Presidential adviser Paun: Over half of deaths in Romania caused by behavioural risk factors
More than half of all deaths in Romania can be attributed to behavioural risk factors that include improper diet, tobacco and alcohol consumption, but also low physical activity, presidential adviser Diana Paun said on Tuesday.
"International research is increasingly demonstrating the impact that education has on health outcomes. A better educated population from an early age enjoys better health throughout life due to access to higher incomes and attention to health determinants, resulting in lower health care costs. We all know that the diseases responsible for rising healthcare costs such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease would appear at a third to a half of current rates if the population had higher levels of education, particularly in nutrition. In Romania more than half of all deaths can be attributed to behavioural risk factors including improper diet, tobacco and alcohol consumption and low physical activity," said Paun.
In her opinion, promoting health policies with a focus on prevention and health education must be a central objective of any health system and any education system.
Diana Paun believes that health education, which implicitly includes nutrition education, is a fundamental component of the education system.
"The initiative to introduce health education as a subject in schools is an old one that was launched at the level of the Presidential Administration. (...) Personally, I would very much like this subject to be included in the curriculum, not as an optional subject, but as a compulsory subject. A well-educated and especially well-cared for child becomes a healthy adult ready for a complex and increasingly competitive world," the doctor added.
Presidential advisor Diana Paun participated on Tuesday at the Palace of Parliament in the debate on "A correct nutritional education, a healthy future for our children," organised by Chairwoman of the Committee on Defence, Public Order and National Security Nicoleta Pauliuc and Vice President of the National Agency for Sport Gabriel Toncean.
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