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This study was conducted to determine health perceptions and healthy lifestyle behaviors of vocational school of health services students. The population of this descriptive study was composed of all students (890 students) who continued their education and training at Gölhisar Health Vocational High School between March-June 2019, and the sample consisted of 600 students participating in the study. The data were obtained by “Personal Information Form”, developed by the researchers, “Health Perception Scale (HPS)” and “Healthy LifeStyle Behaviors Scale (HLSBS)”. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test and Spearman correlation analysis. 88.5% of the participants were aged between 18 and 21 years, 70.8% of them were female students and 39.5% of them studied at the department of Medical Documentation and Secretariat. The students’ average total score of HPS was 50.61±6.61 and their average total score of HLSBS was 123.05±19.93. A statistically significant difference was found between the variables of the department, grades and general health status of the students and the HPS and HLSBS. A weak and positive correlation was determined between the students' HPS total score and HLSBS total score (p=0.000, r=0.196). It was found that as health perception of vocational health school students increased, so did their healthy lifestyle behaviors. It may be recommended that optional subjects be included in curriculums and courses and seminars be organized in order to maximize health perceptions and healthy lifestyle behaviors.

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