Quality of life as a complex determinant of the health of the rural population

Abstract

Such factors as households incomes and expenditures, social protection, environment health,
human health, family and family assets, access to the drinking water of guaranteed quality, access
to the services etc. have the major impact on rural population life quality. Inferior life quality has a
negative effect on health. In such conditions, health becomes a factor which could limit sustainable
development of economy.
The straightening of the situation is possible only in the case when a policy oriented to an
adequate standard of life, which assures health, will be implemented in social economical sphere.
The damages determinated by the chronic diseases should be refl ected in economical activity. The
actions have to be interdepartmental, undertaken by the government, territorial public administrations,
community, economic units, households / families.
The inclusion of both health and human well-being as an organic component of sustainable
development will result in a number of benefi s, including:
fortifi cation of both health and individual producing capacity during the whole life;
- reduction of morbidity and prejudicies;
- incresed benefi t as a result of equity in health problems;
- availability of the new resources through integrated approach.