The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted
by all United Nations Member States in 2015, defines 17
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (1). There is a close
link between SDGs and another ...concept championed by
the United Nations: WHO – Social Determinants of Health
(SDH) (2), incorporated into the WHO Health 2020 policy
framework (3) (Table 1). The synergy and obvious similarity
between the aims stated in both documents guided the
WHO decision to introduce the SDGs into their future strat-
egies. The European Commission created the Proposal for a
New European Consensus on Development – Our World, our
Dignity, our Future (4,5), setting new agenda in the light of
global challenges and the AGENDA 2030 by the United Na-
tions.
The goal of every organisation is to have employees with high self-esteem and employees with a good work-related quality of life (WRQoL), given that such employees are more satisfied and provide ...better service, which is ultimately a benefit for the organization. In order for employees to have the best possible WRQoL, the responsibility lies with the administration or health system of a particular country, which is obliged to improve the organisation in all aspects. A sample of 409 participants in the Children’s Hospital Zagreb examined their self-esteem and WRQoL. The research included both health and non-health employees. For the purpose of the research, the Rosenberg self-esteem scale and the WRQoL scale were used. The Pearson correlation coefficient between these two variables was calculated, which is the first such study. The results showed that we have employees with a high level of self-esteem, which is an excellent resource given the fact that high self-esteem has positive implications for job satisfaction and job performance. In contrast to self-esteem, employees were extremely dissatisfied with the quality of life-related to work, especially in the following categories; Working Conditions, Job and Career Satisfaction, and Control at Work. Following the above, and qualitative research, key factors were found that the management needs to address to raise the WRQoL of employees.
The aim of this paper was to analyse the regional variations and trends in mortality from cardiovascular diseases in the population aged 0-64 years in Dalmatia and Slavonia, over the period 1998 to ...2009. Mortality data were derived from Central Bureau of Statistics. The results show that age-standardized mortality rates from total cardiovascular diseases, ischaemic heart diseases and cerebrovascular diseases were lower in Dalmatia than rates for Slavonia, for both genders. All mortality rates, except rates for ischaemic heart diseases mortality for men in both regions, showed the trend of decline. Dalmatia has a more protective factors in pattern of Mediterranean diet. The improvement of cardiovascular health and reduction of premature mortality from cardiovascular diseases requires a system and comprehensive intervention approach at all levels of health care and multisectorial coordination.
Abstract Objective To determine the progress in the development and implementation of health policies on a county level resulting from the learning-by-doing training provided through the County ...Public Health Capacity Building Program started in 2001 in Croatia. Methods Modular training using management tools, public health theory and practice, and SMDP's Healthy Plan- it ™ tool, followed by the self-evaluation of the progress made by county teams in health needs assessment and health policy development, implementation, and assurance. Fifteen county teams consisting of politicians, executive officers, public health professionals, and community members. Results Twelve of 15 county teams completed the program. The teams made progress in the evaluated areas, although to a different extent, which did not depend on the amount of time they had or the governance experience. The differences in improvement depended on the differences in the strength of political, executive, and professional components of the teams. Teams with a strong political and/or executive component, but weak public health professional and community components made major improvements in policy development and/or assurance function, but performed less well in the health needs assessment and constituency building. The reversed was also true. Conclusion Learning-by-doing training program improved public health practices on a county level in Croatia.
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