SCHOOL HEALTH AND NUTRITION CENTER

KEY PROGRAMS

• Health and Nutrition Education
  Support instructional materials has been developed and are integrated in appropriate subject areas in the elementary and secondary level of education for the following programs and projects.
  • School-Based AIDS Education Project
  • School-Based Prevention and Control of Cardio-Vascular Diseases
  • Feminine Hygiene Educational Program
  • Oral Health Education (BSBF) Program
  • National Drug Education Program
  • Teacher-In-Child-Parent (TCP) Approach
  • Preventive Nephrology Project
  
  
• National Drug Education Program
  It aims to prevent drub abuse among students through the development of desirable values, attitudes and practices.
  
  
• Health Services
  
  
• Medical, Dental and Nursing
  The program aims to promote, protect and maintain the health status of schoolchildren/personnel through the provision of various health services in the schools.
  
  
• TB Prevention and Control Program
  It aims to reduce the prevelance of pulmonary tuberculosis among teachers and non-teaching personnel through chest x-ray examination and treatment of positive cases to improve teaching performance.
  
  
• School Milk Project
  To supplement the diet of undernourished school children all Grade I pupils in selected schools are served chocolate flavored milk for 120 feeding days developing in them the mild drinking habit and improved nutritional status.
  
  
• Breakfast Feeding Program
  It aims to improve the active learning capabilities of school children through provision of breakfast among Grade I pupils in selected schools in the form of specially formulated noodles containing 300 kilo calories, 10 grams, protein and 800 IU beta carotene, fortified with iodine.

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