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MODULE-3 School Health Programme
Holistic Health
iii) On which development of child can school health condition impact?

a) Physical development
b) Social development

c) all round development.

12.2.3 Health Education
Note Health education is the most important part of the school health programme. It
consists of teaching numerous types of health information including safety
education, personal hygiene, environmental health and family life. The goal of
health education should be to bring about beneficial changes in health knowledge,
in mind-set, in practice; and not only that but to teach children a set of rules of
hygiene also.
Features of Health Education

Some features of Health Education are as follows:

Health related knowledge can be obtained by
studying health education, while considering
a variety of topics.

Maintenance of school health record. These
records are very helpful in monitoring and
evaluating school health programme and it
provides linkage between the school, the
home and, the community.

Provides curative services which include Source: commissaryconnection.
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wherever possible and referral for a special problem.

A foundation of support to every child and adolescent.

Well-implemented health education has been shown to improve the school
achievement.

Active student involvement, every school child is a health worker.

Daily morning inspection of each child in order to know the sign of illness

INTEXT QUESTIONS 12.4

1) Which type of health information be given to students?

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