On November 30, 2023, Anatoly BOSENKO, Professor of the Department of Biology and Health Care of Ushynsky University, the guarantor of the EPP Secondary Education (Natural Sciences) held an open scientific seminar "Critical analysis of the state of health of children and youth, technologies for its assessment and problems of training today's pedagogical specialists" , dedicated to one of the most urgent issues of our time, namely the state of health and intellectual development of children and youth at the current stage of ontogenesis. The seminar was attended by students of the first year of the second (master's) level of higher education, specialty 014 Secondary Education (Natural Sciences). The issue received warm feedback from listeners and active participation in its discussion.