School health team & role of CHN

Introduction-school health team It comprises of : school medical officer School health nurse An auxiliary health worker Teacher Parents Students representatives Community

Functions of the team

Important role in promoting the health of the school children

Assess school health needs, planning, organizing and implementation of school activities

Evaluates the school health programme and its activities implemented

Future planning

School principal-responsibility

Ensure that school health programme has approval and support of the school administrative authority

Ensures school teachers are adequately trained for health care of school children.

Ensures Parents are involved in follow up of the school children

Provide facilities for implementation of school health activities

Set up a school health committee Maintenance of health records

The School Teacher-Functions Daily inspection of children for personal hygiene and

cleanliness Daily inspection for evidence of any deviation from

normal health, behaviour, malnutrition /communicable diseases.

Referral of child having any problem to school health clinic

Informing the parents and maintaining follow up Giving first aid and emergency care to children Imparting health education Maintaining the record of anthropometric measurements Help in control of communicable diseases

Parents -role

Help in providing information about past, present history of medical problems

Help in correction of defects and follow up of children

Help in formation of good healthful living habits and behaviour

Participate and co-operate in physical and medical examination of children & Immunization

Through parent –teachers association parents are involved in planning, organizing and implementation of school health programme

The community-role Provide suitable land for school building Providing funds and labor in building proper

school Participation in school health committees or

councils and contribute in formulation of school health policies and plan.

Participation in implementation of programme activities.

Motivating parents to send their children to school and take care of their health.

Medical officer-role Medical examination of the students Making diagnosis Making referrals to specialist Ensuring maintenance of records and reports Ensuring follow up of children Initiating preventive and promotive programmes Inspection of school environment Holding meetings with parents and teachers Prescribing treatment Evaluation and redefining programme objectives

and activities

School children-role

Learn values of medical and health examinations, personal hygiene, good nutrition, environmental sanitation

Co-operate in various aspects of school health programme

Develop positive habits and healthful living activities as educated upon

Extend this knowledge to other members of the family.

School health nurse-role 1.health promotion & specific protection: Immunization of children Helping school authorities and teachers to plan mid-day

meal which is cheap, nutritious, hygienical and supplemental.

Health education to children, their parents and teachers Helping students, their parents and teachers to develop

positive attitude and health behaviour Providing counseling Designing of health education curriculum Examination of school environment Ensuring community participation

School health nurse-role 2.early diagnosis & treatment: Regular and periodical appraisal of children Notifying parents about health appraisal results Making referrals Follow up Home visits of selected children Counseling of the students and the parents Teaching family, ANM’s/MPHW Provide first aid and emergency care for injury

and illness

School health nurse-role

3.prevention of complications & Rehabilitation:

Helping in prevention of recurrence of acute conditions: by Elimination of the risk factors

Prevention of complications by meeting special needs

Prevention of adverse effects by counseling children

School health nurse-role

4.other functions: Maintenance of health records Assisting ,guiding other health workers Management of school health clinic Holding conferences with the teachers Participate in health council /committee Participate in education of teachers.

Other roles School health consultant Practitioner Planner Organizer Co-coordinator Guide Supervisor Educator Trainer counselor