Description
Health Education has been introduced as a new subject in all Polish primary and comprehensive schools, replacing family life education. Classes are held in years 4-8 of primary schools and years 1-3 of secondary schools (high schools, technical schools, and vocational schools). Although originally intended to be mandatory, health education will unfortunately be optional (we predict that less than 20% of pupils will finally attend) in 2025/2026 schoolyear. The aim of the course is to develop students" competencies related to lifelong health maintenance and to build individual and community health potential, including detailed knowledge on the diagnosis and understanding of lipid disorders and atherosclerosis as a cause of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), on how to monitor lipid profiles, how to prevent with effective lifestyle changes (regular exercise, diet, preventing underweight and obesity) and why therapy adherence is of critical importance for effective treatment. Program launch date
1st September 2025 Responsible entity
Ministry of EducationAvailable results and quality metrics
The initial data suggest that due to the lack of obligation, this subject has been chosen by only about 37% of all pupils (by Sept. 30th).Limitations / comments
Lack of mandatory. Limited number of pupils attend the subject. 