New ICT as a threat to physical development and health of a modern human or a means of propaganda of healthy living

Abstract

The purpose of the work is to determine the influence of new ICT on physical development and health of a modern human by the example and experience of Russia and to develop practical recommendations for using new ICT for propaganda of healthy living, which allow overcoming negative consequences of their distribution and maximizing positive effect. It is achieved with the help of regression analysis. The information base for analysis includes the materials of the World Economic Forum (the Global Information Technology Report) and the Federal State Statistics Service of the RF for 2005-2016. As a result, it is concluded that new ICT have contradictory influence on physical development and health of a modern human. On the one hand, usage of new ICT could lead to aggravation of vision and to obesity. On the other hand, new ICT are a highly-effective means of propaganda of healthy living, as they allow covering mass audience with minimum expenditures of time and finances. Their positive influence on physical development and health of a modern human is very vivid in modern Russia. Growth of accessibility and active usage of new ICT over the recent years led to triple increase of the number of members of sports clubs. The authors offer practical recommendations for using new ICT for propaganda of healthy living, which allow overcoming negative manifestations of their distribution and maximizing the positive effect.