[The perinatal mortality in the Omskaya Oblast].

The study of the perinatal mortality was carried out in the Omskaya Oblast from 1996 to 2005. The ample decrease of the perinatal mortality from 14.64 per 1000 newborns in 1996 to 10.

[Development of chronic diseases in adolescents].

Complex impact of various factors on development of chronic diseases among adolescents aged of 15-17 years and dwelling in districts of Omskaya oblast is analyzed. It is noted that out of twelve factors four of them are of educational pedagogic category. Besides, one of these (the twelfth) takes second rank place emphasizing that making necessary hygienic conditions of education is of highly significance for maintenance of adolescent health.

[Current problems of health protection of inhabitants of a large industrial center in West Siberia].

Presents the results of three-year study of the factors determining population health under new conditions of market relations and transfer to the medical insurance system in West Siberia. Offers recommendations aimed at improvement of organization of medical care at the present-day status of economy and health care.

[Social-hygienic problems of child morbidity and infant mortality in Omsk].

The morbidity rates in infants in Omsk are higher than those in other areas of the country. In its pattern, respiratory diseases (chronic non-specific lung diseases) head the list, peaking in infants of 2 years of age, which is largely associated with the presence of a large-scale petrochemical integrated works. The infantile mortality changes occurring in the past 15 years are characterized by a downward trend, which is associated with medical organizational measures.