The Population Health State in the Upper Bazin of Moldovian Bistrita and its Lifestyle Cover Image

The Population Health State in the Upper Bazin of Moldovian Bistrita and its Lifestyle
The Population Health State in the Upper Bazin of Moldovian Bistrita and its Lifestyle

Author(s): Alexandrina D. Cruceanu, Ionel Muntele, Danut-Gabriel Cozma
Subject(s): Social development, Health and medicine and law, Family and social welfare
Published by: Fundatia Română pentru Inteligenta Afacerii
Keywords: Lifestyle; Residential area; Declared health status; Perceived health status;

Summary/Abstract: It is an unanimously accepted fact that the communities’ health state in general and of the individual’s in particular is determined and influenced by a cumulus of physicogeographical factors (natural and human), factors more difficult to quantify as a society’s structure and functionality is more complex. The starting hypothesis of our study focused on identifying the existence/absence of a causality connection between the lifestyle of the communities in the upper basin of the Moldavian Bistrita (Vatra Dornei town and other ten rural areas) and their health state. If we can’t control the release of a storm, drought, landslide, volcano eruption, tsunami, etc., we can’t say the same thing about our decisions regarding nutrition, weight control and maintenance, physical and psychical hygiene, the quality of interpersonal relationships, continuous self-development, the attitude towards stressful events, etc., aspects upon which we can fortunately interfere. Our case study confirms once again that the healthy persons’ lifestyle is significantly different from that of a person suffering from different medical affections.

  • Issue Year: II/2014
  • Issue No: 04
  • Page Range: 505-514
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: English