Mapping the health needs in Poland, to the extent and in such a form as described, is a new process. However, it is not the initiative to identify health needs itself which is new, but its current form. The article focuses on the presentation of the most significant information (taken from available materials) concerning mapping of health needs and defining priorities of regional policy relating to health, among others based on the current regulations. It also presents an exemplary set of diagnosed priorities of the regional health policy in a selected voivodeship.

Key words: mapping the health needs, priorities of regional policy.