%0 Journal Article
%T Funkcjonowanie Państwowej Inspekcji Sanitarnej. Historia, rozwój, wyzwania
%A Seweryn, Michał
%J Zdrowie Publiczne i Zarządzanie
%V 2015
%R 10.4467/20842627OZ.15.016.4319
%N Tom 13 Numer 2
%P 158-164
%K historia inspekcji sanitarnej, inspekcja sanitarna, Ustawa o zdrowiu publicznym, nadzór epidemiologiczny, promocja zdrowia
%@ 1731-7398
%D 2015
%U https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/zdrowie-publiczne-i-zarzadzanie/artykul/funkcjonowanie-panstwowej-inspekcji-sanitarnej-historia-rozwoj-wyzwania
%X 
	The State Sanitary Inspection was founded in 1954 to protect human health and life against adverse environmental factors and to prevent communicable, occupational and other types of diseases.

	Currently, following Poland’s State Sanitary Inspection still has important role to play in public health system. The State Sanitary Inspection needs to address actively and effectively all public health issues to society. 

	This article presents the changes in structure and tasks of this institution. The legal background of the above changes is also analysed. Key point of discussion is also impact of new Public Health Act to the role of Sanitary Inspection in Polish Health care system.