Community Health Nursing GNM 3rd, BSc (N) 4th, PB BSc 2nd, MSc 2nd

1. Mr.Veeresh Demashetti
MSc (N) Community Health Nursing

3. SCHOOL HEALTH
School health refers to the state of complete
physical, mental and spiritual well being and not
merely absence of diseases or infirmity among
pupils, teachers and other school personnel.
-K K Gulani

4. SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES
It refers to the need based comprehensive
services rendered to pupils ,teachers and other
personnel in the school to promote protect their
health and prevent and control disease and
maintain health

6. • School children constitute a vital and substantial
segment of the population.
• School children are the vulnerable section of the
population by virtue of their physical, Mental,
emotional and social growth and development during
this period.
• School children are exposed to various stressful
situations. This situations may cause mental
problems, negative attitude, affect growth and
development.

7. • Children coming to school belong to different socio
economic and cultural backgrounds which affect their
health and nutritional status and require help and
guidance in promoting protecting and maintain their
health and nutritional status.
• Children in school age are prone to get specific health
problem. Various acute and chronic conditions which
can be encountered during health period

9. AIM
To protect, promote and maintain health of school
children and reduce morbidity and mortality in
them.

10. OBJECTIVES
• Create health consciousness among school health children , their
parents and teachers.
• Provide healthy and safe environment which is conducive to
comprehensive development of children.
• Impart health information and conduct health education on various
aspects of healthful living in school, home and community.
• Prevent communicable and non communicable diseases.

11. • Identify and treat any abnormalities /defects/diseases as
early as possible and do the necessary referral and follow
up.
• Involve teacher ,students and their parents in the
management of health aspects.
• Help the teachers and children make constructive and
protective use of co curricular and extracurricular
activities

12. PRINCIPLES
• School health services should be based on health needs of
children
• School health services should be planned in coordination
with school, health personnel, parents and community
people
• School health services should be pa part of community
health services
• School health services should emphasize on promotive
and preventive aspects.

13. • School health services should emphasise on health
education to promote,protect,improve and maintain health
of children and staff.
• School health services should emphasise on learning
through active and desirable participation.
• School health services should be continuos and ongoing
process.
• School health services should be ongoing and continuous
programme.
• School health services should have an effective system of
record keeping and reporting.

15. BEHAVIOURAL
PROBLEMS
OTHER
PROBLEMS

17. WHOLESOME SCHOOL
ENVIRONMENT
MAINTENANCE OF
PERSONAL HYGIENE
Health promotive and
protective services

18. NUTRITIONAL
SERVICES
RECRETIONAL
ACTIVITIES

19. MENTAL HEALTH OF
CHILDREN
HEALTH EDUCATION
IMMUNIZATION

20. THERAPUTIC
MEASURES
HEALTH APPRAISAL
TREATMENT AND
FOLLOW UP

21. FIRST AID AND EMERGENCY CARE

22. REHABILITATIVE
SERVICES

23. SCHOOL HEALTH RECORDS

25. THE PRINCIPAL
• Setup a school health
committee
• Approval For school
health programme
• Ensure teachers
training.
• Ensure maintenance of
health records
• Ensure the parents
participation in child
care

26. THE SCHOOL TEACHER
• Daily inspection of children
• Daily observation of
children
• Help in control
communicable diseases
• Referral of children
• Informing parents about
maintain follow up
• Maintenance of record
• Giving first Aid emergency
care

27. THE PARENTS
• Providing information
regarding past and present
history of medical problems
and immunization status.
• Participate and co-operate in
physical , medical examination
of children .
• Help in correction of defects
• Involved in planning,
implementation and evaluation
of school health programme.

28. THE COMMUNITY
• Providing suitable land for
school building.
• Providing funds and labor in
building proper school.
• Participation in school health
committees and contributes the
information activities
• Participation and
implementation of programme
activities.
• Motivating parents to send
their children to the school and
take care of their health

29. THE CHILDREN
• Learn values of medical and
health examination, personal
hygiene, good nutrition,
environmental sanitation etc.
• Co –operate in various
aspects of school health
programme.
• Develop positive habits and
healthful living activities as
educated upon
• Extend this knowledge to
other members of the family
and neighborhood etc.

30. THE MEDICAL OFFICER
• Making diagnosis.
• Prescribe the treatment.
• Making referral to the specialists.
• Ensuring follow up of the
children.
• Initiating promotive and
preventive programme.
• Inspection of school environment
and sanitation.
• Holding meetings with parents
and teachers.
• Ensuring maintenance of records
and reports.
• Evaluation of programme

31. THE SCHOOL
HEALTH NURESE
• Health promotion and
specific protection
• Early diagnosis and
treatment
• Prevention of complications
and rehabilitation
• Liaison activities
• Co –ordination
• Evaluation
• Training and guidance

32. School Health Programs
• Rastriya Bal Swasthya Karyakram (RBSK)
• Mid-Day Meal Scheme
• Other Programs
 School Eye Screening Program
 School Mental Health Program
 School Dental Health Program
 School AIDS Education Program

33. Thank You