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School Health Programme MODULE-3
Holistic Health
12.1.1 Definition of School Health Programme

W.H.O. states that “An effective school health programme can be one of the
most cost effective investments a nation can make to simultaneously improve
education and health.”

The School Health Program is defined as “the school measures that contribute
to the preservation and enhancement of the health of children and school
personnel, as well as health services healthful living and health education”.
Note
In reality, it is evident that School Health Program has four inter related pillars,
teaching and learning, social and physical environment, health school policy
and partnership and services. It gives the efficacy in school health promotion, in
improving health or preventing disease of every child.

ACTIVITY 12.1

Write a report on School Health Programme in India.

INTEXT QUESTIONS 12.1

Choose the correct answer.

i) What is the aim of School Health Programme?
a) To promote health care of child

b) To promote mid day meal

c) To promote first aid.
ii) When was the School Health Programme introduced in India?

(a) 1942 (b) 1940 (c) 1944

iii) School health programme reduces:

(a) Risk health factor (b) Headache (c) Illness

iv) What is the benefit of School Health Programme ?

(a) treatment a disease (b) improving education & health hygiene
(c) control of anger

v) What steps are involved in your School Health Programme?

(a) Mid day meal and diet

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