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AIILSG Book 2 chapter 8 School health and nutrition services are services provided through the school system to improve the health and well-being of children and in some cases whole families and the broader community.
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- 1. School health Dr. Chhavi Bajaj Dental surgeon AIILSG
- 2. School health School health and nutrition services are services provided through the school system to improve the health and well-being of children and in some cases whole families and the broader community.
- 3. Objectives The promotion of positive health The prevention of diseases Early diagnosis, treatment and follow up Awakening of health consciousness Provision of healthful environment
- 4. Motives to prevent Malnutrition Infectious diseases Intestinal parasites Skin diseases Eye and ear infections Dental caries
- 5. Promotion of health High standard of cleanliness Safe water Clean sanitary Education about proper use of facilities Supplement diet Personal hygiene Exercise and posture correction
- 6. Healthcare of school going children Large population is covered Personality development Right to have health services Primordial prevention Group living Captive population Active participation Reaching community through children
- 7. Organising school health services ● Independently directly with schools ● Publically with the help of NGO, government or some other organisations Frequency- Three times a year it should be done
- 8. Aim Physical mental and social growth of child Learning efficiency Reduction of absenteeism Treatment of minor ailment Prevention of communicable diseases Physical and health education Special service for handicapped children
- 9. Components of school health services Environmental School health checkups Special services Supervisory Health education Record
- 11. School health check ups Skin Scalp Eyes Nose Throat Mouth Ear Teeth Neck Chest Abdomen Genitalia Lower extremities Upper extremities Anthropometry Behavioral
- 12. Special services Middle school meal Supplementary nutrition Physical education Indoor outdoor games Ophthalmic and dental camps Population and sex education Psychometry audiometry and speech therapy
- 13. Supervisory MPW of PHC School health nurse Teachers Finally by MO( Medical officer) Should be done once in an year
- 14. Health education A process aimed at encouraging people to want to be healthy, to know how to stay healthy, to do what they can individually and collectively to maintain health and to seek help when needed ● To encourage people to adopt and sustain a health promoting lifestyle and practices. ● To promote the proper use of health services available to them. ● To arouse interest, provide new knowledge, improve skill and change attitudes in making rational decisions to solve their own problems. ● To stimulate individual and community self-reliance and participation to achieve health development through individual and community involvement at every step from identifying problems to solving them
- 15. Record Independent health record It should consist of- Complete biodata History records Problems detected Pattern of growth Development Immunization status