School Health

1. What are the common health problems of school children?

2. What are the objectives of school health services?
3. Who are the members of school health team? What are the duties of school
health medical officer?
4. What is mid-day school meal? What are the criteria of mid-day school meal?
5. What are the components of school health services?
6. Describe the aspects of school health services?
7. State the types of school desks? Which type is suitable for primary school
children?
8. Mention the criteria of an ideal class room?
9. What are the importance and uses of school health records?
10. What are components of school health appraisal?
11. What sanitary facilities should be present in a school?
12. Tell the criteria of school health environment?

Analytic question

1. When can you say that the lavatory facility of your college is adequate?

Problematic question

1. You hove 50 students in a class room of a school. What are the structural and
indoor facilities checks before teaching?
2. A school medical officer while visiting a school found that a class is going on in
an ill-ventilated condition. What problems may arise? What are the
environmental factors should be considered to make healthful school
environment?
3. A school building is going to be constructed in an area. As a doctor, what factors
do you consider to select the site?
4. A large number of school children complained exhaustion/vertigo at 2.30 p.m.
what may be the cause? What measures can you take to alleviate such problem?

5. A boy suffering from chicken pox advised rest for two weeks by a doctor by
seeing his rash. The school Headmaster did not accept his medical certificate
rather he told the boy to come to class after one week. Who was right & why?

6. Suppose you are a school medical officer. During your visit to a school you found
some students suffering from conjunctivitis. What will you do for them? What
will you do for other students?