School Health programme and role of teacher in school health program. For B.Ed.

1. Role of Teacher in School health programme
Presented By:
Majjarib Khan
University: Baba Ghulam Shah
Badshah University Rajouri

2. Introduction:-
School Health Programme is one of the important components of total Health
Care Delivery System in the State, which helps in keeping close watch on the
health of school going children. It is an admitted fact that the children are the
future of the Nation. If the children are healthy, the Nation is bound to be
strong. In the light of these observations, it was felt that the school health
services should be developed as an integral part of the health care delivery
system. Govt. of India have emphasized the importance of the medical check-
up of Primary and secondary classes school going children. Keeping in the
importance of the programme of medical check-up of school going children
the programme was launched all over the State w.e.f. 1.8.81 with the available
existing medical and Para-medical staff of PHCs, SHCs and CHCs.

3. Cont…...
Under this programme all the school going children up to secondary
Classes of Govt. And Private Govt. Aided were to be examined at least
once in the academic year for Primary twice a year. The referral services
are being done at all PHC hospitals. It was highly essential to establish
School Health Clinics at District Headquarter. According to this School
Health Clinics was established at District Headquarter in the phased
manner. The magnitude of the problem is very big in the sense that
there are about 40 lakh students’ up to 12th classes who need to be
examined during the year in Primary, middle, high and senior secondary
school according to No. of schools list provided by the Education Deptt.

4. Role of Teacher in School health
programme.❖ Assess School health needs, planning, organizing and
implementation of school activities.
❖ Promotes the health of the school children.
❖ Daily inspection of children for personal hygiene and
cleanliness.
❖ Daily inspection of evidence of any deviation from
normal health behaviour, malnutrition/communicable
diseases.

5. Cont……..
❖ Referral of child having any problem to school
health clinic.
❖ Informing the parents and maintaining follow up.
❖ Giving first aid and emergency care to children.
❖ Imparting health education.
❖ Maintaining the record of anthropometric
measurements.
❖ Help in control of communicable diseases.

6. Cont…….
❖ Participation in health education
program.
❖ Supporting mental health.
❖ Organiser.
❖ Supervisor.
❖ Planner.
❖ Trainer.
❖ Counselor.