Health Promotion Division

Head of Division

Prof. Sanja Musić Milanović, PhD, MD,
Specialist in Epidemiology

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In July 2015, the Division for Health Promotion was appointed the Reference Centre of the Ministry of Health for Health Promotion.

Implementation of the ‘Healthy Living’ project (Živjeti zdravo)

The idea behind ​​health promotion is improving the health and creating the potential for good health before a health problem or health threat appears. Health promotion is defined as the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve, their health.

Tasks of the Health Promotion Division:

  • Implementation of the ‘Healthy Living’ project (Živjeti zdravo);
  • Proposing and encouraging of, and participation in the organisation and implementation of health promotion programmes;
  • Providing the necessary recommendations and promoting a healthier way of life (non-smoking, proper nutrition, regular physical activity, responsible sexual behaviour, strengthening the individual’s ability to overcome crisis situations, etc.) through health education and raising awareness, as well as through means of public communication;
  • Creating suitable professional templates and/or educational and promotional materials;
  • Providing professional help and support to programmes of changing unhealthy lifestyles;
  • Building the prerequisites for making healthier lifestyles simpler and more attractive than other options;
  • Paying special attention to building such a social environment that supports the adoption of healthier lifestyles, including relevant legislative aspects;
  • Improving cooperation with other sectors (education, food industry, agriculture…);
  • Monitoring and evaluation of individual programmes

 

Obesity Prevention Department with Centre for Coordination, Development and Dissemination of Obesity Prevention Practices

  • Obesity Prevention Unit

Physical Health Promotion Department

  • Physical Health Determinant Monitoring and Analysis Unit
  • Physical Health Promotion Counselling Activity Development Unit with Counselling Centre
  • Physical Health Literacy Promotion Unit

Health-Enhancing Physical Activity Promotion Department

  • Health-Enhancing Physical Activity Promotion in Specific Environments Unit

Healthy Nutrition Promotion Department

  • Healthy Nutrition Promotion in Specific Environments Unit
  • Front-of-Pack Labelling of Nutritionally Favourable Products Unit

Mental Health Promotion Department

  • Positive Mental Health Determinant Surveillance Unit
  • Mental Health Literacy Promotion Unit
  • Mental Health Promotion Counselling Activity Development Unit with Counselling Centre
  • Moderate Use of Digital Technologies and Network Activities Promotion Unit
  • Addictive Youth Behaviour Determinant Surveillance and Analysis Unit

Sexual and Reproductive Health Promotion Department

  • Sexual and Reproductive Health Determinant Surveillance and Analysis Unit
  • Sexual and Reproductive Health Promotion Counselling Activity Development Unit with Counselling Centre
  • Sexual and Reproductive Health Literacy Promotion Unit

Health Promotion in the Community Department

  • Healthy Growth and Development Promotion in the Community Unit

Health throughout the Life Course Promotion Department

  • Healthy Ageing Promotion Unit
  • Working Population Health Promotion Programmes Implementation Unit

National and International Health Promotion Activity Coordination Department

  • ‘Healthy Living’ National Programme Coordination Unit
  • Promotional Activities Unit
  • Administrative Support to Health Promotion Activity Implementation Unit