PUBLIC INITIATIVES IN IMPLEMENTATION EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OF HEALTHCARE CONTENT: UKRAINIAN AND POLISH EXPERIENCE
The article attempts to make an analytical section on the practice of implementing in Ukraine and Poland some educational programs aimed at forming a healthy lifestyle of children and youth, in particular the role of public activists and organizations in this process. The activity of public organizations and societies, which in the 1920s - 1930s carried out health care activities in Western Ukraine, is summarized. Polish institutions are represented, which in the late nineteenth - early twentieth century. stood in the path of the public movement to promote health among the population. Two health projects implemented in modern Ukraine are mentioned: «Anti-addiction campaign against alcohol, tobacco and drug use among schoolchildren in Ivano-Frankivsk» (2009) and «Youth for a healthy lifestyle» (2016). The list of Polish educational programs is presented, in which various health-preserving content is presented («Glass of milk», «Keep fit», «Clean air around us», «Fruits and vegetables at school», «Healthy food and physical activity in schools», «Don’t fall for me, please», «Running for health», «Safe road to school», «I click with my head»). It is noted that public figures and organizations contribute to the dissemination of positive information about certain projects, provide financial support, etc.