Hygiene of populated placesISSN: 2707-0441 eISSN: 2707-045X
Issue 65, 2015   -   Pages: 274-276
SMOKING – PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM
Ya. Persheguba1, N. Nesterenko2, A. ²schuk3
1 NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF UKRAINE ON PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT
2 KIEV CITY ORGANIZATION OF THE SOCIETY OF SOBERNESS AND HEALTH
3 SOBERITY AND HEALTH MEDICAL AND HEALTH CENTER

SUMMÀRY:
The article deals with the problems of smoking in Ukraine. On the example of the Kiev city organization of the sobriety and health society and the Medical and Health Center "Sobriety and Health", the work on the prevention of smoking among various categories of the population is displayed. It is concluded that in order to prevent tobacco smoking among the population of various categories, especially young people, it is necessary to make wider use of educational methods in oral, printed and visual forms, as well as to carry out activities at the state, public and personal levels.