🏫 SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMES
In schools,
health education can be effectively delivered through a combination of three
major programs:
🔹 Imparting
health education through formal and informal methods
🔹 Providing
health services
🔹 Conducting
health supervision
These three
components together contribute to the all-round development of the child’s
physical, mental, and social well-being.
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I. IMPARTING HEALTH EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS:
Health education
may be imparted to students using both formal and informal instructional
techniques that influence behavior and promote awareness.
Formal
Instruction in Health Education and Guidance 📚
Formal
instruction can be conducted through the following techniques:
🔸
Teaching in Subjects
- In Biology: human physiology,
nutrition, hygiene, and communicable diseases
- In Physical Education, Home
Science, and Social Science: health-related content
🔸
Special Health Classes
- Special sessions on hygiene,
diet, safety, etc.
- Practical learning via NCC,
NSS, and Red Cross
🔸
Cleanliness Responsibility & Rewards
- Rotational group assignments for
classroom cleanliness
- Best performing group gets rewards/prizes
🔸
Guest Lectures with Visuals
- Experts present interactive
lectures with visuals and Q&A
- Includes topics like family
welfare programs
Informal
Instruction in Health Education and Guidance 📚
(i) Printed
Materials 📰
📌
Display or distribute:
- Posters, pamphlets, leaflets,
newspaper articles
- Highlight diseases,
prevention, hygiene tips
🖌️
Collaborative poster-making on:
- Balanced diet, yoga, personal
hygiene, communicable diseases
📍
Display in hallways and classrooms
(ii) Films
and Film Strips 🎬
🎥
Show:
- Documentaries on disease
prevention, safety, first aid
- PowerPoint slides on personal
hygiene, cleanliness habits
(iii) Radio & TV 📺
- Short films, jingles, skits on health
awareness
- Topics: Balanced diet,
hygiene, communicable diseases
(iv) Educational
Field Trips 🧭
🚌
Visit:
- Hospitals, Red Cross, yoga
centers, health fairs, fitness clubs
📝
Pre-plan the trip, conduct post-trip discussions, and collect student
reports
(v) Health
Week Celebration 🎉
📅
Organize:
- Health talks, exhibitions,
rallies, sanitation work
- Student-driven awareness programs
in nearby areas
(vi) Formation of Health Clubs 💬
👥
Health clubs promote:
- Debates, skits, poster displays,
lectures
- Student awareness of health
laws and sanitation
🩺
II. PROVIDING HEALTH SERVICES IN SCHOOLS
🧾
Meaning of School Health Services
🔹
Provide preventive, promotive, curative, and rehabilitative care
🔹 Cover students,
teachers, and school staff
🎯
Objectives of School Health Services
🔹
Promote positive health
🔹 Prevent
diseases
🔹 Detect
& treat illness early
🔹 Raise
health awareness
🔹 Ensure
safe environment
👨⚕️Health
Team in School
🔹
Headmaster
🔹 Medical
Officer
🔹 Teachers
& Physical Ed. Teachers
🔹 Parents
& Community Leaders
🩻
Key Aspects of School Health Services
Health Appraisal
& Record Maintenance
- Conduct annual health check-ups
- Maintain health records
with follow-ups
Remedial Measures
& Follow-up
- Provide treatment via clinics
or tie-ups with local doctors
Prevention of
Communicable Diseases
- Run vaccination drives
- Handle contagious cases with care
& isolation
Providing
Healthful Environment
- Clean campus, separate toilets, midday meals, drinking
water
- Proper lighting &
ventilation
Nutritional
Services
- Serve balanced meals
- Provide Iron & Albendazole
tablets
First Aid &
Emergency Care
- Maintain first aid kit
- Train staff for emergency
response
🧑🏫
Role of Teachers in School Health Services
Daily Inspection
🔹
Spot signs like:
- Cough, rash, fever, fatigue,
watery eyes, etc.
Developing Health Habits
🔹
Personal Hygiene: Clean nails, teeth, hair, etc.
🔹 Food
Habits: Safe food, wash hands, drink boiled water
🔹 Exercise:
Encourage daily workouts and good rest
🔧
Additional School Health Services
- Health sessions by wellness
ambassadors
- Screening via RBSK
- Provision of IFA, Albendazole,
sanitary pads
- Maintain e-health records
- Teacher training in first aid
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III. SCHOOL HEALTH SUPERVISION
🏫
Supervision of School Campus
Ensuring a safe
and hygienic learning environment through regular checks and maintenance.
🌬️
Lighting & Ventilation
- Natural light and cross-ventilation
- Windows at proper height and
angle
🪑
Classroom Furniture
- Ergonomic desks/chairs to support
posture
- Blackboard visibility with
adequate lighting
⏱️
Short Intervals
- Brief breaks prevent fatigue
& support concentration
🚽
Toilets & Drainage
- Clean toilets with water supply
and proper drainage
- Separate facilities for boys and
girls
🧽
Cleanliness & Disinfection
- Weekly cleaning & quarterly
disinfection
- Dusting, greasing of
windows/doors
🚰
Safe Drinking Water
- Cleaned and chlorinated water
tanks
- Accessible and safe drinking
points
🧑⚕️
Annual Medical Examination
- Conducted at the start of the
academic year
- Update health files accordingly
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Periodic Health Check-Up
- Spot and refer students with
symptoms like vomiting, rashes, etc.
🏥
School Clinic & First Aid
- Keep supplies ready
- Ensure periodic checks for
emergency preparedness
💉
Vaccination Programs
- Ensure full student coverage
in immunization campaigns
🏃♀️
Physical Training
- Mandatory participation in sports,
yoga, and exercise
📁
Health Record Maintenance
- Regular updates with headmaster’s
signature every 6 months
🧼
Promoting Clean Habits
- Encourage students to maintain personal
and environmental hygiene
🎓
Conclusion
The School
Health Education Programme is crucial in laying the foundation of a healthy
nation. Through coordinated efforts in instruction, services, and supervision,
schools can mould students into aware, strong, and healthy citizens. A child
nurtured with good health today becomes a responsible and productive citizen
tomorrow. 🌱💪
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