Work experience of the Federal State Financed Health Establishment of the Federal Service for Supervision in Protection of the Rights of Consumer and Man Wellbeing (Rospotrebnadzor) «Centre of Hygienic Education of People» for sanitary and hygienic education of the population during the spread of a new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in the territory of the Russian Federation

Introduction. The pandemic of coronavirus infection (COVID-19) has significantly reduced the amount of sanatorium work. The introduction of a self-isolation regime completely eliminated the possibility of holding face-to-face events (lectures, seminars, lessons). And the appearance of a huge number of documents over a short time dictated the need for urgent communication of adapted information about innovations not only to specialists, but also to a wide range of the population.

Purpose. Generalization of the results of the work carried out by the Federal State Financed Health Establishment of Rospotrebnadzor «Centre of Hygienic Education of People» on sanitary and hygienic education of the population during the spread of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in the Russian Federation from 2020 to 2022, to identify the main directions for transforming classical forms, methods, and means of sanitary and hygienic education.

Materials and methods. Materials and methods. Analysis of the results of the activities of the Federal State Financed Health Establishment of Rospotrebnadzor «Centre of Hygienic Education of People» on sanitary and hygienic education of the population during the spread of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in the Russian Federation from 2020 to 2022.

Results. The main directions of transformation of forms, methods and means of sanitary and hygienic education are considered. The same is true with the practical introduction of the use of the Federal State Financed Health Establishment of Rospotrebnadzor «Centre of Hygienic Education of People» in the run-up to the pandemic of a new coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

Research limitations. The research materials are limited to the results of an analysis of the activities of the Federal State Financed Health Establishment of Rospotrebnadzor «Centre of Hygienic Education of People» during the spread of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in the Russian Federation from 2020 to 2022.

Conclusion. The experience of working in the COVID-19 pandemic has shown the relevance of sanitary and educational work and the need for its continuous improvement, scaling and adaptation for various segments of the population using modern information and communication technologies.

Compliance with ethical standards. The study does not require the presentation of the conclusion of the biomedical ethics committee or other documents.

Contribution of the authors:
Delitsyn D.A. — approval of the final version of the article, concept and design of the study, writing the text, data processing, editing, compiling a list of references, responsibility for the integrity of all parts of the article;
Filippova N.V. — concept and design of the study, writing the text, data processing, editing, responsibility for the integrity of all parts of the article.

Acknowledgment. The study had no sponsorship.

Conflict of interest. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.

Received: February 9, 2024 / Accepted: March 19, 2024 / Published: June 28, 2024