MEDICO-GEOGRAPHICAL SITUATION IN A REGION: CONCEPT, ASSESSMENT, OPTIMIZATION (A CASE OF THE PERM REGION)

This article substantiates the interdisciplinary nature of health and reveals the role of the medico-geographical approach in its study. The medico-geographical situation represents the health status of the population and the factors affecting it - the medico-geographical environment. On the example of the Perm Region, an integral assessment of health of the population was calculated and an assessment of the medico-geographical conditions was given, on the basis of which an assessment of the medico-geographical situation in the region was carried out. As a result, 14 medico-geographical areas were identified. The problems caused by the uneven health status of the population, the unequal availability of medical facilities and the standard of living are identified. The ways of optimization of this situation are considered: improvement of territorial and administrative division and management system, introduction of new forms of work and maintenance of medical institutions and formation of a healthy lifestyle and health care among the population.