Title:

The involvement of the Pomeranian School District Board in Toruń in improving children’s health in interwar Poland

Creator:

Skotnicka-Palka, Małgorzata

Publisher:

Instytut Historii Nauki im. Ludwika i Aleksandra Birkenmajerów Polskiej Akademii Nauk ; Polska Akademia Nauk

Place of publishing:

Warszawa

Date issued/created:

2025

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

interwar period ; Pomerania ; school authorities ; children ; health

Abstract:

During the interwar period, many children struggled with health problems resulting from poor home conditions, poverty, and malnutrition. The school authorities of the Pomeranian School District Board in Toruń took steps to help pupils in the region improve their health. To this end, summer camps were organised in towns far from polluted cities, providing children with qualified staff, balanced and plentiful meals, and outdoor physical activity. Board inspectors were dispatched to summer camps to monitor and report on all activities related to the organization and operation of the camps, paying particular attention to the children's health. This initiative contributed, to varying degrees, to improving the health of many thousands of pupils.

Relation:

Rozprawy z Dziejów Oświaty

Volume:

62

Start page:

269

End page:

298

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article : original article

Format:

PDF

Resource Identifier:

0080-4754

Language:

pol

Language of abstract:

eng

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution BY-NC-ND 4.0 license

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] May be used within the scope specified in Creative Commons Attribution BY-NC-ND 4.0 license, full text available at:

Copyright holder:

Instytut Historii Nauki im. Ludwika i Aleksandra Birkenmajerów PAN

Original in:

Library of the Institute for the History of Science PAS

Access:

Open