Determination of ways of improving the system of medical provision of school-age children using swot-analysis
The search for ways to effectively provide medical care to the child population is an urgent issue of our time. With the participation of experts, a SWOT analysis of the organization of medical support for schoolchildren in modern conditions was carried out. The strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats of medical support for schoolchildren are identified, which contributes to the identification of promising directions for improving medical care for children in the conditions of general educational institutions. So, in the absence of an alternative system of medical support for schoolchildren, existing experience of medical personnel and institutions that have the practice of training school health workers, it is advisable to clearly build the vertical of the school health system, consolidate at the legislative level competencies of medical personnel and credentials, an algorithm for improving their skills in health matters and health-saved programs. The nearest threat is the turnover of medical personnel from educational institutions through a decrease in the attractiveness of medical work in schools, which will help to limit the preventive capabilities of the health care system for children in educational institutions. The directions determined by the results of the SWOT analysis will make it possible to make informed management decisions, to coordinate activities in a timely manner and to use the available opportunities most effectively in order to improve the system of medical support for children in the conditions of general secondary education.