The Role of the Health System in Changing Public Health Behavior Strategies

The Socio-economic changes in the modern health care system cause changes in the strategies of behavior of subjects of the system "doctors - patients". Problems of human resources in the health system are currently characterized by shortage, insufficient qualifications, regional disharmony. The data of the authors' sociological research show that the doctors focus on altruism in their profession, although the significant part of the population believes that the majority of Russian doctors treat their patients inattentively and indifferently. The behavioral strategy of doctors forms appropriate strategies on the part of patients. It is established that patients change their strategies of their behavior concerning health, access to medical institutions, self-treatment.