Management of Health Schools (City Polyclinic № 5, Moscow City Health Department)
According to Rosstat, 75% of deaths in the Russian Federation are caused by chronic non-communicable diseases. Health schools play a key role in disease prevention and encouraging healthy lifestyle: their task is to motivate to get rid of unhealthy habits, to increase patient responsibility for maintaining his/her health, help patients develop skills to monitor their health condition, etc. The article tells about management of Health schools in City Polyclinic № 5, Moscow City Health Department.