Introduction. Modern challenges, caused by the continuing trend of weakening health of the population, especially the younger generation, are addressed to the education system, the purpose of which is not only to give students the necessary knowledge, but, above all, to form in them a systematic worldview regarding life, human health, coupled with the well-being of the surrounding natural, natural and social environment. In this regard, the problem of training teachers who have the readiness and ability to engage in health-preserving activities and develop a culture of health among students becomes urgent. The purpose of the article is the theoretical substantiation, development and implementation in the educational process of a pedagogical university of preparing students for the implementation of extracurricular health-preserving activities in educational organizations.

Materials and methods. The main method that was used in the research process is the analysis of psychological-pedagogical, environmental-valeological, medical-biological, scientific-methodological literature on the research problem, as well as existing practical experience in preparing future teachers for health-saving activities. The empirical methods used were questionnaires, observation, and analysis of the results of practical activities of students of the South Ural State Humanitarian and Pedagogical University who were mastering the master’s program “Tutor in Health Preservation” and took part in the study.

Results. The conducted research made it possible to substantiate the importance and necessity of introducing disciplines into the educational process of a pedagogical university that ensure adequate preparation of future teachers for the implementation of extracurricular health-preserving activities in educational organizations. The basic concepts of the problem under study are revealed: “health conservation”, “health culture”, “extracurricular activities for health conservation”. The sequence of stages in the formation of the readiness of master's students of South-Ural state Humanities-Pedagogical University to implement extracurricular activities on health conservation is described. The results of diagnostic work are presented, indicating the success of the work carried out on the identified research problem.

Discussion. Domestic scientists and teachers pay great attention to the problem of developing in the younger generation a culture of health, a holistic worldview on the life and health of a person, society, maintaining a healthy and safe lifestyle, as well as the health of the natural, natural-social environment, the biosphere as a whole, which ensures the prosperous existence of humans on the planet. An analysis of research in this area showed the importance of educational work with students, where extracurricular activities play one of the leading roles. In this regard, it is necessary to introduce preparation programs for extracurricular activities into professional pedagogical education.

Conclusion. The process of forming the readiness of students of a pedagogical university to carry out extracurricular health-preserving activities in educational organizations will be effective if the following conditions are met: the health-preserving educational environment of the pedagogical university should become a system-forming factor in this process; a comprehensive diagnostic work is needed, aimed at taking into account the interests of students in the field of health conservation; a program for developing readiness for extracurricular health-preserving activities should cover all types of activities in which students are invited to take part: academic, research, educational: one of the leading means of training in question is an open information space in the conditions of correspondence education.

A theoretical justification was carried out for the need to include training programs for extracurricular health-preserving activities in the curricula of pedagogical universities.

The basic concepts of the research problem «health conservation», «culture of health», «extra-curricular activities for health conservation» are revealed.

The stages of formation of students’ readiness for extracurricular health-preserving activities have been identified.

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