[Health education in urban pediatric polyclinics]

The state of health education in city children's polyclinics was analyzed in 7 republics (RSFSR, the Lithuanian, Estonian, Kirghiz, Kazakh, Turkmenian and Azerbaijan SSR) and parents' preparedness to bring up a healthy child was evaluated in children's polyclinics of Moscow, Alma-Ata, Rostov-on-Don and the Rostov Region. 1126 medical workers (chief physicians, sector pediatricians, different specialists) and 435 parents of infants of the first year were interviewed. Unsatisfactory state and insufficient efficacy of health education pertaining to the problems of upbringing a healthy child were pointed out along with the absence of modern scientifically proved programme, methodological materials on health education of the parents with infants, necessary printed and visual materials for parents. The study findings helped to determine ways for further improvement of health education and family training at city children's polyclinics.