[Main directions of activity of the institute of the Commissioner for the Rights of the Child in assistance of protection of health and formation of the environment of "safe childhood" from positions of public health].
In a rapidly changing world, legal protection of children from the standpoint of public health, namely from the standpoint of protecting the health of the child population from the adverse effects of various factors, including social ones, is of particular importance, thereby complementing the concept of "safe childhood" in terms of risk management safety of a child's life and his health. Despite the fact that the institution of the Commissioner for the Rights of the Child in Russia was established more than ten years ago and is active in promoting the protection of children's health, many medical workers, specialists in healthcare and preventive medicine, unfortunately, are not fully aware of functions of this state structure and, accordingly, do not use its resource capabilities in the implementation of key installations of national projects. The aim of this work was to analyze the types of activities of the institution of the Presidential Commissioner for the Rights of the Child to identify and present the modern features of his human rights and operational-organizational assistance in protecting health and creating an environment for "safe childhood" from the standpoint of public health.