Author/Editor		Zaletel-Kragelj, Lijana
Title		Spremljanje življenjskega sloga odraslih prebivalcev Slovenije
Translated title		Monitoring of health behaviour in adults in Slovenia
Type		članek
Source		In: Bilban M, editor. Cvahtetovi dnevi javnega zdravja 2005; 2005 jun; Ljubljana. Ljubljana: Univerza v Ljubljani, Medicinska fakulteta,
Publication year		2005
Volume		str. 59-67
Language		slo
Abstract		Non-communicable diseases are in Slovenia, like in many European countries, the leading cause of mortality. As the risky health behaviours proved to be the main cause of this group of diseases, their change has become one of the very important areas of medicine. Establishing the status of health behaviours of population and following-up the changes in time is very important tool in this process. In Slovenia the fundations of monitoring of health behaviours ware laid in 2001, basing on World Health Organisation methodology CINDI Health Monitor. In present paper the background and aims for the system of monitoring helth behaviours in Slovenia, its characteristics and usefulness, as well as near future perspective are presented.
Descriptors		CHRONIC DISEASE LIFE STYLE RISK FACTORS ADULT SLOVENIA