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About The Comprehen sive School Health ManualsThe Comprehensive School Health Manuals address a basic gap in schoolingthat has crept in over the years. This is largely <strong>to</strong> do with the aspect of schoolhealth which has somehow been relegated <strong>to</strong> sp<strong>or</strong>adic health check-ups <strong>or</strong> insome cases a few hours of health instruction in the curriculum. It is imperativethat something is done urgently <strong>to</strong> take up the issue of holistic health in schoolgoing children which includes physical, mental, emotional and psychologicalhealth. The School Health Policy and the Manual proposes <strong>to</strong> <strong>view</strong> healthholistically, utilize all the educational opp<strong>or</strong>tunities f<strong>or</strong> health promotionincluding f<strong>or</strong>mal and inf<strong>or</strong>mal approaches in curricular pedagogy. Providing asafe school environment, an activity <strong>or</strong>iented health education curriculum <strong>to</strong>prevent health-related risk behavi<strong>or</strong>, ensuring physical fitness activities andsp<strong>or</strong>ts, providing nutritious snacks in the school canteen, ensuring access <strong>to</strong>primary health care services and integrated family and community activitiesand a staff health promotion policy are some of the expectations that a schoolshould fulfill as was advised earlier in a circular issued <strong>to</strong> all the schoolsregarding the setting up of Health and Wellness Clubs.There are four Manuals in this package. The first Manual-Volume I isaddressed <strong>to</strong> all stakeholders concerned with school health.A health promoting school strives <strong>to</strong> provide a healthy environmentconducive <strong>to</strong> students' health, education and school health services along withschool/community projects and outreach opp<strong>or</strong>tunities f<strong>or</strong> physical educationand recreation, social supp<strong>or</strong>t and mental health promotion.School Health and Wellness Clubs can become the focal point of schoolhealth promotion which would encompass the entire school environment andbecome a school campus activity. A checklist f<strong>or</strong> a Health Promoting School isincluded so that schools can moni<strong>to</strong>r their own School Health Plan. Theresponsibilities of the Administra<strong>to</strong>rs, Principals, Teachers, Counsell<strong>or</strong>s andCommunity leaders have also been enlisted. Moni<strong>to</strong>ring, Evaluation and(i)

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