School health team & role of school health nurse

School health team & role of school health nurse

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  School health team& role of CHN
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  Introduction -school health team It comprises of :  school medical officer  School health nurse  An auxiliary health worker  Teacher  Parents  Students representatives  Community
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  Functions of theteam  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
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  School principal-responsibility  Ensurethat 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
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  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
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  Parents -role  Helpin 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
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  The community-role  Providesuitable 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.
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  Medical officer-role  Medicalexamination 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
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  School children-role  Learnvalues 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.
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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.
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  Other roles  Schoolhealth consultant  Practitioner  Planner  Organizer  Co-coordinator  Guide  Supervisor  Educator  Trainer  counselor