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The survey involved 333 health professionals: doctors-14.1 %, mid-level and junior medical personnel-62.2 % and 23.7 %, respectively. The average age of the respondents was 42.5 years. The proportion of males and females was 8.4 % and 91.6 %, respectively. It was found that a significant proportion of respondents has overweight (34.4 %) and obesity (17.5 %), hypertension (31.1 %). The prevailing part of the hospital medical staff has an average and a high level of physical activity. The eating behaviour of 80 % of health workers is characterized by low consumption of fruit and vegetables. Doctors tend to drink alcohol more frequently than the mid-level and junior medical personnel, at that the consumption of alcohol for the vast majority of persons who participated in the study is moderate. Tobacco consumption is typical for a significant proportion of the respondents (32 %), more common among nurses than among doctors and mid-level medical staff.