COMPONENTS OF SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES.pptx

COMPONENTS OF SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES AND SCHOOL HEALTH PROBLEMS

1. COMPONENTS OF SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES

2. COMPONENTS OF SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES Health Promotive and Protective Services Wholesome school environment Maintenance of personal hygiene Nutritional services

3. Physical and recreational activities Promotion of mental health Health education immunization

4. 2. Therapeutic Service Health appraisal Treatment and follow up First aid and emergency care Specialized health services

5. 3. Rehabilitative Services Care of the handicapped 4. School Health Records

6. SCHOOL HEALTH PROBLEMS Health Problems Malnutrition Infectious diseases Intestinal parasites diseases of skin, eye and ear Dental caries

7. Behavioral problem Antisocial problem – stealing, lying, gambling, destructiveness, sexual offence. 2. Habit disorders – nail biting, thumb sucking, bed wetting

8. 3. Personality disorders – temper tantrum, shyness, day dreaming, and jealousy 4. Educational difficulties - Backwardness in study, school fear, school failure

9. SCHOOL HEALTH TEAM The school principal The school teacher The parents The community The children The medical officer The school health nurse

10. The school principal To ensure the program has been approved by the administrative authority. Setup a school health committee/ school health council to work out the school health plan. Ensure that teachers are adequately trained for health care of school-children.

11. Provide facilities for school health activities. Make sure that proper health records are maintained. Ensure that parents are involved and follow up of children is done.

12. The school Teacher Daily inspection of children for personal hygiene and cleanliness. Observation of children’s deviation from normal health, behavior, any communicable disease, and malnutrition. Help in control of communicable diseases. Refferal of child having any problem to school health clinic for further action.

13. Informing the parents and maintaining follow up Help in providing safe environmental sanitation. Giving first aid an emergency care to children. Maintaining health records of children.

14. The Parents They can help in correction of defects if any and follow up on children found sick. They can help in formation of good healthful living habits and behavior. Through PTA the parents can be involved in planning, organizing and implementing of school health program.

15. The Community Providing suitable land for school building. Providing funds and labor in building proper school. Participation in school health committees or council and contribute in formulation of school health policies and plan. Participate in implementation of program activities. Motivating parents to send their children to school.

16. The Children Learn values of medical and health examinations, personal hygiene, good nutrition, environmental sanitation. Co-operate in various aspects of school health program. Develop positive habits and healthful living activities as educated upon. Extend this knowledge to other members of the family, and neighborhood.