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Physical activity and alimentary habits play an important role in health promotion, chronic disease prevention and improvement of quality of life. In order to implement efficient actions for healthy lifestyle promotion it is important to identify and analyse the risk behaviours and factors which influence them. This paper focuses on this analyses needed for developing programmes for healthy lifestyle promotion and makes a review of the methods which could be used in order to assess the involvement in physical activity and the food intake at individual level. Based on literature data, the paper presents the type of methods and their characteristics, underlining the advantages/disadvantages of each method as well as several practical aspects which could be useful in the research activity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents certain aspects related to health promotion in order to develop strategies towards this direction, underlining that health promotion is a process that takes place within the local community, addressing both to individuals and to the environment, with social benefits: reduced morbidity and mortality rates, increased longevity, healthier people and not least improvement of life quality [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The understanding of health determinants has shaped health promotion policies. Terms and concepts in health promotion have evolved from sanitary education to health education and health promotion. The paper presents a review of the literature with the purpose of identifying the historical milestones of health promotion in Romania. First notions about hygiene were brought in the Romanian Provinces together with the medical Enlightenment during the XVIIth and XVIIIth Centuries. Health education starts during the XIXth Century and was done systematically through the publication of books, journals and brochures or through medical conferences. During the communist period, Romania introduced a centralized health education system (one of the first in Europe). After 1989, our country has assimilated all paradigm shifts in health legislation incorporating prevention measures for health education and health promotion. In conclusion we can say that at conceptual level, Romanian health system has incorporated modern concepts of health promotion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Mental demands in occupational environments increased in the current socioeconomic context, this trend imposing stress management policies to promote health at work, in particular mental health. There are many methods and assessment tools belonging mainly to psychology, and can be used successfully in support of mental health promotion as a requirements argument among workers. This paper outlines some of the methods currently used in the U.S. and Europe, and also proposes the using of stress control card at work, as a very accessible instrument for Romania. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]