School Health Programme

School Health Programme

School health is an important branch of community health nursing. In 1961 the five year plan, school health and school feeding program was started in many states.

Health problems of the school children

·  Infectious diseases

·  Malnutrition

·  Dental carries

·  Intestinal parasites

·  Disease of eye, ear and skin

AIMS

Promotion of Health & Well being of all school children by Comprehensive health care.

Promotion of Positive Health

·  Prevention of Diseases

·  Early Diagnosis and adequate Treatment & Follow up.

·  Promoting Health awareness among children.

·  Provision of Healthy environment.

Services provided in School Health Programme

·  Health check up

·  Prevention of communicable disease

·  Spot treatment

·  Referral services

·  Health education