SOCIAL-HYGIENIC MONITORING OF CHILDRENS HEALTH IN SOUTHERN UKRAINE (BY THE EXAMPLE OF ODESSA REGION)

The problem of social and hygienic monitoring of the children’s health in the south of Ukraine (by the example of Odessa region) was analyzed. The state of health and environmental factors that contribute to it were analyzed. It was found out that the most relevant for public health monitoring of children is a methodical approach that includes the study of health and the environment from the perspective of "health-environment".