[Modern aspects of health of children brought up at children's homes].

: The health condition of small-age children brought up at children's homes of Ivanovo Region was in the focus of the case study. An overwhelming majority of the examinees had abnormalities in the physical and nervous-psychic development; 4.5 deviations were on the average diagnosed in one child. The poor health indices of inmates in children's homes necessitate better medical care for the discussed category of children. There is also a need in state contribution to it. Main trends are defined for the children's homes in optimizing the health and physical development of their inmates.