INTRODUCTION :

The school age is a formative period, physically as well as mentally, transforming the school child into a promising adult.Health habits formed at this stage will be carried to the adult age, old age and even to the next generation.Thus school health service is a forum for the improvement of the health of the nation.
Help student disseminate health and hygiene education messages to their  parents and community. This phenomenon is termed as child to child, and  child to community transmission of information relating to health care and  disease control.

OBJECTIVES

At the end of this course student will be able to learn about
  • Concept of school health service
  • Objectives of school health service
  • School health team
  • Responsibilities of school Medical doctor
  • Screening of school children
  • Components of healthy school environment
  • Various health Problems of school children

  REFERANCES

  • k park's textbook of preventive and social medicine 23rd Edition
  • Public health and community medicine by Mohammad IIiyas

Course Material