diff --git a/app/api/endpoints/health.py b/app/api/endpoints/health.py
index f9ba1a8..81b3e91 100644
--- a/app/api/endpoints/health.py
+++ b/app/api/endpoints/health.py
@@ -1,15 +1,11 @@
-from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends
-from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
-
-from app.db.session import get_db
+from fastapi import APIRouter
 
 router = APIRouter()
 
 
 @router.get("", summary="Health check endpoint")
-def health_check(db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+def health_check():
     """
     Health check endpoint that verifies the application is running
-    and database connection is working
     """
     return {"status": "ok", "message": "Todo API is running"}
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diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index ad99045..b869736 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -23,6 +23,15 @@ if settings.BACKEND_CORS_ORIGINS:
         allow_headers=["*"],
     )
 
+# Root-level health check endpoint
+@app.get("/health", tags=["health"])
+async def root_health_check():
+    """
+    Root-level health check endpoint that verifies the application is running.
+    This endpoint is used by monitoring systems to check if the service is alive.
+    """
+    return {"status": "ok", "message": "Todo API is running"}
+
 app.include_router(api_router, prefix=settings.API_V1_STR)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":