[Pabianice--a healthy town].
The purpose of the study is presenting crucial and idealistic assumptions of the project "Pabianice--a Healthy Town" initiated by the self-governing body of this town. In 1994 the members of the Town Council took up activities focused on inclusion of the town into the Association of Healthy Towns in Poland. The basis for membership was longitudinal project "Pabianice--a Healthy Town" based on the following assumptions: (1) Poland is one of the European countries with highly unfavourable environmental, health and demographic indices; (2) repairing medicine is not able to influence the improvement the health condition fully and reduce morbidity of the society; (3) reduction of morbidity and increase of health condition of the town inhabitants by including all of the inhabitants in comprehensive activities focused on health promotion. A practical realization of the project "Pabianice--a Healthy Town" was achieved through: CINDI Project, combating alcoholism, pro-ecological project. The extent and degree of realization of the listed projects constitute the subjects of separate papers.
Stańczyk
Teresa A
TA
Zakładu Organizacji Opieki Zdrowotnej Szkoły Zdrowia Publicznego Centrum Medycznego Kształcenia Podyplomowego w Warszawie.
Lesman
Jarosław M
JM
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004779:Environment Design / Q000592:standards*; D006266:Health Education; D006292:Health Priorities / Q000145:classification*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008875:Middle Aged; D016272:Occupational Health; D011044:Poland; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods; D014504:Urban Health / Q000592:standards*