School health services provide comprehensive preventive, promotive, curative, and rehabilitative services to school children, teachers, and staff. They aim to raise health awareness in future generations. School health services began in India in 1909 but were underdeveloped until the 1960s when state governments began implementing school health and feeding programs. The objectives of modern school health programs are to promote positive health, prevent diseases, diagnose and treat disorders early, follow-up on identified issues, and provide a healthful school environment. Common health problems addressed include malnutrition, communicable diseases, worm infestations, dental issues, mental health problems, skin problems, eye problems, and ear problems.

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2. SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES
“School health services is the comprehensive i.e.
integrated preventive, promotive ,curative &
rehabilitative services to the school children &
the teachers & all the supportive staff
& provide remedial measure & referral services when
it is needed”.

3. School health services……
School health is an important branch of
Community Health Nursing. According to
modern concept, school health services is an
economical and powerful means of raising
community health, and more important,
awareness about health in future generation .

4. School health services…… HISTORY
 The beginning of school health services in India dates back to
1909, when for the first time medical examination of school
children was carried out in Baroda city. The Bhore committee
1946, reported that school health services were practically
nonexistent in India, and where they existed, they were in
under-developed state. In 1953, the secondary education
committee emphasized the need for medical examination of
pupils and school feeding programmes .in 1960 , the Govt . of
India constituted a school health committee to assess the
standards of health and nutrition of school children . The
committee submitted report in 1961, which include very useful
recommendations. during the five year plans , many state
governments have provided for school health , and school
feeding programmes .

5. SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM
In 1977 centrally sponsored school health
program was started. In 1979 the school
health scheme was handed over to states for
implementation. Now all states have their own
school health programs but main objectives
and activities are more or less same.

6. OBJECTIVES OF SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM
01. The promotion of positive health
02. The prevention of diseases among school children.
03. Early diagnosis , treatment for disorders among school
children
04. Follow-up of defects identified.
05. Awakening health consciousness in school children.
06. The provision of healthful school environment

7. HEALTH PROBLEMS OF THE SCHOOL CHILDREN
Any discussion of a school health services must be
based on the local health problems of the school child,
theses may fall in the following categories
01 Malnutrition.- protein energy malnutrition and
deficiency diseases.
02 Communicable diseases.- includes measles, chicken
pox, typhoid, tuberculosis, hepatitis etc.
03 worm infestation.- Tapeworm, round worm , hook
worm etc.
04 Dental problems.- dental carries gum inflammation
and bleeding gums

8. HEALTH PROBLEMS OF THE SCHOOL
CHILDREN…….
05 Mental Health Problems. Maladjustment, autism,
anxiety disorder dyslexia etc.
06 Skin problems.- scabies warts eczema acne etc.
07 Eye Problems. Eye infection, mayopia,
hypermetropia etc.
08 Ear problems. Otitis media and hearing diorders.

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