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Why is Insurance required

Every citizen of Croatian is obliged to report on the compulsory health insurance.
People residing in the Republic of Croatia and aliens with approved permanent residence in the Republic of Croatia, if an international agreement on social insurance provides otherwise, the application made under the compulsory health insurance.
The compulsory health insurance under the provisions of the Act on compulsory health insurance must be provided and foreigners with granted temporary residence in Croatia, based on employment with an employer based in the Republic of Croatia, or on the performance of economic or professional activities in the Republic of Croatia, if the conditions are met according to specific regulations on residence and work of foreigners in the Republic of Croatia and, if an international agreement on social insurance otherwise.
Party which is in Croatia temporary sojourn, with business visas and refugees at the expiration of three months from the date of recognition of the same position, and the health care they are not insured on any other basis, must be provided to health insurance under the provisions of the Law on Health Protection of Foreigners in the Republic of Croatia (Official Gazette No. 114/97)..
Which is regulated by mandatory health insurance

Law on Compulsory Health Insurance (Official Gazette No. 150/08, 94/09 and 153/09 – hereinafter: the Act).
Principles of compulsory health insurance

All insured persons the rights and obligations under the compulsory health insurance based on the principles of reciprocity, solidarity and equality in the manner and under conditions specified by law.
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The Experimental program of health education for secondary school

On the occasion of the Commission for Health Education in primary and secondary schools, the Ombudsman was established in December 2005. competent Ministry of Education and Sports has sent a warning because the composition of the Commission were not / will include s representatives / e of institutional mechanisms for gender equality or non-governmental organizations and their s experts / expert in the field of gender equality in whose role and responsibilities to improve the position of women insisted and national policies to promote gender equality 2,001th-2005th
Until 29 December 2006. The Ombudsperson for Gender Equality has gained insight into experimental programs of health education for secondary school (final draft), ownership: GROZD Association – Voice of parents for children, and the Forum for Freedom in Education. Ombudsman is evaluated portions of program content that might call into question the constitutional principle of gender equality and point to discrimination on the basis of gender, marital or family status and sexual orientation. Your review has been submitted to the Minister of Science, Education and Sports letter dated 12 February 2007. year.

In his letter to the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports, the Ombudsman stated:

“Gender equality and the constitutional common-law categories. According to the Law on Gender Equality is not only prohibited discrimination based on sex but also explicitly prohibits discrimination based on marital or family status and sexual orientation
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Health Education and Information
This article discusses the health education and information carried out by occupational health services, based on research conducted among these services 2005th In the center of the investigation were the educational activities of medical research is directed to workers as individuals, work communities and groups and representatives of user organizations. The questionnaire was given to 1132 medical paper, including physicians, nurses, physiotherapists and psychologists employed in 130 units, which provide occupational health services in Finland. Completed questionnaires returned was 635 participants (162 doctors, 342 nurses, 96 physiotherapists and 35 psychologists). Overall response was 58%. Observed were statistically significant differences in educational activities among certain professions, and they were associated with paths in Occupational Health. All the medics of individual workers are the primary users of health education and information. Education is rarely directed at the labor community and representatives of user organizations. However, many open questions related to health and welfare at work are not the responsibility of individual employees. Influence of health education would therefore svrhovitiji if it included those structures that make decisions. In addition, the staff of occupational health should pay attention to the social aspect of learning and to work more with groups and work communities.