[The health aspects of the ecological problem in Bulgaria--the territorial settlement characteristics].

In the conditions of denaturated natural environment, quite complicated ecological conditions and constant deterioration of the health and demographic status, the material represents: a new methodical approach for assessing the interaction "environment-health", giving a picture of its multifactor stimulation; the basic features of the characteristics of the local health and demographic potential of the population of Bulgaria in territorial settlement aspect and underlined the negative tendencies and their changes, observed in dynamics; backed with arguments necessity for introduction of health and demographic criteria and conducting a policy for determination of the ecological risk and solving the problems, related to the evaluation and promotion of the environmental settlements conditions. Without formulation and introduction of criteria there will be no result in the ecological development of the environment of settlements, for they will make possible the evaluation and control of the effectiveness at taking into consideration the health interest of the population.