Training manual prepared in accordance with the requirements of the GEF VO and PLO in specialties 31. 05. 01 "Therapeutic business", 31. 05. 02 "Pediatrics", 31. 05. 03 "Dentistry", 32. 05. 01 "Medical-preventive business" to study the discipline "Public health and health" on the basis of work programs (2017g. ) and the current curriculum. The manual covers the main legislative and regulatory documents on the organization of social insurance, the tasks of the Social Insurance Fund, types of temporary disability, the timing of the issuance of a disability certificate, the tasks of the Medical Commission and the payment of all types of disability. The training manual is intended for students in specialties 31. 05. 01 "Therapeutic business", 31. 05. 02 "Pediatrics", 31. 05. 03 "Dentistry", 32. 05. 01 "Medical-preventive case" .