Activity of the medical service of student construction teams of the Astrakhan region in the early 1970s
Annotation
The purpose of the article is to study the formation and activities of the medical service of the Astrakhan region on health protection and preventive work in student construction teams working in the Caspian region in the early 1970s. In recent years, in connection with the revival of the student movement, this topic is of great interest and is relevant. Scientific novelty of this study lies in the fact that for the first time the experience of creation and work of medical service of student squads in natural-climatic conditions of Astrakhan region was studied. The paper applied general scientific methods of historical research, which were used in describing the process of formation and development of the medical service of student squads, as well as allowed to trace the policy of the state and regional authorities to provide medical support of labor semesters. The article used normative acts of higher and regional authorities, statistical materials, as well as documents on health care from the fund of the specialized ministry of the State Archive of the Astrakhan region. The conclusions are made that the medical service of the Astrakhan region played a significant role in preserving the health of the student squads, which, in turn, ensured their smooth work and achievement of the set targets.
Keywords
- Astrakhan region
- healthcare
- morbidity
- medical service
- student construction team
- medical control
- virgin lands
- VLKSM
- doctors
- infections
Acknowledgments
The reported study was funded by government subsidy, project no. 122022700134-6 ‘The Southeastern Belt of Russia: Exploring Political and Cultural History of Social Communities and Groups’
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