Kontakt 2006, 8(2):340-346 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2006.054

April 7 - The world day of healthHealth and Social Sciences

Markéta Kastnerová1,2,*, Kvetoslava Kotrbová1,2,3, Vladimír Vurm1
1 Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Zdravotně sociální fakulta, katedra veřejného a sociálního zdravotnictví
2 Krajská hygienická stanice Jihočeského kraje se sídlem v Českých Budějovicích
3 Kontaktní a doléčovací centrum pro drogovou závislost, o. s., Háječek, České Budějovice

Health belongs to foundation stones of successful society, similarly as freedom, economical prosperity, degree of education and social solidarity. Objective and as complete knowledge as possible concerning the health is necessary for the purposeful maintenance and enhancement of the level of the health condition of inhabitants. Without this knowledge, it would be impossible to recognize severe health problems, to solve them and to establish priorities and targets of the health policy. At a worldwide forum of chronic diseases, held in Ottawa (Canada) in 2004, the general director of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr. Lee Jong-Wood told that "our knowledge is sufficient for implementation, which is available and cost-effective.", and the "preventive and clinical methods of interventions should be performed throughout the world". One of the steps is the annual celebration of the World Day of Health. The World Day of Health is celebrated every year in April 7. The target of the World Day of Health, which is being celebrated since 1950, is to enhance the global awareness concerning the specific field of health and highlight main areas of the interest of the World Health Organization. Thus, every year, the World Health Organization announces a theme for the World Day of Health, aimed at a certain topical problem.

Keywords: World Day of Health; World Health Organization; health; April 7

Published: December 15, 2006  Show citation

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