Introduction. It is worth assessing attitudes towards health and a healthy lifestyle of children and adolescents, because during this period of life they are shaped most intensively, very often during testing of various behaviours, including dangerous ones. Aim. The aim of the study was to learn about the attitudes of children and young people, within the education system, towards health and a healthy lifestyle, by assessing the perception of this issue by adults – parents and persons managing the teaching and the educational process. Methods and materials. 52 interviews were conducted with opinion leaders directly related to the environment of functioning of students at individual stages of education covered by compulsory schooling. Results. The surveyed parents, and people conducting extracurricular activities, negatively assess the attitudes of students towards health and a healthy lifestyle. Most teachers notice positive attitudes of children towards health, mainly in the cognitive component of attitude, however, they draw attention to deficiencies in desired behaviours. The surveyed psychologists mostly negatively assess the attitudes of students towards health and taking care of it. They notice deficiencies in the scope of awareness of using psychological help among both students and parents. Conclusion. Noticeable, increased awareness of students in the field of health does not necessarily translate into appropriate behaviours in practice, which suggests the need for greater concentration of teachers on the educational process in the area of health education, including attractive experiences that arouse positive emotions. It is necessary to work systematically on appropriate attitudes, especially through interventions in the environment where the student functions, i.e., also in the virtual space, as well as placing model attitudes in the pop culture of new media. It also seems necessary to reflect on the preparation of future and the improvement of currently working teachers in the area of modern, salutogenic understanding of health.