FORMAL AND INFORMAL HEALTH-SAVING PRACTICES IN THE MODERN CONDITIONS
The purpose of the study is to study the actions of an individual in relation to his health from the point of view of formal and informal rules. The methodological basis of the research is the theory of institutional changes by D. North, where formal and informal rules and mechanisms of coercion are distinguished. The results of the study. The identification of formal and informal health-saving practices made it possible to identify the effectiveness of their reproduction in specific life situations. It is concluded that a high degree of predisposition to informal health-saving practices is based on the individual’s desire to play a more independent role in relation to his health.