Opportunities for Improving Public Health and Medical Prevention System in Moscow
According to the law of the Russian Federation responsibilities of coordination and methodological support for development, implementation and effectiveness assessment of measures to reduce incidence and preventable mortality from noncommunicable diseases and increase life expectancy by increasing the proportion of people leading a healthy life lie with Center for Public Health and Medical Prevention. Moscow Center for Public Health and Medical Prevention was created as part of State Budgetary Institution "Research Institute for Healthcare Organization and Medical Management of Moscow Healthcare Department” [1] by Order of Moscow Healthcare Department dated November 10, 2020 No. 1280 "On establishment of Moscow Center for Public Health and Medical Prevention". The goal of the Center is to preserve and improve health Moscow residents, increase level of health literacy, motivate population to lead a healthy life and raise awareness of preventive care. The Center focuses its activities on: - reduction of population risk (interdepartmental cooperation), including informing and motivating people to maintain a healthy lifestyle (media, education, public organizations, volunteers); - reduction of individual risk (preventive health examination, health resort treatment, correction of risk factors); - prevention at the level of primary care (including follow-up monitoring). Activities of Center for Public Health and Medical Prevention are closely connected with activities of health centers and, in fact, these facilities are operating in synergy in Moscow administrative districts, which increases the mutual efficiency of their activities.