Alfred V. Molkov’s activities in the field of public health education (on the 155^th anniversary of his birth)

2025 marks the 155^th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding hygienist, scientist, and teacher Alfred Vladislavovich Molkov, who made a significant contribution to the development of various preventive areas in Russian healthcare. Considering these circumstances, this study set a goal to analyze the role and contribution of A.V. Molkov in the development of health education of the population in Russia.

To achieve the purpose of the study, bibliographic, historical, analytical, and logical methods were used. Primary material about the activities of Alfred Vladislavovich in the field of health education of the population was obtained from publications located in the Russian State Library, the Central Scientific Medical Library, the Scientific Electronic Library eLIBRARY.RU and the Scientific Electronic Library CyberLeninka.

Health education among the population of A.V. Molkov considered it a social and hygienic task, closely related to the problem of cultural education of the masses; he called for the effectiveness of sanitary educational work, for the struggle for the education of hygienic skills among the population and the involvement of workers in carrying out simple health-improving measures. When developing methods of health education, Alfred Vladislavovich paid special attention to the content and scientific validity of the knowledge being popularized.

Conclusion. In the course of his labor activity, A.V. Molkov made a significant contribution to the development of health education of the population in our country, convincingly proving its role in disease prevention. The postulates substantiated by him should be used by specialists in the field of preventive and clinical medicine when motivating citizens to maintain a healthy lifestyle in modern conditions.

Conflict of interest. The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Funding. The study had no sponsorship.

Received: August 31, 2025 / Accepted: October 15, 2025 / Published: November 14, 2025

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