Formation of culture of healthy lifestyles and how reproductive health preservation through preventive education on HIV/AIDS
This article was prepared on the results of the meeting of representatives of national ministries, scientists and practitioners in the framework of technical advice on education in healthy living in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, held in February 2015 in Istanbul (Turkey). The event was attended by representatives of Albania, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Kyrgyz Republic, Macedonia, Romania, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Austria, Estonia, Germany, the Netherlands, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Moldova, Russian Federation, Serbia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan. It is shown that the problem is urgent for the international scientific and practical community, demands persist in the development of new prevention technologies to create an effective strategy to promote safer behavior of children and youth. During the previous discussion the positive impact of preventive education, including questions of building a culture of healthy lifestyles and reproductive health in children and adolescents are highlighted, and the need to scale up prevention is stressed.