ANALYSIS OF THE METHODS OF OBTAINING INFORMATION BY THE POPULATION ON HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
The formation of healthy lifestyle habits (HLS) has features in various social groups of the population, largely due to the varying availability of information on this topic and the ability to analyze it by representatives of these groups. Objective: to compare ways of obtaining information about healthy lifestyles in different social groups. Objective: to study the features of obtaining information about healthy lifestyles by a sociological method in various social groups Material and methods. A sociological survey was conducted on the issues of attitudes toward the state of individual health, familiarizing with harmful habits and habits of forming a healthy lifestyle of 105 educators of pre-school education institutions and 105 teachers of general secondary education institutions. Results. The findings suggest that there are significant differences in both the attitude towards a healthy lifestyle, and in the specifics of informing different groups of respondents on issues of preserving and strengthening individual health. Conclusions. Findings. Despite the increase in the number of respondents who receive information on healthy lifestyles from the Internet, traditional sources of information (books, brochures, television) remain important. Essentially important for respondents of all groups are conversations with doctors.