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The first documented record of school health services in India goes back to 1909 when the then presidency of Baroda began the medical examination of schoolchildren.
Later, the Sir Joseph Bhore committee, in its 1946 report, observed that school health services in India were underdeveloped and practically non-existent.

Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being of an individual and not merely the absence of diseases or infirmities. Health may be

Meaning of Health Education

Health education consist of all learning experiences which influence the individual’s knowledge, habits and attitudes towards the promotion and maintenance of one’s health, that of family and the community.

Objectives of Health Education

The objectives of health education include the following: (i) To provide beneficial health information. (ii) To modify health behaviour. (iii) Promotion of health services available/uses of health services available. (iv) To influence culturalnorms , values superstitious beliefs.

How do you do a community health needs assessment?

Divide the participants into four small groups

Each group is given one of the following words to write in the middle of a piece of flip chart paper: Community Health Needs Assessment They are asked to write down all the words that come into their head when they think of this word

Should a record of destabilizing factors be included in a community health needs assessment?

For these reasons a record of destabilizing factors and their effects need to be included in a community health needs assessment profile

All communities have existing resources and assets with which they respond to the needs of individuals, families or social groups

These resources may be formal services or informal networks

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