Issue/Problem In Serbia, 12,8% of younger adults and 16,5% of sixteen years old adolescents have tried some of the illegal drugs. “Creative workshop with schoolchildren on prevention of drug abuse” program was developed as a part of National strategy against drug abuse, aiming to improve capacities of teachers and children in primary schools. Description of the practice Program based on educational approach “Shared learning in action” changes traditional school roles, transforming teachers into facilitators, allowing full expression of children’s ideas, thus enhancing development of their emotional intelligence. Children’s research about drugs mobilizes an extensive list of supporters in gathering relevant information: health workers, police, psychologists, teachers, parents and media. This information is then shaped into a variety of products with strong public health messages: songs, posters, comics, brochures, short plays and videos. Results Since 2010, around 450 teachers and nearly 7000 children in 115 Belgrade primary schools were included. Children’s knowledge about drugs has an upturn of over 50%, concurrently with improvement of their teamwork skills, self-confidence, research and creative potentials. Both teachers’ and children’s evaluation grades show a high level of satisfaction with the program. Lessons This program is an example of cooperation between educational and health sector, followed by a well implemented monitoring system and quality improvement. Its universal and flexible approach made it a part of official curricula in several schools. It was acknowledged as good practice by the Institute for improvement of education in 2012 and The City of Belgrade in 2018. Since 2014, the program has its Facebook page “Tvoje znanje menja sve”. Key messages High grade of children autonomy, supported by teachers and community, makes the learning process amusing and effective. Program achievements demonstrate its potential for systemic implementation to a wide range of public health topics.
Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the major global public health threats that may lead to severe illness, hospital admissions, treatment failure and increasing of the health care costs. In order to address those challenges, the aims of this study were to examine the antibiotics consumption among the population of health care consumers in the Institute of Public Health of Belgrade, and their knowledge and attitudes regarding antibiotics compared to the inhabitants of EU and Japan. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 321 respondents who visited the Institute of Public Health of Belgrade in July 2021. The basic survey instrument was a Eurobarometer questionnaire (with the permission of the Directorate General for Communication European Commission). The obtained data were analyzed by methods of descriptive statistics, which included frequency distribution with percentages. In addition, the Chi-square test was used to examine the difference in frequencies. Results More than half of all respondents used antibiotics in the previous 12 months (56.6%), majority of them with a doctor's prescription and 57.1% did some pre-testing (blood or urine test, swab) before or at the same time as using antibiotics. They used antibiotics most often for urinary infections (9,3%) and common cold (8,1%). We discovered that the knowledge of our respondents is somewhere in between comparing to the knowledge of the people from EU and Japan. 37.4% of our respondents knew that antibiotics are ineffective against cold and flu; 68.9% knew that unnecessary use of antibiotics makes them ineffective; 55.9% knew that taking antibiotics often leads to side effects such as diarrhea and 50.7% knew that antibiotics don't kill viruses. Conclusions Knowledge about the antibiotics is insufficient and interventions of education, better informing and awareness of general public are necessary to encourage rational use of antibiotics. Key messages • It is important to take evidence based interventions to reduce unnecessary use of antibiotics. • This is the first study about antibiotics in Serbia which used the Eurobarometer model of research.
passengers in a light truck (compared to sedan) had higher odds of rear seatbelt use in Bandung, while a belted front passenger was associated with rear seatbelt use in Bangkok. Conclusions Rear seatbelt use was low in Bangkok and even lower in Bandung. Gender, age, and the behavior of other occupants were key predictors of rear seatbelt use. Learning Outcomes Findings highlight the need for rear seatbelt laws in Bandung and improved enforcement of existing rear seatbelt laws in Bangkok.
Прим. мр сц. мед. Светлана Младеновић Јанковић, Градски завод за јавно здравље, Београд. Сажетак Концепт унапређења здравља с аспекта животне средине која обезбеђује здраве стилове живота и висок квалитет живота у њој, односно места где се креира здравље кроз један систематски приступ, први пут је примењен кроз концепт здравих градова. Несумњиво је да је град основно место за живот великог броја људи и да, као такав, има многоструке утицаје на квалитет живота својих грађана. Градски завод за јавно здравље Београд је у претходним годинама био носилац и партнер у спровођењу неколико пројеката у области заштите животне средине. Резултати истраживања указали су да по стоји висок ниво информисаности гра ђана у Београду о факторима животне сре дине који нарушавају њихово здравље, као и о нивоима одговорности за решавање про блема нарушавања животне средине.
Introduction: Demographic structure in Belgrade is regressive biological type with 16.4% of the Elderly in whole population. Addressing this fact Public Health Institute of City of Belgrade in 2008 established the EHO (Elderly Health Office). Aim: This paper emphasizes the importance of Public Health response to ageing population challenges. Method: This public health study is retrospective review based on work of EHO from 2008 to 2017 year. Results: Numerous health promotion activities were performed by EHO: development guidelines for elderly care services coordination as well as for effective communication within health care system; development of age-friendly web portal; cooperation with the mass media; building partnership with representatives of the state-and private-owned facilities and NGOs (non-governmental organizations); support to strengthening inter-generation cooperation; promotion of elderly age-friendly phone line; organizing and participation in public health events, meetings and conferences. EHO participated in evaluation capacities of healthcare in Belgrade, regarding human resources, equipment and facilities, and monitoring elderly health status. Conclusions: The role of the EHO of IPHB is: (1) support to active, healthy, productive ageing of the citizens of Belgrade; (2) strategic planning of the Elderly health care; (3) strengthening of intersectional cooperation. Measures suggested: Public Health approach of EHO is response to challenges of ageing population and potential model for age oriented program management.
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