title: [Introduction to the Preventive Medicine Program "Prevention 2006-2009" in the Institute of Cosmetology and Health Care in Bialystok].
abstract: Smoking is still a common habit in Poland. Nowadays, it is the way of coping with stress, it is used to become calm. It is also widely accepted by people from various backgrounds included medicine environment. Unfortunately, the number of young people--tobacco addicts is increasing. Survey proceeding in University implementing of the health promotion's program was to estimate the phenomenon of spreading smoking cigarettes among the students and accomplishing their knowledge and awareness about threats resulting from tobacco smoking. The study was performed among 501 students. They answered questions concerning smoking and knowledge about nicotine dependence. The research touched such questions as conviction about damage caused by smoking, the source of information, causes and effects of smoking, about environment whether they are, the interviewee's smoking preventive activities. Implanting health promotion's program is an interdisciplinary subject which glue together such sciences as medicine, psychology, sociology, social politics and many others.
authors.affiliation: Zakład Chemii Wyzszej Szkoły Kosmetologii i Ochrony Zdrowia w Białymstoku. biuro@wskosm.pl
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kleszczewska
mesh_terms: D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs; D011044:Poland; D011315:Preventive Medicine; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires