The attitude of the population to health (a case of Khabarovsk)

The paper deals with the factors that have a negative impact on human health. The research describes the role of the state and the personality in the preservation of health as well as the state efforts to improve the health of the population. The health-development factors are analyzed, and the role of self-preservation and preventive health behavior is defined. The paper presents the results of a pilot sociological study (Khabarovsk, September-October 2018) conducted by the author to identify the attitude of the population to health. This requires the evaluation of the following indicators: the importance of health, the interest in maintaining one’s health, lifestyle, the responsibility for health, bad habits or the lack of them, the respondents’ activity rate degree of maintaining their physical fitness. The research findings demonstrate the high value of health for people and confirm the relevance of further research into the nature and the impact of life goals on the attitude to their health, the level of literacy and awareness about health risks, the level of health skills, and the health activity rate. The practical significance of the study is to develop a health-activity promotion mechanism for the population that will engage more people in leading a healthy lifestyle and doing sports regularly.