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INTRODUCTION SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAMME -IMPORTANCE
-OBJECTIVES -COMPONENTS
INTRODUCTION
A school is an institution for educating learners. Health according to WHO is School health services are the preventive and curative services provided for the promotion of the health status of learners and staff. It is a component of school health programme.
INTRODUCTION (continued)
The WHOs expert committee on school health services as far back as 1950 said to learn effectively, children need good health.
IMPORTANCE
School age children are between the ages of 5 to 15 years of age, and they form of the worlds population with about half of them in schools. They undergo rapid physical and mental development at this age. They are very moldable at this age. They are tomorrows leaders. They are the survivors of the high childhood mortality and so may bear the sequelae of these diseases.
IMPORTANCE
Research has shown that nutritional deficiences and poor health are some of the major causes of low school enrollment, high absenteesim, early drop out and poor school performance. Brocklington in 1960 said education is fundamental to health and health to education.
OBJECTIVES
Promotion and maintenance of healthy growth and development in all school children. To inculcate the principles of good health into school children. To control the spread of communicable diseases among school children. To promote optimum sanitary condition of the school. Promotion of school and community collaboration.
OBJECTIVES (continued)
To appraise the health status of school children in order to detect any physical or mental defect early that may deter benefiting fully from his education. To offer good guidance in the choice of professions. Provision of social educational therapy for handicapped children. Provision of emergency care for school children. Protection and promotion of the health of the school personnel
OBJECTIVES (continued)
Summarily, the objectives are to ensure that every child is as healthy as possible to obtain the full benefit from their education.
COMPONENTS
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. School health services (-Basic medical care) Healthful school environment School health education (-Health instruction) School feeding services School, home and community relationships
Social
CONCLUSION
Like the saying goes health is wealth. Hence, the right steps should be taken to safeguard the health of this age group because they are tomorrows leaders and also to maximise the returns of the nations investment in education.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Commitment by all parties concerned. Funding by governmental and non governmental agencies. Unannounced sanitary inspection rounds. The medical records should be analysed. Incentives to pupils and schools which meet the standards.
Short textbook of public health medicine for the tropics, Lucas A.O & Gilles G.M Paediatrics and children health in a tropical region, chapter 62, Akani AO & Nkanginieme KEO National school health policy by the Federal ministry of education, 2006. Policy guidelines on school sanitation by the federal republic of Nigeria, 2005 www.healthiersf.org www.who.int
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