Mirosław Wysocki, national consultant in the area of Public Health, professor at the National Institute of Public Health (NIH), the research institute responsible inter alia for health promotion and disease prevention, discusses the overwhelming challenge of shifting the nation’s healthcare mentality from a curative approach, to a prevention lifestyle system. Furthermore, he gives statistical insights into the health of Polish people and points out the importance of education in establishing a healthy nation.
As the national consultant, could you introduce the National Institute of Public Health (NIH) to our international readers?
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