The focus on health and a healthy lifestyle among young people as an essential factor for national segurity in Russia and Kazakhstan

Investigating various factors and trends that may influence youth's health is crucial to forecasting potential changes in the situation with national healthcare for the younger generation and developing integrated measures to improve it. The findings from relevant sociological research conducted in Kazakhstan and Russia have helped assess the current situation with youth's health and their knowledge of how to maintain it, and could also be employed in working out relevant recommendations in the area of youth policy and healthcare.