title: [Evaluation studies of "Pro-health Programme for 2013-2016" implemented in State Higher Vocational School in Suwalki].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Evaluation studies (evaluation) is an act of gathering, analyzing and assessing the data in order to supply knowledge necessary to take decisions about future actions. It is a process of systemic gathering of information on personnel, products as well as workings, characteristics and results of programmes. It is a systematized study, observation and interpretation of the data. The aim of the evaluation of Pro-health Programme implemented in State Higher Vocational School of Suwalki has been the assessment of students' attitudes and behaviours following the introduction of the programme. What we have been interested is whether the students got involved in the implementation of the programme and the manner in which activites conducted within the framework of the project have changed their lifestyle. These activities should be correlated with the students' participation in evaluation studies that make it possible to correct errors arising in the course of implementation of the pro-health programme and to diagnose problems as well as search for solutions adequately adjusted to the encountered ambiguities.
  
  
  METHODS
  In the academic year 2013/2014 in prof. E. Szczepanik State Higher Vocational School of Suwalki an authorial survey reasearch on pro-health attitudes of students of selected medical fields of study. They were planned as long-standing activities (2013-2016) aimed at verification of students' pro-health attitudes in the researched higher education institute. As essential role of evaluation studies, forecasting long-term effects and intended or unintended outcomes that transcend the time and site of the implementation of the programme were the reasons for undertaking the studies described hereinbelow.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Less than half of the researched students is of the opinion that the pro-health programme implemented in State Higher Vocational School fulfils its objectives. Moreover, an overwhelming majority of the respondents think that tasks implemented within the framework of the pro-health programme have had an influence on shaping their pro-health awareness.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  1. Evaluation of pro-health awareness should lead to changes in pro-health attitudes of the surveyed population. 2. Both the experience gained during the health improving activities and the student evaluation questionnaire analysis should lead to strengthening the main motivating factors that promote health improving.
authors.forename: Małgorzata
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Andryszczyk
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kleszczewski
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kleszczewska
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D011044:Poland; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012574:Schools; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data