[Managerial, scientific, and practical measures for health protection of the population living and working in the protective actions zone of chemical weapons storage and destruction facilities].

The results of health assessment of the population living and working in the protective actions zone by the evidence obtained during general and special meadical examinations are summarized.

[Results of study concerning possible influence of rocket space activities on public health].

Using special medical examination results and specified criteria of objective evaluation, the authors summarized results of studies concerning health state of population dwelling in area possibly influenced by rocket space activities factors.

[Registers of health for workers exposed to extremely dangerous toxic chemicals--basis for early diagnosis and prevention of occupational intoxications].

The article deals with results of specification and functioning of a register of health for workers exposed to extremely dangerous toxic chemicals. The authors demonstrated patterns of diseases development in workers according to length of work with toxic chemicals and to work conditions. The identified cause-effect relationships of the diseases development necessitate health registers to minimize negative consequences in work conditions, for early diagnosis and occupational diseases prevention.

[Evaluation of the population's health: medicohygienic aspects].

Fundamental medical and hygienic principles should be used to stratify the health status of Russia's population. Human health should be ranked, by taking into account both contributors, lifestyle, and gender, age groups, ethnicity, occupation, etc. For grading human beings, a classification of the human health status has been developed depending on acting harmful and hazardous factors. The classification involves 7 health classes: normal, adapted, borderline, pathological nonspecific (predominantly systemic chronic diseases with temporary disability), pathological specific (occupational and endemic diseases, occupational accidents, etc. with temporary disability), permanent disability (first-to-third degrees), and prefatal conditions. Class health ranking may be used for comparative assessment, and making managerial decisions on health protection of various population groups.

[Prospects in getting accordance between chemical analytic control means and medical technical requirements to safety system concerning chemical weapons destruction].

The major unit monitoring chemical weapons destruction objects is a system of chemical analyticcontrol over the technologic process procedures and possibility of environment and workplace pollution withtoxicchemicals and their destruction products. At the same time, physical and chemical control means meet sanitary and hygienic requirements incompletely. To provide efficient control, internationally recognized approaches should be adapted to features of Russian system monitoring pollution of chemical weapons destruction objects with toxic chemicals.