The children’s health center as a resource for strengthening the individual and population health of the regional child population
Bogdanyants M.V.
Background: A pressing issue in modern pediatrics is the prevention of chronic non-communicable diseases and the search for ways to improve the effectiveness of preventive measures in the child and adolescent environment with the involvement of families, educational institutions, and healthcare organizations.
Objective: Evaluation and assessment of the contribution of the Children’s Health Center (CHC) of Children’s City Polyclinic No. 3 to the implementation of a preventive health management model for minors in the region for 2022–2024.
Materials and methods: A retrospective analysis of the CHC’s activity reports was conducted, including accounting forms 025-TZ/u and reporting forms 068/u. Mathematical, statistical, and analytical data processing methods were used to evaluate absolute and relative indicators.
Results: A steady upward trend was observed in the total number of visits to the Children’s Health Center (by 4.6%), along with an increase in initial visits, comprehensive examinations, and the number of children under the follow-up care of specialists. Of those who visited, approximately 73% had risk factors for developing noncommunicable diseases. Adolescents accounted for up to 34%, while children aged 0–14 accounted for 66%. An increase in the number of visits was noted in the adolescent group—2.2 times higher than in the group of children under 15. A total of 369 (4.9%) children with identified risk factors were referred to specialists: 323 (5.2%) in 2023 and 513 (9.8%) in 2022.
Conclusion: The Children’s Health Center (CHC) is responsible for approximately half of the region’s child population, demonstrating its key role in the development of a preventive healthcare system and ensuring the individual and public health of children in the region.
For citations: Bogdanyants M.V. The children’s health center as a resource for strengthening the individual and population health of the regional child population. Pharmateca. 2026;33(7):60-64. (In Russ.). DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18565/pharmateca.2026.7.60-64
Authors’ contribution: M.V. Bogdanuants – concept and design of the study, collection and processing of material, writing of the text, editing.
Conflicts of interest: The authors confirm that they have no conflicts of interest to declare.
Funding: The study was conducted without any sponsorship.
Ethical Approval: The study was carried out in accordance with the standards of the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki and the Rules of Clinical Practice in the Russian Federation.
Patient Consent for Publication: The retrospective analysis did not require informed consent from patients for statistical processing of anonymized data for subsequent publication.
Authors’ Data Sharing Statement: The data supporting the findings of this study are available upon request from the corresponding author after approval from the principal investigator.
Keywords
risk factors
noncommunicable disease prevention
Children’s Health Center
individual and population health
About the Authors
Maya V. Bogdanuants, Cand. Sci. (Med.), Associate Professor, Department of Propaedeutics of Childhood Diseases, Outpatient and Emergency Pediatrics, Astrakhan State Medical University; Pediatrician, Children’s City Polyclinic No. 3, Astrakhan, Russia; bogdamnv1960@mail.ru,ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4130-4006
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