Abstract
Continuous changes are commonplace in modern society, and health issues, including the health of teachers, are becoming one of the most important. The complication of the conditions of professional and scientific work of teachers requires constant tension, which negatively affects their health, the indicators of which have been deteriorating recently. The purpose of the study was to assess the influence of the leading factors typical for the educational process on the health and morbidity of teachers of general educational institutions. As part of the study, data on the health status of teachers of general education institutions (GEI) were analyzed using the methods of sociological surveys and statistical analyses. The results showed that the most common diseases among teachers of GEI are diseases of the musculoskeletal system, diseases of the digestive system, respiratory system and cardiovascular system. The main cause of diseases, according to most teachers, is the specificity of their professional activities, which is associated with constant overstrain, overloads and traumatic factors. Occupational stress is also increasingly becoming a cause of psychosomatic diseases. It was revealed that teachers' health problems are associated with a low level of motivation and value attitude to their own health, as well as with insufficient awareness of risk factors and methods of prevention of occupational diseases. In conclusion, it was noted that further work is needed to develop social and medical prevention programs aimed at preserving the health of teachers and introducing them into the practice of general educational institutions.