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Published on: February 2, 2020
[Evaluation of health status in the Silesia Voivodship--model studies]
Jolanta E Pegiel-Kamrat1, Marzena Zarzeczna-Baran
1Zakładu Zdrowia Publicznego i Medycyny Społecznej Akademii Medycznej w Gdańsku.
Abstract:
Silesia Voivodship is one of the most polluted areas in Europe. Especially Upper Silesia Region is recognized as ecologically ruined area according to the European Union standards. Very high degree of environmental degradation in Silesia Voivodship is connected with the industrialization. This region is the most polluted area in Poland. Gas and dust air pollution of this region has the highest level in Poland. The quality of the environment and its present status has got undoubtedly negative influence on the health of inhabitants. The paper presents the results of model studies of health status based on multidimensional comparative analysis using statistical data of Silesia Voivodship population. In the research different groups of factors were taken into account: demographic, economical, social and medical care service system. The studied objects were ranked according to the obtained measure of synthetic health status estimation. According to this, the poviats were included in the determined groups. Moreover, the advantages and disadvantages of the used method have been discussed.
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