This document outlines India's school health service and program. It discusses the history and development of school health services in India dating back to 1909. It describes common health problems among school children like malnutrition, infectious diseases, and dental issues. The aims and objectives of the program are to promote positive health, prevent diseases, and provide early diagnosis and treatment. The school health program provides services like health checkups, disease prevention, treatment referrals, and nutritional services. It employs strategies like state-level committees, microplanning at local levels, and designating different levels of primary, secondary, and tertiary care facilities to support the school health program.

1. School Health Service and
Programme
Presented By:
Dr.Kalyan Singh
Submitted To :Dr.Kalyan Reedy

2. INTRODUCTION
• School health is an important branch of
community health. according to modern concept,
school health service..
• The beginning of school health service in India
date back to 1909, in Baroda city.
• In 1961 the five year plan, many state provided
for school health and school feeding program.

3. Health problem of the school
child
• Malnutrition
• Infactious diseases
• Intestinal parasites
• Disease of skin, eye and ear
• Dental caries

4. AIM & OBJECTIVES
Comprehensive Care’ for the Health &
Well being of all children.
1. Promotion of Positive Health
2. Prevention of Diseases
3. Early Diagnosis, Treatment & Follow up
of defects.
4. Awakening Health consciousness in
children.
5. Provision of Healthful environment.

5. School Health Programme
Services provided:
• Health check up
• Prevention of communicable disease
• Spot treatment
• Referral services
• Free spectacles
• Free super specialty treatment for Heart ,
Kidney and Cancer disease including renal
transplant
• IEC activities
• Nutritional Services(mdm, Applied Nutritional
Program,specfic Nutrition)

6. Strategies
• A State level Steering Committee, under the
chairmanship of the Health Minister.
• The Steering Committee takes important policy
decisions regarding the School Health Programme
• Meeting of all stake holders.
• Micro planning at PHC level .
• State level master plan.
• Primary, secondary and tertiary care.

7. BASIC
PRIMARY
TERTIARY
SCHOOLS & ANGANWADIS
By Teachers/ASHA/ MPHW
SCHOOLS & ANGANWADIS
By Medical Officers
INSTITUTE / APEX HOSPITALS
Four Levels Of Health Care
SECONDARY CHC / DISTRICT HOSPITALS
By Specialist Doctors

8. School Health Programme 2010-11
• New “School Health week” Concept
• State:- 45 Working Days Programme
• Village level:- Five days Programme
• Involvement of Village Health & Sanitation Committee
/AWW & ICDS staff/ Teachers & Education
Inspectors/ MDM workers/ Panchayat
Department/Waters supply
• Appointment of Nodal officer Village wise
• “Health Exhibition”

9. • The basic strength of School health Programme is
* Widely accessible Communication network
* Easily retrievable health data
* Through micro planning for the entire project
* Appreciation & reward system for theAppreciation & reward system for the
peripheral healthproviderperipheral healthprovider
* Dedicated team for the programmeDedicated team for the programme
* Designated referral centers for the screened outDesignated referral centers for the screened out
childrenchildren
* The beneficial results obtained so farThe beneficial results obtained so far

10. REFERENCE
• BY Textbook :k park
• source- http://mohfw.nic.in/NRHM

11. Thank You