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The article discusses the formation of a healthy lifestyle among students in Russian universities. It is noted that to the universities the most talented and motivated young people enter, who in the near future will take an important position in the socio-political, social, recreational, educational, spiritual, cultural, industrial, environmental, etc. activities of the country. Therefore, on the sound mental and physical health of future specialists there depends largely the full implementation of the basic plan for the future development of Russia. Meanwhile, as shown by a number of researches of the scientists at the beginning of the XXI century, the real health of students turns out to be on a low level. The lifestyle of young people is far from that which is indicated in the psychological and educational literature as a «healthy lifestyle». The lifestyle is characterized by disorganization, some students to engage in unhealthy behaviors and even bad habits. Meanwhile, most of the students and their parents, according to the opinion polls, believe that it is in the higher education institution that they should be able to obtain correct knowledge and skills for organizing a healthy lifestyle. An analysis of this problem on the national level has led to an important undertaking: the organization, since 2009, of the annual All-Russian competition for the title of «University of the Russian way of life». The article highlights the activities of the Altai State Medical University within the program of All-Russian competition and nationwide movement in the direction of «higher education institution of a healthy lifestyle».