The scope of health education realised in upper-secondary schools in Poland

It is the school, according to the habitat approach, which is responsible for health education. Education, which is the pillar of all actions connected with promoting health, prevention and disease therapy. The research unequivocally indicates that many diseases manifesting in adults should be prevented during childhood. In Poland, the discussion whether the content of health education should be integrated with other subjects or extracted as a separate subject has been pending for many years. The school can be supported in realizing health education by the basic health care, local governments, government administration and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). The variations in the range of health education throughout different regions of Poland seem to be an important issue. This paper was developed based on an analysis of legal acts and documents.