INTRODUCTION: Health-related attitudes can be encouraged most effectively at young
ages. Young generations would require more interactive methods in programs engaged
in health promotion. AIM: The aim of the authors was to get an insight into the attitudes,
experience and motivation of youngsters in connection with health promotion programs
and the community service work. METHOD: The questionnaires were filled in by high
school students studying in Budapest and in the countryside (N = 898). RESULTS: 44.4%
of the students did not have lessons or extracurricular activities dealing with health
promotion. Concerning health promotion programs, youngsters in Budapest had more positive
experience, while female students showed a more adoptive attitude. CONCLUSIONS: It
was concluded that in one of the most susceptible life stages, many youngsters either
do not participate in programs dealing with health promotion, or participate in programs
that are within the framework of school subjects or extracurricular activities building
on traditional teaching methods. Orv. Hetil., 2016, 157(2), 65-69.
