Urbano zdravlje u sklopu projekta "Zdravi grad" Europskog ureda Svjetske zdravstvene organizacije

master's thesis

• Title (english): Urban health within the project "Healthy City" of the European Office of the World Health Organization
• Author: Janko Večerina
• Mentor: Selma Šogorić (mentor)
• Committee member: Ksenija Vitale (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Marjeta Majer (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Selma Šogorić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; School of Medicine; (Department of Social Medicine and Health Care Organization); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2020-07-17, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE; Public Health and Health Care; Social Medicine

Abstract

Urbano zdravlje globalni je zdravstveni izazov istovremeno zbog problema koji predstavlja velikom broju svjetskog stanovništva, kao i zbog potrebe za novim, drugačijim pristupom u njegovu rješavanju. Iz tog ću se razloga u ovome radu posvetiti načinima djelovanja i rezultatima projekta Zdravi grad kao ključnom projektu za savladavanje prepreka prema urbanom zdravlju kao i različitim aspektima urbane sredine koji svakodnevno utječu na zdravlje građana. Polazim od pretpostavke da unaprjeđenje elemenata gradskog života koji se konvencionalno ne povezuju sa zdravljem, imaju potencijal djelovati na dobrobit gradskog stanovništva mnogo efikasnije i kvalitetnije nego izolirani zdravstveni sustav. To se odnosi na široki spektar gradskih usluga poput stanovanja, zaposlenja, školovanja, mobilnosti kao i razonode. Pretpostavka je da gradske vlasti i zajednice koje se zalažu da takve usluge budu konstantno unaprjeđene na održiv, pristupačan i siguran način, imaju mogućnost pružiti najveći potencijal za dobrobit ljudima koji žive i rade u gradovima. Nastojat ću primjerima, člancima i znanstvenim radovima iz različitih struka dokazati da gotovo svaki aspekt urbane svakodnevnice utječe na zdravlje stanovništva te da je jedini način potpunog holističkog pristupa zdravlju sagledavanje čovjeka kao dijelom njegove okoline. U tom procesu koristit ću se literaturom javnozdravstvene tematike, ali i onom literaturom koja opisuje društvene, urbanističke, prometne, ekonomske i političke promjene koje imaju potencijal utjecati na urbano zdravlje. U ovom radu ću dokazati da ono što projekt Zdravi grad čini jedinstvenim, a istovremeno ključnim te nezamjenjivim za rješavanje globalnih zdravstvenih problema današnjice jest interdisciplinarni pristup istovremeno na različitim razinama društva. Iz toga razloga gradski, lokalni i državni sektori koji imaju utjecaj na ljudsko zdravlje, a nisu direktno uključeni u zdravstveni sustav i ne podliježu kontroli zdravstvenih profesionalaca, imaju veliki potencijal unaprjeđenja kvalitete života građana kroz suradnju i edukaciju od strane javno zdravstvenih djelatnika. Kroz sva takva područja moramo sinergistički djelovati kroz međusektorsku suradnju kako bismo omogućili ostvarivanje maksimalnog potencijala zdravlja svakom građaninu.

Abstract (english)

In this paper, I will focus on the activities and impacts of the Healthy City project, as well as on various different aspects of the urban environment that affect the health of citizens on a daily basis. I will begin from the assumption that the improvement of the elements of the city which are not conventionally associated with health, have the potential to act on the well-being of the city population much more efficiently and showing better quality than an isolated health system. This applies to a wide range of city services such as housing, employment, education, mobility as well as leisure. It is assumed that city authorities and communities that advocate for such services to be constantly improved in a sustainable, affordable, and secure manner have the ability to provide a great potential for the well-being of people living and working in their city.
I will try to demonstrate with the help of examples, articles and scientific papers from various different fields of study that almost every aspect of urban everyday life can affect the health of the population and that the only way to a completely holistic approach to health is to see a person as an inseparable part of his environment. In this process, I will use data from literature based not only on public health, but also the literature that describes the social, urban, transport, economic and political changes that have the potential to affect urban health. I will prove that what makes the Healthy City project unique, and at the same time crucial and irreplaceable for solving today's global health problems is the interdisciplinary approach at different levels of the society. For this reason, urban, local and national sectors that have an impact on human health, but are not directly involved in the health system and are not subject to control by health professionals, have a great potential to improve the quality of life of citizens through cooperation and education by public health professionals. Through all such areas, we must act synergistically through cross-sectoral cooperation to enable the realization of the maximum health potential of every citizen.

• Keywords: urbano zdravlje; zdravi grad; održivi razvoj; zajednica; SZO
• Keywords (english): urban health; healthy city; sustainable development; community; WHO
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:105:973138
• Study programme: Title: Medicine; Study programme type: university; Study level: integrated undergraduate and graduate; Academic / professional title: doktor/doktorica medicine (doktor/doktorica medicine)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2021-09-14 07:47:45