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Geographical Locations - Poland
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- (Statistical) Number of Inhabitants per Doctor: 490
- CIA World Factbook : Poland
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Non-Government
- Barka Foundation
"A non-governmental organization whose aim is to provide a chance for those falling outside the bounds of 'normal' society to rebuild their lives through mutual self-help"
- Fundacja Partnerstwo Dla Srodowiska
"A member of the Environmental Partnership for Central Europe, a consortium of four indigenous foundations in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary that are focused on stimulating citizen participation around the badly damaged environment in the region"
- Instytut Kardiologii - Institute of Cardiology, In Polish
- Nobody's Children Foundation
"The Nobody's Children Foundation is a nonprofit non-governmental organization, which provides a broad scope of assistance to abused children, their parents, and guardians. ...The Foundation's main goal is to develop an efficient aid system for abused children, a system that would integrate activities of state institutions, local authorities and non-governmental organizations working for the benefit of children in the particular region."
- Polish Academy of Sciences
- PAN - Centre for Medical Biology
- Polish Association of Industrial Hygienists
- Polish Federation for Woman and Family Planning
The Polish Federation for Woman and Family Planning acts for gender equality by defending women's and girls' reproductive rights which include: access to family planning information and services, reliable and comprehensive sex education, access to high quality prenatal diagnosis, right to legal and safe abortion, high quality, gender-sensitive women's reproductive health services aimed at fulfilling specific health needs of women (e.g. legal abortion, contraceptives, ART) and observance of women's rights as health services users (right to dignity, information, privacy, informed consent, confidentiality).
- Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital Research Institute
Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital- Research Institute, in Łódź is one of the largest highly specialised medical centres in Poland. The Hospital is composed of two major units: Gynaecological/ Obstetric and Paediatric and is a leading medical centre of perinatology, gynaecology, obstetrics and paediatrics.
- Polski Czerwoney Krzyż (Polish Red Cross) - site is in Polish
- Stowarzyszenie SPEC (Association for the Disabled)
Academic Institutions
National Policy and Related Documents
Reports, Guidelines, and Projects
- Fish consumption and its motives in households with versus without self-reported medical history of CVD: A consumer survey from five European countries
Background: The purpose of this study was to explore the cross-cultural differences in the frequency of fish intake and in motivations for fish consumption between people from households with (CVD+) or without (CVD-) medical history of cardiovascular disease, using data obtained in five European countries. Methods: A cross-sectional consumer survey was carried out in November-December 2004 with representative household samples from Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Poland and Spain. The sample consisted of 4,786 respondents, aged 18–84 and who were responsible for food purchasing and cooking in the household. Results: Individuals from households in the CVD+ group consumed fish more frequently in Belgium and in Denmark as compared to those in the CVD- group. The consumption of fatty fish, which is the main sources of omega-3 PUFA associated with prevention of cardiovascular diseases, was on the same level for the two CVD groups in the majority of the countries, except in Belgium where CVD+ subjects reported to eat fatty fish significantly more frequently than CVD- subjects. All respondents perceived fish as a very healthy and nutritious food product. Only Danish consumers reported a higher subjective and objective knowledge related to nutrition issues about fish. In the other countries, objective knowledge about fish was on a low level, similar for CVD+ as for CVD- subjects, despite a higher claimed use of medical information sources about fish among CVD+ subjects. Conclusion: Although a number of differences between CVD- and CVD+ subjects with respect to their frequency of fish intake are uncovered, the findings suggest that fish consumption traditions and habits – rather than a medical history of CVD – account for large differences between the countries, particularly in fatty fish consumption. This study exemplifies the need for nutrition education and more effective communication about fish, not only to the people facing chronic diseases, but also to the broader public. European consumers are convinced that eating fish is healthy, but particular emphasis should be made on communicating benefits especially from fatty fish consumption. [author abstract] [BMC Public Health 2008, 8: 306]
- Health Systems in Transition: Poland
The Health Systems in Transition profiles are country-based reports that provide a detailed description of a health system and of reform and policy initiatives in progress or under development in a specific country. Health Systems in Transition profiles seek to provide relevant information to support policy-makers and analysts in the development of health systems in Europe.
- Depressive symptoms in urban population samples in Russia, Poland and the Czech Republic
Background: Relatively little is known about depression in countries that were formerly part of the Soviet Union, especially Russia. Aims: To investigate the rates and distribution of depressive symptoms in urban population samples in Russia, Poland and the Czech Republic. Method: Across-sectional study was conducted in randomly selected men and women aged 45^64 years (n=2151 in total, response rate 69%) in Novosibirsk (Russia), Krakow (Poland) and Karvina (Czech Republic).The point prevalence of depressive symptoms in the past week was defined as a score of at least16 on the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale. Results: In men the prevalence of depressive symptoms was 23% in Russia, 21% in Poland and19% in the Czech Republic; in women the rates were 44%, 40% and 34% respectively. Depressive symptoms were positively associated with material deprivation, being unmarried and binge drinking. The association between education and depression was inverse in Poland and the Czech Republic but positive in Russia. Conclusions: The prevalence of depressive symptoms in these eastern European urban populations was relatively high; as in other countries, it was associated with alcohol and several socio-demographic factors. [author abstract] [British Journal of Psychiatry (2006), 188, 359-365]
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