[The health characteristics of the population dwelling the northern territories].

The role of the latitudinal gradient in the deepening of the regional differentiation of population health and in the effectiveness of the medical care organization is considered. The analysis of the actual trends in mortality, morbidity and medical aid appealability in the context of the three singled out groups of the Russian Federation subjects is given. The latitudinal differentiation of the basic public health indicators and their dependency on the resource supply and the workload of health care system is demonstrated. The need to take into account these characteristics in the process of elaboration of the social policy on the federal and regional levels is emphasized.