The main aim of this chapter is to present the health and well-being of young people. The Hungarian government treats human health as a priority with the primary aim of improving the health status, life expectancy and quality of life of the Hungarian population and reducing mortality caused by diseases.

Hungary does not have a youth-specific health and well-being strategy. However, both the 'Healthy Hungary 2021–2027' Healthcare Sectoral Strategy ('Egészséges Magyarország 2021–2027' Egészségügyi Ágazati Stratégia) and the '5 national health programmes' (nemzeti egészségügyi programok) have a significant impact on the young population.

The general objectives of the Hungarian government are to inspire 6–15-year-old children to engage in regular physical training; to increase young people's willingness to participate in sport; to promote physical activity, sport, and an active lifestyle together with the development of a supportive environment so that future generations can grow up healthy. Furthermore, their aim is to ensure that 'the five PE hours per week', introduced by law, provide daily physical activity for every child in the country and to modernise health facilities for children; to establish the health centres for children and young people, which are currently lacking; and to establish a network for adolescent psychiatry and addiction medicine.