provided the original author(s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited.This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercialuse, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited.The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper.Received: 15.06.2016. Revised 09.07.2016. Accepted: 21.07.2016.  Wpływ wybranych nowoczesnych technologii na zdrowie studentówInfluence of selected new technologies on the health of college students Mateusz Babula1Martyna Warchoł2Anna Kowalczyk2 1Uniwersytet Technologiczno–Humanistyczny w Radomiu2Uniwersytet Medyczny w Lublinie   Mateusz Babula1Mgr Martyna Warchoł2Mgr Anna Kowalczyk21Uniwersytet Technologiczno–Humanistyczny w Radomiu2Uniwersytet Medyczny w Lublinie   Streszczenie:Wstęp: Dostępność telefonów komórkowych oraz Internetu stała się przyczyną pojawienia się nowych zachowań w życiu codziennym oraz nowych sposobów komunikowania się. Nasilił się również kontakt z telefonem jako takim - rozmawiamy coraz częściej nie tylko w celu przekazania informacji, ale także dla przyjemności. Można mieć go zawsze przy sobie, używać wszędzie i w każdej chwili, co sprawia, że jest się zawsze uchwytnym. Natomiast długotrwałe korzystanie z telefonu, komputera i Internetu może nieść za sobą niepożądane skutki zdrowotne.Cel pracy: Praca ma na celu zbadanie wiedzy studentek na temat wpływu nowoczesnych technologii takich jak komputer, telefon i Internet na zdrowie. W niniejszej pracy starano się ocenić, czy studenci mają świadomość jak na zdrowie wpływa używanie komputera, telefonu i Internetu. Starano się również określić, jaki wpływ na zachowania zdrowotne mają nowoczesne technologie oraz jakie dolegliwości występują w związku z korzystaniem z nich.Materiał i metody badawcze: W badaniu zastosowano metodę sondażu diagnostycznego. Ankieta miała charakter anonimowy, udział w niej był całkowicie dowolny. Grupę badaną stanowiło 100 studentów w tym 74% kobiet i 26% mężczyzn. Większość z nich mieszkała na wsi (69%). Badania odbywały się na zasadzie anonimowości. Ankiety zostały wysyłane do respondentów za pomocą Internetu.Wyniki i Wnioski: Najczęściej z nowoczesnych technologii korzystamy w domu. Największa ilość respondentów używa nowoczesnych technologii przez 2 do 4 godzin dziennie. 54% respondentów nie wyobraża sobie bez nich życia. Użytkowanie komputera, telefonu i Internetu powoduje brak ruchu, brak czasu oraz jedzenie przed komputerem. Podczas siedzenia przed komputerem 70% respondentów nie zwraca uwagi na postawę ciała. Najczęstszymi dolegliwościami związanymi z korzystaniem z nowoczesnych technologii są ból mięśni i kręgosłupa oraz zaczerwienienie i ból oczu. Słowa kluczowe: nowoczesne technologie, zdrowie, komputer, telefon, Internet.   Background: The availability of mobile phones and the Internet has become the reason for the emergence of new behavior in everyday life and new ways of communicating. Intensified also in contact with the phone as such - we are talking more and more often, not only to provide information, but also for pleasure. You can have it always with you, use anywhere and at any time, which makes it always perceptible. In contrast, long-term use of telephone, computer and the Internet may have some adverse health effects.Aim: To work is to investigate the knowledge of students about the impact of modern technology such as a computer, telephone and Internet health. In the present study sought to assess whether students are aware of how health affects the use of a computer, telephone and Internet. Efforts were also made to determine the impact on health behavior have modern technologies and what problems exist in connection with the use of them.Material and research methods: The study used diagnostic survey method. The survey was anonymous, the participation in it was completely arbitrary. A group of consisted of 100 students including 74% of women and 26% men. Most of them lived in rural areas (69%). Research is carried out on an anonymous basis. Surveys were sent to respondents via the Internet.Results and Conclusions: The most modern technology we use at home. The largest number of people use modern technology for 2 to 4 hours per day. 54% of respondents not imagine life without them. Using the computer, phone and the Internet causes a lack of exercise, lack of time and the food in front of a computer. When sitting in front of a computer 70% of respondents did not pay attention to posture. The most common symptoms associated with the use of modern technology are muscle pain and spine as well as redness and eye pain. Keywords: modern technologies, health, computer, phone, internet

Zadania inwestycyjne jednostek samorządu terytorialnego województwa lubelskiego w zakresie ochrony zdrowia = Investment projects of local government units in the province of Lublin about health care

Warchoł Martyna, Furtak-Niczyporuk Marzena, Pachuta Małgorzata. Zadania inwestycyjne jednostek samorządu terytorialnego województwa lubelskiego w zakresie ochrony zdrowia = Investment projects of local government units in the province of Lublin about health care. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2016;6(7):336-345. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.57960http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/3695   The journal has had 7 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. Part B item 755 (23.12.2015).755 Journal of Education, Health and Sport eISSN 2391-8306 7© The Author (s) 2016;This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, PolandOpen Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium,provided the original author(s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited.This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercialuse, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited.The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper.Received: 15.06.2016. Revised 09.07.2016. Accepted: 09.07.2016.  Zadania inwestycyjne jednostek samorządu terytorialnego województwa lubelskiego w zakresie ochrony zdrowia Investment projects of local government units in the province of Lublin about health care Martyna Warchoł1, Marzena Furtak–Niczyporuk2, Małgorzata Pachuta3 1absolwent Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Lublinie2Katedra i Zakład Zdrowia Publicznego, Uniwersytet Medyczny w Lublinie, mgr Martyna Warchoł1dr n. med. Marzena Furtak – Niczyporuk2mgr Małgorzata Pachuta3 Adres do korespondencjidr n. med. Marzena Furtak – NiczyporukUniwersytet Medyczny w Lublinie20 – 081 Lublinul. Chodźki 1   AbstraktWprowadzenie Samorząd terytorialny jest to związek publiczno-prawny, powołany przez państwo, ale odrębny od niego. Działa on w obrębie swoich struktur i w zakresie określonym przez nie oraz w ramach obowiązującego prawa. Jednostki samorząd terytorialnego jako podmioty tworzące dla podmiotów leczniczych mają określone w stosunku do tego zadania. Do nich zalicza się, m. in. zadania inwestycyjne. Cel pracy Celem pracy jest przedstawienie zadań inwestycyjnych jednostek samorządu terytorialnego  w zakresie ochrony zdrowia na terenie województwa lubelskiego.Materiał i metody W badaniu zastosowano metodę sondażu diagnostycznego. Narzędziem badawczym był kwestionariusz ankiety własnego autorstwa złożony z 24 pytań. Grupę badaną stanowili urzędnicy 213 samorządów gminnych województwa lubelskiego, z czego 170 to gminy wiejskie, 23 to gminy miejsko – wiejskie, 20 to gminy miejskie. Badania odbywały się na zasadzie anonimowości. Ankiety zostały wysyłane do respondentów za pomocą Internetu.Wyniki i wnioski Z badań wynika, że jednostki samorządu terytorialnego podejmują bardzo okrojone zadania inwestycyjne w zakresie ochrony. Często nie wykonując obowiązkowych zadań do których zobowiązują ich normy prawne. Słowa kluczowe: jednostki samorządu terytorialnego, ochrona zdrowia, inwestycje.  AbstractIntroduction Local government is the relationship of public - legal, appointed by the state, but distinct from it. It works within its structures, and to the extent specified by and under the law. Units of local government units as those that make up for those medicines are determined in relation to this task. These include among others investment tasks.Aim To present investment projects of local government units in the field of healthcare in the Lublin province.Material and Methods The study used diagnostic survey method. The research tool was a questionnaire by their own consisting of 24 questions. The study group comprised 213 officials of local governments Lublin province, of which 170 are rural communes, 23 are of the urban - rural, 20 urban municipalities. Research is carried out on anonymous basis. Surveys were sent to respondents via the Internet.The results and conclusions From the research shows that the local authorities take a very truncated investment projects in the field of protection. Often not performing compulsory tasks which require their legal norms. Keywords: local government bodies, health care, investment

The improvement of medical services as an essential component of changes to the medical care system

The high quality of the medical services, it’s constant improvement and custom approach to the patients needs stand as one of the most important issues of modern healthcare. The patient, being beneficiary, shapes the market of health services through expressing his opinions and expectations. The exclusion of their feedback during management might lead to the loss of reputation on the medical services market. The term “quality”, same as “health” is subjective. Defining quality will depend on experience, knowledge, demands, and expectations of the clients. The aim of the article is to survey the patients’ opinions and expectations towards the quality of healthcare services. The patients expect the constant improvement of that quality during ongoing changes to the healthcare system. They place it very high on their priorities' list. To them quality equals security and medical professionalism. The nature of providing medical services entails that higher quality demand are not possible to meet without overall improvement of how the patients are taken care of

The Internet as a source of information on health and disease

The Internet has become a significant factor influencing the public health area. It contributes to higher awareness of the health problems in the society and to the greater self-reliance of the patients, it helps to carry out the health promotion campaigns and health education with more effectiveness. Having at our disposal an enormous reserves of specialized knowledge, we become more and more aware patients. One of the most frequent usages of the Internet in the context of one’s health is searching for the medical information – whether it is for the diagnosis, finding the proper form of treatment, looking into the opinion of given specialist, make an appointment with a doctor, collect the results of examinations and so on. The Internet has become one of the most important sources of medical information, and the information on health. However, it also poses a certain threats to the health. It may be used to propagate disadvantageous or even dangerous behaviours, to distribute the addictive or other harmful substances, to promote substances of alleged healthy effectiveness, and to spread untested methods of treatment that is contradictory with modern medical knowledge

EU grants in the years 2007-2013 and the health care system in Poland

Poland has been a member of the European Union since 1 May 2004 under the Accession Treaty signed on 16 April 2003 in Athens, the legal basis for Poland's accession to the European Union. Thanks to this move we get help in the form of EU grants to improve our economy. Since then we have seen the effects of this help, such as motorways, stadiums. And what contribution does the EU have for the health of Poland? Thanks to participation in the European Union, our health care has improved. Thanks to numerous subsidies, the conditions in hospitals and outpatient clinics have improved and new medical equipment has become available. The modernization of medical rescue services, including the purchase of new emergency ambulances, the construction, reconstruction or repair of provincial emergency notification centers, will result in the reduction of mortality in emergency situations in the near future. Thanks to subsidies from the European Union, there have been many positive changes in the Polish health service. Thanks to the good use of funds, people are tested with state-of-the-art equipment by qualified medical personnel, brought by specialized ambulances to an appropriately-organized and well-equipped healthcare facility