Students’ Health as a Criterion of National Security of the State
The purpose of the article is to reveal the category of “health” as one of the conditions not only for successful professional socialization of the individual, but also as a criterion for state security, which must be developed by physically, spiritually and morally healthy individuals, primarily those who receive education in the difficult conditions of modern realities. The objectives of the article are to determine the relevance of the problem; to clarify the essence of the category “health”; to identify modern problematic trends in the field of health preservation of student youth. Methods used in the article are analysis, and synthesis. The hypothesis of the article is as follows: the health of students is a strategic potential of society and the state. Conclusion: health preservation of modern students is an integrated task, the solution of which should be achieved by joint systemic efforts of public and state institutions.