The relationship of the National Public Health Program with the principles of health promotion.

Abstract

In September last year, it was announced that the National Public Health Program had been completed, which sets out the national public health strategy for the next decade (2023-2033). The Draft Programme focuses on a preventive approach and its main objective is to increase the number of healthy years of life of the Hungarian population, an area where Hungary lags behind the European Union average. This gap is clearly reflected in Hungarian demographic data. To overcome this disadvantage and to achieve the objectives of improving the health status of the population, it is essential that health promotion is a key element of the Programme, as lifestyle is the most important determinant of health. The health behaviour of the Hungarian population needs to be shaped, and this requires continuously accessible, effective and sustainable health promotion activities. In this overview study, we show that the findings of the three core documents on health promotion, which are still valid today, are also strongly present in the Programme.