Public health: Policy priorities and regulatory strategy

Abstract

The subject of this article is the Institute of Public Health. The authors have identified trends affecting the change of approaches to public health and its regulatory mechanisms, and presented a theoretical and legal justification for the definition of public health. Using the example of Russia, the authors determined the scope of constitutional and legal regulation of public health, and formulated conclusions about the fragmentation and complexity of law-making in this area. It is proved that the implementation of social policy in the field of public health is carried out at three public legal levels: international, state and local self-government, however, their subjects of competence and powers are not balanced and systematically distributed. It is concluded that the transformation of social policy should be carried out taking into account the legal experience of the states interacting within the framework of the CIS and the EAEU.