The role of physical education in shaping students' social health

the study of the problem of ensuring human social health at all age stages acts as a problem of modernity. Considering it through the development of physical culture as a factor of social unity and communication between people gives special relevance to solving this problem among students. The relevance of our topic is due to the increasing inconsistency in the processes taking place among young people, associated with increased consumerism, socially alienated forms of activity, objective and subjective difficulties of social self–affirmation, which leads to an increase in the social ill health of students. Namely, young people are a promising age group in terms of creating a social and professional career. Based on the analysis of scientific sources, we have determined the essence of the concept of "social health". It is shown that social health is an area that is fueled by communication with other people. The main directions in the development of socially healthy students are formulated. The article focuses on the social function of physical culture as a means of shaping the social health of students, because physical culture is an integral system that combines the social and biological in human development. The results of the conducted research give grounds to conclude that the promising use of physical culture tools for the formation, maintenance and preservation of the social health of students.

physical education, social health, student youth, higher education, personality development, social groups, competencies, healthy lifestyle