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N.F.Nikityuk THE PROBLEM OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE HEALTH STRENGTHENING IN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM ASPECT At present the population health and demography situation in Russia are defined by the low birth-rate, high death-rate, extremely short period of life, high indices of common morbidity and disability, unsatisfactory indices of physical development. The Russian Association of Public Health estimates that 48 % youths and 12,5 % girls who are now 16 years old will not reach their old age pensions if this tendency doesn't change. The stability of the negative tendencies in the demography situation in the country is on a large extent caused by the increased dead number, these people departed being rather young. Children's, teenagers' and young people's health state cause the urgent anxiety. According to the Commission on the women, family and demography problems under RF President, recently children's and teenagers' morbidity in practically all kinds of diseases almost doubled, more than 60 % teenagers suffering from chronic diseases. Teenagers' death-rate in Russia is twice as high as in the European countries. According to known model of the Denver death-rate determinant among main reasons of the population health state worsening are modes of life (50 %)/ Consequently, the functional organism abilities reduction, appearance of many diseases depends on a large extent on the irregular behaviour from the point of view of the healthy mode of life. With that end in view the young people should be involved into the process of the individual health strengthening. That is why the educational establishments should contribute to obtaining indispensible, scientifically grounded knowledge and skills by the young people in order to improve their own health.
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Author: Nikityuk N.F.
Year: 2002
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Sergey Aleksandrovich
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