On 24 April 2026, a conference titled A Mindful Senior – Health Without Addiction took place in the Mazovian Museum in Płock, organised on the initiative of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship Local Government and the Mazowieckie Voivodeship Council of Seniors. The event was attended by representatives of the Mazovian Office of Regional Planning in Warsaw, Branch Office in Płock. During the meeting, issues relating to the promotion of a healthy lifestyle and the prevention of addiction among the elderly were discussed.
The conference was opened by Adam Struzik, Marshal of Mazowieckie Voivodeship, who emphasised the importance of educational and preventive measures aimed at the elderly in the context of demographic challenges. The speakers were practitioners from the fields of medicine, psychology and pharmacology who work with the elderly on a daily basis. The elderly are an extremely important group, both socially and economically, which is why the issues raised during the conference represent key challenges for contemporary social and health policy. A key agenda item was a presentation by the Director of the Department of Health and Social Policy of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship Marshal’s Office, Agnieszka Gonczaryk, PhD, who set out projects and actions realised in this area by the Department. During the meeting, discussions also raised an issue of spending free time in a ways that promote an improved quality of life and mental wellbeing among the elderly, as well as building and strengthening local networks of cooperation. The activity of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship Council of Seniors was also discussed, including its role as an advisory and consultative body on matters relating to senior policy.
