The conditions of higher school education and their influence on students’ health

The article presents the results of the research carried out in 2013 in Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia. The research analyzed the main problems of students’ healthcare during their study at the university and the formation of healthy behaviour and healthy lifestyle. The authors identify various nuances in interpretation of the healthy lifestyle, students' attitudes to it and its components. The relevant obstacles hindering the healthy lifestyle and the ways to overcome them are also discussed.