Mari Järvelaid

Doctor of Medicine, President of the Estonian Health Protection Society

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  • Humans and Health

    The data in the World Factbook on the life expectancy in Estonia in 2012 show that among 222 countries, we rank 117th. The average life expectancy of the people of Estonia born in 2012 is 73.58 years: 68.3 years for men and 79.19 years for women. Life expectancy can be longer only when people are healthy. Thus, it can be said that in 116 countries health is supported more and damaged less than in Estonia, because there is no reason to presume that the genetic material of the people living in our country does not enable us to live as long as the people in Scandinavian countries or the Netherlands. Long life is an issue of making certain choices.

  • Occupational Health in a “Win-Win” Health Care System

    14 June 2012

    Studies

    RiTo No. 25, 2012

    The aim of health system – longer life and more healthy life years – can be achieved in cooperation between different levels of health care.

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