Medical examinations of the schoolchildren living in West Siberian urban and rural ares have revealed a high prevalence of chronic diseases and functional abnormalities. Children referring to health groups I and II were not found. This makes it necessary to perform such studies as a component of medical and ecological monitoring and as the basis for children's health promotion.

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