Introduction. The high importance of preserving and strengthening the health of cadets at the stage of mastering their profession is due to the negative influence of factors of the production environment during vocational training, leading to an increase in chronic diseases and functional abnormalities in cadets. The leading role in solving this problem belongs to preventive measures implemented in modern conditions of progressive development of weapons, military and special equipment.
The study aims are scientific development and justification of additional preventive measures aimed at preventing negative changes in the health of cadets.
Materials and methods. When developing and justifying additional hygienic (preventive) measures aimed at preventing negative changes in the health of cadets, we have used a set of hygienic research methods to assess their compliance with hygienic standards, the risks of side effects.
Results. The conducted research made it possible to identify factors that negatively affect the health of cadets during training, to develop and justify additional preventive measures aimed at preventing negative changes in the health of cadets. Also, to include them in the current system of a military university, to improve the commander's system of work to ensure the safety of military personnel and to justify additional preventive measures to preserve and strengthen the health of cadets in the conditions of daily activities.
Conclusion. The implementation of the developed additional preventive measures together with general preventive measures contributed to an increase in working capacity, a decrease in morbidity rates and the number of dismissed university cadets (contract service servicemen) for health reasons from the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, which significantly reduces the amount of damage to the state.