The essence of the project of pro-health attitudes promotion is the assumption that they contribute to a successful occupational career and reduce health and life hazards in the maritime work environment.
The method chosen was to train students of the Maritime Academy in Gdynia, the future officers and potential health leaders among maritime employees.
health promotion, maritime academy students, training of leaders
Inter-Faculty Institute of Maritime and Tropical Medicine in Gdynia
**Clinic of Occupational and Internal Diseases, Head: Prof.B.Jaremin, MD, PhD
National Centre of Maritime Medicine
*Laboratory of Psychology
Medical University of Gdansk
Address for correspondence:
Maria Jeżewska, PhD
Institute of Maritime and Tropical Medicine
Powstania Styczniowego 9 B, 81-519 Gdynia, Poland
E-mail: mariajez@gumed.edu.pl