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School Health Programme MODULE-3
Holistic Health
2) Explain the goal of Health Education?

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3) Explain the main four features of Health Education in School?

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12.3 ORGANIZATION OF SCHOOL HEALTH
PROGRAMME

There is no stable pattern of school health administration in India as well as in
other countries. Health of the school child is the main responsibility of the parents,
teacher, stakeholders, health administrators and the community. The school health
committee set up by the government of India in 1960 recommended that it should
be an integral part of the general hearth services.

Features of Organizing School Health Programme

In each school, a health council and health committee should be constituted.

Health committee should provide leadership and guidance to the health
education programme in the school, which will assist the welfare of
community.

The members of this council should include the head of the school, the
school medical advisor, health coordinator, various teachers, students and
parents’ representatives like school management committee members.

Every school should have a counselor, trained teacher of first aid, nutritionist
or a dentist.

Medical advisor/doctor should be full time or part time in the school because
students need medical care and emergency care anytime.

Health coordinator is most important and responsible person for well
implementation of school health programme in school. He/she may be head
of the department, Principal and physical educationist.

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