1. Health appraisal of school children & personal-
These are organized activities,
carried out to assess the physical, mental, emotional and social status of
school pupils. It covers not only students but also teacher and other school
personnel it consist of PERIODIC MEDICAL CHECKUP by school health
team and DAILY MORNING INSPECTION by
school teachers.
2. Remedial measure &
follow up –
Medical examination should be
followed by appropriate treatment follow up special clinic should be conducted
at P.H.C. in rural areas and dispensaries in urban areas. The clinic days &
time should be intemated to all concern school
3. Prevention of communicable diseases-
prevention of communicable diseases is very important
aspect of school health service. Immunization against vaccine preventable
diseases in an important activity of this aspect. Record of all vaccination
done should be maintained in school health record.
4. Healthful environment-
it includes
proper Location, structure, class room furniture lighting water supply and
lavatory facility of school. The
premises should be free from all hazards. Class room should have sufficient
light preferably from the left & should not from front. There should be
independent source of safe water supply. Which should be continuous and
distributed from taps
5. Nutritional services-
The diet of school children should
contain all nutrients in proper proportion adequate for maintenance of optimal
health studies shows that nutritional disorder are widely prevalent among
school children particularly deficiencies related protein and vitamin..
6. First Aid &
emergency care-
school teachers
should be trained to provide first aid and emergency care to students in case
of any emergency. There should be arrangement of school health post end
appointment of school health nurse in the school should be considered
7. Mental health-
Mental health of
school children is very important because anxiety disorder behaviour problems
and Juvenile delinquency are are common in the school so so there should be
arrangement of guidance and counselling under School Health Programme
8. Dental health –
There are many diseases such as
dental caries inflammation of gums and bleeding gums among school. Proper
Dental Care arrangement should be made.
During health school services activities children should be explained proper
use of toothbrush and cleaning of teeth.
9. Eye health –
During school
health services eye refractory errors and eye infections should be detected
as early as possible and treatment and follow up should be done
10. Health
education –
Health education is a very important
aspect of school health service because just by providing health education we
can prevent many diseases in school children and promote health easily
11. Education of
handicapped children –
School health services also includes
proper care to the handicapped child. Theses children should be able to reach
the maximum potential and lead as normal life as possible and this will be
possible by providing proper assistance to the children as well as their
parents with the support of some NGOs in welfare agencies
12. Proper
maintenance of school health record-
A cumulative school health record is
very important. school health records should contain personal information about
children their family, medical history, surgical history and all the services
provided to the child including immunization and treatment of disorders
detected during the the school Health Programme
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