Healthful School Environment School Health Services

School Health Instruction School Nutrition and Food Services

School-Based Counselling School Physical Education

School-Site Health Promotion School, Family, and Community Partnership for Health

Promotion

This section calls for the provision of healthful physical and psychological environment of the school for the benefit of the whole populace in the conduct of the teaching-learning process.

The physical environment should address quality environment. The school should provide adequate facilities and equipment which are deemed necessary in the conduct of the teaching-learning process. The psychological environment calls for wholesome organizational climate from the administration, faculty, staff, and students.

These programs try to promote the health of the students through screening tests, intervention and remediation of various health conditions.

In the Philippines, the school health team is composed of the following:

PHYSICIAN

DENTIST

GUIDANCE COUNSELOR

HEALTH EDUCATION TEACHERA well-trained individual

who assist the nurse in visual screening, auditory tests, scoliosis test, first aid for minor injuries and referral procedures.

NURSE

He/She often coordinates and provides the services of this component.

This section of the school health program is accomplished through your health education subjects from grade 7 to fourth year. The major health content areas are provided by the (DepEd) Department of Education curriculum which is comprehensive, well-planned, and sequential, based on the health needs and interests of the school-age children like you and on what qualified health educator think good for you. The curriculum provides a well-planned learning experience to supply information, change attitudes, and influence behaviour which will later on result in individual’s responsibility for personal health.

This section involves the food preparation of school personnel. This entails the provision of nutritionally sound food programs for the school and the training of students in the selection of nutritious and well-balanced meals.

This aspect calls for the provision of programs that would assist or meet the needs of the students in terms of problem-solving, developing positive self-concept and self-responsibility for one’s action in relation to personal and community health.

The provision of a well-planned, sequential, and comprehensive physical education curriculum is mandated by our constitution to aid in the development of healthy citizens who will contribute greatly to the development of the nation. The PE program of every school must provide the necessary laboratory for the development, improvement, and maintenance of the health of the students while in school and its carry-over effect later in life for them to enjoy quality life.

This aspect includes the provision of programs for the benefit of the faculty and staff in the maintenance or improvement of their health in the workplace. This may help in the reduction of the health-care cost, increase in the productivity level and the development of high morale.

This aspect of the comprehensive school health program calls for the development of the collaborative efforts among the school, family, and community agencies in promoting the health of the students, faculty, staff, and the entire community where the school is situated.