Described in the paper is the activity of the Russian national children's recreation facility "Orlenok", where up to 16 000 children (mainly teenagers) come annually for recreation and recovery. Information on history, evolution as well on the structure of health-improving, preventive and educational measures is presented. The major provisions and stages of the Concept of development of "Orlenok"--a recreational, methodological, medical and cultural facility--are defined. The recreational facility is regarded as an experimental center, where pilot projects targeted at health improvement and prevention of diseases among the growing generation are tested.