Health Region is a concept of development that assumes a superior role for health aspects. Its goal is to create a space that is friendly to the health of residents and tourists. This idea is gaining popularity as a tool for creating health tourism destinations and a desirable place to live for residents.

The "Health Region" website created by the Proturmed Foundation aims to promote the idea of a health region, identify and describe essential elements of the system, and serve as an inspiration for exploring this topic in depth.

The idea for creating the site came from the implementation of the public task "Pomeranian Health Guide" funded by the Ministry of Sport and Tourism according to agreement no. 2024/0026/2766/UDOT/DT/BP/IS dated 18.06.2024.

On the Health Region website you will find

We hope that our idea will gain your appreciation.

Health Region - definition

– a geographically limited area with an unpolluted natural environment, good medical and tourist infrastructure, an interesting cultural offer, well-educated and healthy residents sharing similar values and competencies, who are aware of the wide spectrum of health manifestations including physical and mental functions, the spiritual sphere, quality of life, social engagement, and daily functionality.

To ensure the development of health regions, it is necessary to engage important players in the region in health efforts, which is expressed through cooperation, especially in areas such as education, research, medical technologies, health prevention, medical service providers, residents, politicians, and health tourism stakeholders.

 Health Region – conditions

The health region is also defined as a tool to increase the attractiveness of a place for both residents and tourists. It can be treated as an element attracting the interest of international patients, as well as a response to some challenges related to the liberalization of the healthcare market.

Among the factors contributing to the development of health regions are: research, education, health prevention, the development of medical technologies, hospitals, primary healthcare, and health tourism.

Health Region – Benefits

  • a positive impact on the health of residents and tourists staying in the area,
  • creating health regions can be a tool to support the development of health tourism in a given region,
  • building the image of a health-conscious destination,
  • it can have a beneficial impact on population growth and the level of investment.

Based on: A. Białk-Wolf, "Health Region as a Medical Tourism Destination," in: Health Tourism. Economic and Social Issues, ed. D. Czekaj, Higher School of Tourism and Foreign Languages in Warsaw, pp. 119-130, Warsaw, 2018.