Social effect of municipal authorities’ activities to maintain and promote public health (a case of the city of Khabarovsk)

From the perspective of a social phenomenon, there are two trends in the development of responsible behavior towards health. The first one involves the individuals’ attitude to their health and lifestyle. The second trend includes the development of responsible behavior at the state level. Municipal health policy is under development and implementation alongside regional and federal policies in this field and should be aimed at solving problems based on local characteristics. The study deals with the attitude to health and its value, the measures taken by people to maintain and promote their health. The research shows the dependence of self-preservation behavior on the level of education, financial and social status of respondents. The study analyzes health maintenance and promotion activities by Khabarovsk authorities and assesses their effectiveness. The empirical basis is a questionnaire-based survey conducted among the population of the city of Khabarovsk by the authors in 2019.