Educational Activities Research Articles

#1309 Case-based online medical education improves physicians’ knowledge and competence in the healthcare of patients with type 2 diabetes and CKD

Abstract Background and Aims Kidney disease, including chronic kidney disease (CKD), affects more than 850 million people globally. At least 40% of people with diabetes develop CKD, and many progress to end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) and kidney failure. Globally, diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure requiring transplantation or dialysis. The risk of both progression to kidney failure and cardiovascular (CV) events is significantly elevated in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and CKD. Both T2D and CKD are CV disease (CVD) risk multipliers. Patients at early stages of CKD are more likely to die of CVD than they are to progress to ESKD. The goal of this online medical education activity was for learners to better acknowledge serious health risks associated with CKD in patients with T2D and have greater awareness of the availability of novel treatment options shown to reduce the risk of associated complications. Method An interactive text-based educational program including two detailed patient cases challenges clinicians to apply most recent evidence-based guideline recommendations. Detailed scenarios prompt learners to determine the correct treatment and follow-up for the patient with expert commentaries providing in-depth advice at each stage and a conclusion at the end of the program. Educational effect was assessed using a repeated-pair design with pre-/post-assessment. 3 multiple choice questions assessed knowledge/competence, 1 question rated on a Likert-type scale assessed confidence. A paired samples t-test was conducted on overall average number of correct responses and for confidence rating, a McNemar's test was conducted at the question level (5% significance level). Cohen's d with correction for paired samples estimated the effect size of the education on number of correct responses. Data collection from 24 February 2023 to 20 April 2023. Results Conclusion Participation of PCP and NEPH in an interactive case-based online medical educational program improved their knowledge, competence and confidence in the management of patients with T2D and CKD.

Influences of cultural capital and internationalization on global competence in higher education: a systematic literature review

IntroductionIn an increasingly global economy, the global competence of students in higher education is a critical area of importance. The purpose of the study was to explore the research on factors that influence an individual’s global competence in both international and Chinese contexts.MethodsUnder the umbrella of cultural capital theory and Internationalization, a systematic literature review analyzed and synthesized the empirical studies of global competence from 2013 to 2022.ResultsThis research revealed that students with higher cultural capital backgrounds obtain more educational opportunities and further exhibit better global competence achievement. Internationalization abroad is a direct and practical pedagogy for global competence acquisition, reflected in student and faculty mobility. Internationalization opportunities in an individual’s home country catalyze global competence.ConclusionThese results highlight that students who have a lower capital background or few opportunities for mobility can reap the potential benefits of global competence attainment through involvement in domestic educational activities.

METHODS AND ACTIVITIES OF HEALTH COMPETENCE DEVELOPMENT IN NON-FORMAL ENVIRONMENT: EXPERIENCE OF CHILDREN WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS

Diabetes mellitus is a disease when certain processes in the body, which maintain a normal blood glucose concentration, get imbalanced. Research object is educational methods and activities used for the development and training of health competence. The aim of the research is to reveal educational methods and activities used for the development of health competence in non-formal environment, based on the experience of children with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Research methods: theoretical – analysis, comparison, and generalization of scientific literature; empirical – the use of focus group discussions with children with diabetes mellitus for data collection; Empirical research revealed that various educational methods and activities aimed at developing health competences are carried out for children with type 1 diabetes mellitus in non-formal educational environments (medical facilities, summer camps and health camps). The following activities and classes are used in medical facilities: lessons, conversations, questionnaires, and games. Activities used in summer camps are as follows: walks, cycling, games designed to develop physical activity skills. In the educational environment of health cams, the following educational methods and activities are used for the development of health competence for children with type 1 diabetes mellitus: lessons, games, educational activities, trips, and creative activities.

MANAGING THE PANDEMIC IN CARE HOMES – OLDER PEOPLE'S PERSPECTIVE

The ageing population and the challenges it poses are becoming more and more pressing, both in Lithuania and in other European countries. This requires constant attention from researchers and institutions providing social services and education activities. A new challenge is the Covid - 19 pandemic, which has resulted in nursing homes banning visits to residents and restricting educational activities in order to protect the elderly. Residents were not allowed to see relatives and friends. The pandemic and the quarantine imposed in Lithuania caused stress and anxiety for the residents and the negative social consequences are still being felt even after the pandemic. Nine semi-structured interviews were carried out to reveal the attitudes of older people towards the management of the pandemic in care institutions and the peculiarities of communication in care homes during the quarantine. The research revealed that during quarantine, lonely older people were sensitive to a lack of opportunities for social communication, and felt a lack of closeness among people. As a result of the quarantine regime lonely older people felt unfulfilled, lost the ability to realize themselves through certain activities.

How to tackle therapeutic inertia in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. A scientific statement of the Heart Failure Association of the ESC.

Guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) reduces morbidity and mortality, but its implementation is often poor in daily clinical practice. Barriers to implementation include clinical and organizational factors that might contribute to clinical inertia, i.e. avoidance/delay of recommended treatment initiation/optimization. The spectrum of strategies that might be applied to foster GDMT implementation is wide, and involves the organizational set-up of heart failure care pathways, tailored drug initiation/optimization strategies increasing the chance of successful implementation, digital tools/telehealth interventions, educational activities and strategies targeting patient/physician awareness, and use of quality registries. This scientific statement by the Heart Failure Association of the ESC provides an overview of the current state of GDMT implementation in HFrEF, clinical and organizational barriers to implementation, and aims at suggesting a comprehensive framework on how to overcome clinical inertia and ultimately improve implementation of GDMT in HFrEF based on up-to-date evidence.

Актуализация мемориальных объектов Великой Отечественной войны в социокультурном пространстве Крыма (методологический аспект)

The article emphasizes the importance of memorial complexes of the Great Patriotic War in the context of modern social and cultural processes, as well as symbols of historical memory and means of communication that convey information about the past to representatives of current and subsequent generations. Practical approaches to actualizing memorial sites in the socio-cultural space of Crimea are proposed, taking into account its regional specificity based on Soviet experience and already implemented Russian projects. Among the optimal approaches, creating interactive museum exhibitions, organizing events dedicated to the memory of war victims, and promoting tourist routes to Crimea’s memorial sites are suggested. Particular attention is paid to modern trends and approaches to improving and expanding the existing scientific and educational functions of memorial complexes, as well as their integration into cultural, educational, creative and social activities. The actualization of memorial sites in Crimea’s socio-cultural space requires a comprehensive approach that combines historical awareness, educational outreach, and community involvement. By leveraging the region’s rich historical heritage and embracing modern methods of interpretation and engagement, these memorial sites can serve as dynamic platforms for preserving and transmitting the memory of the Great Patriotic War to present and future generations.

Young Adults with Intellectual Disability Not Participating in Employment, Education or Daily Activity: Social Relationships and Experiences of Belonging

A sense of belonging can be created through social relationships with other people but also through engagement in arenas such as work, school or leisure activities. The aim of the study was to examine the social relationships of young adults with intellectual disability who are not in employment, education or daily activity, as well as how these relationships are conditions for experiences of belonging. Semi-structured interviews with 10 individuals were conducted followed by thematic analysis. The results show that despite not having a daily occupation, the target group has meaningful social relationships that are informal (family, friends and online) and organized (professionals and leisure activities) in nature. These relationships contribute to a sense of belonging. Moreover, aspects related to having an intellectual disability, to being a young adult and their occupational status influence the groups’ relationships and experiences of belonging.

Thirty-five years of the European Society of Hypertension: from past to future.

The European Society of Hypertension (ESH) was established 35 years ago. Since then, it promoted and coordinated a number of activities which include educational projects, epidemiological surveys and research investigations whose main focus includes different clinical and therapeutic aspects of the hypertensive disease. This article, which is based on data presented during the Presidential lecture held during the 33rd ESH Meeting in Berlin, will provide an overview of the main organization and structure of the ESH. Emphasis will be given to the relevance of the different society bodies, with a particular focus on the educational and research activities, such as the 15 working groups and the more than 120 excellence centers located in European and extra-European countries. Other main activities of the Society refer to the ESH Hypertension Specialist Program, the ESH Summer School, the ESH Young Fellow Program and the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society. A special emphasis will be given to the central role of the Society in the organization of the various research projects and in the development and dissemination of the ESH Guideline document on hypertension diagnosis and treatment. Finally, the future perspectives of the ESH in the context of the European scientific framework will be highlighted.

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MOTIVATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH AND TIME SPENT IN FOOTBALL TRAINING (GRADE 5-9)

The laws and regulations of Latvia on the professional education activity in football training state that as the age of the students increases, the number of contact hours per week that must be spent in football training also increases. Furthermore, scientific literature often mentions that as people age, their motivation to engage in physical activity and sports often decreases. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the motivation of children and youth for participation and time spent in football training in different age groups. Within the framework of the study, the opinion of the Ethics Commission of the Latvian Academy of Sport Education was received on the compliance of the survey with ethical norms, as well as the legal representative of each research participant had confirmed their participation in the study with a permission. As part of the study, 167 research participants from one Latvian school were surveyed in the grade groups from 5 to 9. The number of hours the research participants spend in football training sessions per year was determined, as well as their motivation to participate in the training. The results of the study showed that as the age of children and youth increases, they spend more time in football training sessions (p≤0.001), but their motivation decreases every year (p≤0.01).

Improvement in Accuracy and Concordance of American Society of Anesthesiologist's Physical Status (ASA-PS) Scoring Assignment over a 11 Year Time Period Using Patient BMI as a Comorbidity Finding.

Anesthesia providers categorize patients utilizing the American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status (ASA-PS) classification originally created by the ASA in 1941. There is published variability and discordance among providers when assigning patient ASA scores in part due to the subjectivity of scoring utilizing patient medical conditions, but variability is also found using objective findings like BMI. To date, there are few studies evaluating the accuracy of anesthesia providers' ASA assignment based on objective body mass index (BMI) alone. The aim of this retrospective chart review is to determine improvement in accuracy of anesthesia providers to correctly assign patient ASA scores, based on BMI criteria added to the ASA-PS in October of 2014, utilizing a multifaceted strategy including creation of an active finance committee in the fall of 2015, multiple e-mail communications about the updated definitions and recommendations for ASA-PS scoring in the fall of 2015 and spring of 2016, a department grand rounds presentation in February 2016, placement of laminated copies of the ASA definitions and recommendations in the anesthesia chartrooms, and the development of a tool embedded into our EMR providing a recommendation of ASA-PS based on patient comorbidity findings. After attaining IRB approval, all eligible patients over the age of 18 who had surgical procedures under general anesthesia at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, between January 1, 2010, and December 31, 2020, were retrospectively analyzed. A segmented logistic regression model was used to estimate the trends (per-year change in odds) of ASA under classification according to severity of obesity during 3 epochs: preimplementation (2010-2014), implementation (2015), and postimplementation (2016-2020). A total of 16,467 patients of the 200,423 (8.2%) patients with obesity (class 1, 2, and 3) were underscored based on BMI alone. Accuracy of ASA-PS classification, as it pertains to BMI alone, was found to show meaningful improvement year-to-year following the updated ASA-PS guidelines with examples released in October of 2014 (P < 0.001). Most of the improvement occurred in 2015-2017 with relatively little between-year variability in the rate of underscoring from 2017-2020. Despite updated ASA-PS published guidelines, providers may still be unaware of the updated guidelines and inclusion of examples used within the ASA-PS classification system. Accuracy of scoring did improve annually following the release of the updated guidelines with examples as well as department-wide educational activities on the topic. Additional education and awareness should be offered to those responsible for preanesthesia evaluation and assignment of ASA-PS in patients to improve accuracy as it pertains to BMI.

BOTANICAL GARDEN NAMED AFTER JÓZSEF SZIKURA

Objective is to study and analyse the history of the creation of the József Szikura Botanical Garden, the results of its scientific, educational and environmental work. Materials and methods of the study. The collections of the natural flora plants established by Professor József Szikura in 2011 in the village of Velyki Berehy, located 8 km northeast of the city of Berehove, Zakarpattya region were studied. The main criteria for assessing the plants diversity in the botanical garden were the following: the qualitative and quantitative composition of the collections, their condition, the results of plant propagation, the possibility of repatriating them to natural ecosystems, the effects of research work, and educational activities. The plant compositions were analyzed, and the species composition of the plots was studied. The role of the botanical garden in preserving the gene pool of flora was also assessed by the qualitative and quantitative composition of the long-lived seed bank. The results of the cultivation and acclimatisation of species of the world flora and the Carpathians have been evaluated since 2012. The evaluation of the results, cultivation and acclimatization of species of the world flora and the Carpathians has been carried out since 2012. Scientific novelty. For the first time, the compositional and systematic composition of the József Szikura Botanical Garden was analysed in the context of successful solution of problems related to the conservation of plant diversity in artificially created phytocoenoses of Transcarpathia. Based on the results of the study, an electronic catalogue (EC) of the Bank of long-lived seeds was created for the first time. Conclusions. According to the results of the inventory analysis, it was determined that the area of 0,82 ha is represented by plants of different natural flora, the taxonomic composition of the collection of which includes 89 families, 468 species, 149 varieties and cultivars. The most numerous families in the collection are Amaryllidaceae J.St.-Hil., Iridaceae Juss., Poaceae Barnhart, Caryophyllaceae Juss., Lamiaceae Martinov, Asteraceae Giseke, Cupressaceae Gray. Three Allium L. species and two Iris L. species are listed in the Red Data Book of Ukraine. The collection contains plants listed in the IUCN Red List (Allium - 5 species, Iris - 2 species) and the relict Syringa josikaea J.Jacq. ex Rchb. The analysis of the composition of the Seed Bank showed the following distribution between taxa – 249 species belonging to 47 families. The József Szikura Botanical Garden effectively combines research work on the study and protection of biodiversity, introduction and acclimatisation, reproduction and efficient use of plants, and functioning as an educational regional centre for the dissemination of ecological and ethnographic knowledge, education and upbringing of the population in the traditions of caring for nature and preserving the cultural heritage of the region.

PERCEPTIONS OF ANIMATED EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS ON EFL LEARNERS’ FOREIGN LANGUAGE ANXIETY IN ELESP SANATA DHARMA UNIVERSITY

Anxiety is known as foreign language anxiety when correlated to the learning of foreign languages. Animated educational videos can serve as excellent instruments for visually facilitating the courses. Although recent studies discussed the benefits of using video in educational activities and other similar subjects, only a few findings focused on the impact on EFL learners’ Foreign Language Anxiety. To provide a thorough description of the occurring phenomenon from the perspective of the research participants, the researcher used a qualitative approach. On the grounds of this, the researcher used convenience sampling as the preferred technique in collecting the sample, particularly comprehensive sampling. The research participants were 12 ELESP students studying in the English Language Education Study Program (ELESP). In terms of data collection, the researcher conducted an online survey using an open-ended questionnaire and an online interview. The findings revealed that there were two results based on this research. First, the use of animated educational videos both increases anxiety and reduces anxiety. Nonetheless, it was also found that the animated educational videos did not boost nor decrease EFL learners' anxiety about foreign languages. Second, the researcher found that topic and video editing were the aspects that influenced the EFL learners.

Association between time of assessment within a school year and physical fitness of primary school children

The dissociation of effects of age, time of assessment and cohort is a well-known challenge in developmental science. We examined effects of time of assessment in the school year on children’s physical fitness using data from 75,362 German third-graders from seven cohorts. Children were tested once either in the first or second school term of third grade. Tests examined cardiorespiratory endurance (6-min run), coordination (star-run), speed (20-m sprint), lower (standing long jump) and upper (ball-push test) limbs muscle power, and flexibility (stand-and-reach test). We estimated the effect of time of assessment using a regression discontinuity design specified in a linear mixed model with random factors child and school and adjusted for age, sex, and cohort effects. Coordination, speed, and upper limbs muscle power were better in second compared to first school term, with boys exhibiting a larger increase of upper limbs muscle power than girls. There was no evidence for changes in cardiorespiratory endurance, lower limbs muscle power, and flexibility between assessments. Previously reported age and sex effects as well as secular fitness trends were replicated. There is thus evidence for improvement of some physical fitness components beyond age and cohort effects that presumably reflects the benefit of physical activity in physical education and other settings. Effects of assessment time should be taken into consideration in performance-based grading or norm-based selection of children.

WYO PETe and WAHPERD: Origin, Development, and Successes of a Great Western Alliance

This article describes a successful Wyoming partnership recently developed between the long-standing Wyoming Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (WAHPERD) and the newly founded Wyoming Physical Education Teaching (WYO PETe) Collaborative. The organization leaders engaged in extended discussion about how this multi-sector partnership could collaborate to offer Wyoming physical educators a range of professional development (PD) opportunities that meets their individual needs and the unique barriers they face. The decision to combine efforts resulted in WAHPERD and WYO PETe expanding PD opportunities at state convention and throughout the year. The partnership also saw multiple inservice physical educators joining with university faculty and graduate students to form a WAHPERD Advocacy Committee to survey Wyoming physical education and physical activity policy implementation and develop advocacy tools and guidance documents for teachers to use in their districts. The partnership also led to an annual WAHPERD hosted student event called Healthy Kids Roundup that empowers middle school students and their teachers to promote health and wellness in their schools.

Administrative Time Expectations for Residency Core Faculty: A CERA Study.

Academic family medicine (FM) physicians aim to balance competing needs of providing clinical care with nonclinical duties of program administration, formal education, and scholarly activity. FM residency is unique in its scope of practice, clinical settings, and training priorities, which may differ between university-based and community-based programs. In both types of programs, these competing needs are a source of faculty dissatisfaction and burnout. We performed this study to explore the allocation of nonclinical administrative full-time equivalents (FTE) for FM residency core faculty members. Reported nonclinical administrative FTE time allocation is equivalent between university/medical school-based and community-based programs. The ideal proportion of FTE distribution identified by DCs had greater amounts of direct clinical care compared to greater emphasis on precepting time identified by PDs. DCs and PDs agreed that administrative time should be used for advising residents, curriculum development and delivery, and evaluation of resident performance. Barriers to allocating additional administrative time for DCs included loss of revenue and pressure by hospital-level leadership. PDs responded that the need for clinical supervision of residents was most significant. We performed our research through a cross-sectional survey of FM department chairs (DC) and residency program directors (PD) conducted by the Council of Academic Family Medicine Educational Research Alliance. We used descriptive statistics to characterize the data and Pearson's χ2 tests to evaluate bivariate relationships. DCs and PDs offer a similar ideal picture of core responsibilities, though subtle differences remain. These differences should be considered for the next revision of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education minimum program standards to best meet the needs of all FM programs.

Indoor air pollution: an Italian Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) study among the general population.

Indoor air pollution negatively affects population health and the national health services in terms of socio-economic costs. The presence of indoor pollutants depends a lot on lifestyles. The aim of this work is to evaluate knowledge, daily habits and the preventive behaviors in order to contrast the effects on health caused by indoor pollutants. The study was conducted through the administration of questionnaires to the population resident in the metropolitan city of Messina (Italy), asking about sociodemographic characteristics, knowledge, daily habits and preventive behaviors. The questionnaire was filled by 894 subjects (46.8% M; 53.2% F). Regarding knowledge, 66.8% had heard of indoor air pollution and 94.9% knew what the most common indoor pollutants are; regarding daily habits they often aired out the house (91.9% in the morning and 71.4% after cleaning), 24.8% were smokers and 36.7 of them smoked indoors; regarding preventive behaviors, 41.6% chose the cleaning products based on habit and only 32.9% bought plants able to purify environments. Although the analyzed population had adequate knowledge of indoor air pollution, this did not strongly impact on the adoption of healthy lifestyles. Therefore, it becomes necessary to intervene on a social level with environmental education activities, starting from school age.

Empathy Amplified: Exploring the Transformative Potential of Understanding Auditory Hallucinations Through Staff Training.

Stigmatization of individuals diagnosed with psychosis, especially those who experience auditory hallucinations, is a well-documented issue with negative outcomes on provision of care. Existing research has predominantly concentrated on experiential training for students, leaving a significant gap in knowledge regarding the training's impact on practicing psychiatric nurses and technicians. This study aims to address this gap by investigating the efficacy of a concise, 1-hour educational activity designed to improve empathy, confidence, competence, and knowledge in psychiatric professionals. Participants engaged in a 1-hour training session that included simulated activities while listening to distressing voices and completed pretraining and posttraining assessments. Results demonstrated a notable increase in empathy toward individuals who hear voices, suggesting that the training had a positive effect. Furthermore, significant differences were observed in the participants' perceptions of the level of difficulty as well as increased levels of confidence and perceived competence in their ability to provide care. The results underscore the practicality and effectiveness of brief hearing voices simulations as a means to enhance the skills of existing health care providers. This approach allows professionals to better express empathy and gain a deeper understanding of the experiences of voice hearers.

FOSTERING KEY VALUES OF ACADEMIC INTEGRITY THROUGH THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS AT POLTAVA STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

Academic integrity serves as the cornerstone of an individual's moral character and their approach to scholarly endeavors. It reflects the moral values that students bring with them to higher education institutions, aiming to enhance and refine them throughout their academic journey and beyond. This article aims to explore the principles underlying the development of academic integrity among teachers, lecturers, and its implementation in the scholarly and educational activities of higher education institutions. Lecturers serve as the primary examples of academic integrity for students. Their commitment to ethical standards, honesty, and openness in discussing ethical issues can influence students and serve as a model for their behavior. At Poltava State Medical University (PSMU), a repository has been established as a platform for showcasing teachers' scientific achievements, publications, research, and other academic accomplishments. Additionally, a bioethics commission oversees adherence to data collection and processing rules, animal experimentation, and the use of new technologies, fostering a conducive atmosphere in line with the ethical standards of academic integrity at PSMU. The patent department at PSMU oversees research ethics, citation rules, and plagiarism prevention, providing educational support, consultation, and assistance in developing intellectual property standards. The university's website offers online resources that encourage teachers to take greater responsibility for their actions and achievements. By making achievements publicly accessible, PSMU promotes adherence to ethical and quality standards among faculty members. Thus, fostering a virtuous academic environment requires a comprehensive approach that includes proper regulatory and legal frameworks, as well as organizational and preventive-educational measures. Establishing an educational environment based on academic integrity for future professionals enables high-quality outcomes, thereby shaping competitive specialists in the global market of social services.

Open educational resources for medical community

The study reveals the great importance of open educational resources (OER) in the field of medical education and scientific activity. Objective. To develop an “OER navigator for medical community”, containing metadata of information resources with open free access. These resources are intended for use in curricula at all stages of medical education, in scientific activities and self-education. At the present stage, the social significance of education in terms of the world concept of “sustainable development” is defined as the most important component and means of survival for civilization (UNESCO). In medicine, with its special mission to preserve the health of the population, the urgent task consists in the training of highly qualified personnel. Close connection of the future of mankind with the processes of digitalization determines the availability of information resources and the use of modern technologies as key aspects of the organization of educational processes. The analysis of the scientific literature and the study of the experience of OER application revealed that OER represent an important tool in the information support of the scientific and educational sphere. OER contribute to forming a personal educational environment, learning continuously and improving skills worldwide, in perpetuity and regardless of financial capabilities. The amount of data presented on the Internet is huge, therefore, the search for necessary information takes a significant amount of time. The developed Navigator (http://lib-os.ru/obrazovatelnye-resursy/navigator-oor-medicinskogo-soobshhestva/) provides meta-data of information resources with open free access, thereby allowing representatives of the medical community at all levels of education and research to quickly and effectively find reliable scientific data and peer-reviewed sources of information.

Theoretical substantiation of aspects of physical culture, health and health-preserving activities of the individual

Physical education, health improvement and health-preserving activities are closely related and intertwined, since they are aimed at achieving and maintaining a person’s physical, mental and social well-being. Preserving and strengthening public health is an important task not only for individuals, but also for society as a whole and any modern state. This is facilitated by a healthcare system whose main goal is to improve the health and well-being of the population by providing comprehensive, high- quality and accessible care to all people, thereby ensuring the sustainability of the development of the country as a whole. Maintaining health at the individual level presupposes the choice of such forms of activity that contribute to the preservation and strengthening of human health. This choice is determined by the level of a person’s culture, acquired knowledge and life attitudes, such as: maintaining an optimal movement regime, taking into account gender, age and physiological characteristics; balanced, regular, rational nutrition; cessation of self-destructive behavior: cessation of smoking, use of psychoactive substances, alcohol abuse; compliance with the rules of personal and public hygiene; compliance with the rules of psychoprophylaxis and psychological hygiene; increasing the level of medical knowledge, mastering the skills of self-monitoring of one’s own health. The article analyzes the scientific literature on preserving and strengthening the health of the population through physical education and health activities. The increased interest of scientists in this problem is due to the increased social demand for the formation of a value-based attitude among the population towards their own health; formation of motivation aimed at health-saving activities of each person through physical activity.