Formation of health culture of student youth

In students ' years there is active intellectual, physical development and socialization of the person. It is known that in Ukraine among the students there is a tendency to the growth of various diseases, deterioration of functional reserves of the body, the presence of different defects of the musculoskeletal system, reducing the level of physical preparedness and the like. In the process of analyzing scientific researches and publications, it is determined that different authors pay close attention to the problem of preserving and strengthening the health of modern students, the formation of a culture of health, the creation of health saving educational environment in higher education institutions. The common opinion of researchers is that the need for health should integrate in the cultural need and become a norm of personality life. The main purpose of this work is analysis and synthesis of scientific sources and results of researches of individual authors on the problem of formation of a culture of students ' health. Theoretical comprehension of this problem gave an opportunity to define the essence and content of culture of health as a whole and for students. According to this we believe that physical education is a powerful mechanism of forming a culture of students ' health. In our opinion, an integral part of the formation of students ' health culture is the use of different types and forms of motive activity for active recreation, health and fitness classes and physical recreation in compliance with recommendations on the duration and intensity of motor activity during the week, as well as the requirements to physical condition, a healthy lifestyle. Prospects for further development see in a more in-depth analysis of the formation of health culture of students of different specialties.