title: [Health education and its promotion as a motive in Polish literature].
abstract: Health education is one element of health promotion. An analysis of cultural output through the ages shows the presence of a wide variety of health issues. These issues are also seen in Polish literature, beginning with the "father "of Polish literature, MikolajRej. In his work, "Zywot czlowiec ka poczciwego" (The Life of a Kind-Hearted Man) he writes for the first time of promoting a healthy life-style. In later epochs of literature questions of health were also important to many authors, including A. Frycz-AModrzewski, B. Prus, E. Orzeszkowa and S. Zeromski.
authors.affiliation: Instytut Nauk o Wychowaniu, Akademia Pedagogiczna, 30-084 Kraków.
authors.forename: Jolanta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Urbanek
authors.forename: Ireneusz
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kowalewski
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D004324:Drama; D006266:Health Education / Q000266:history*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000266:history*; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008093:Literature, Modern / Q000266:history*; D008513:Medicine in Literature; D011037:Poetry as Topic; D011044:Poland