QUESTION 4
- What is school health programme?
- Mention three components of school health programme.
Observation
Few candidates responded to this question, and their performance was average.
In part (a), some candidates lifted the components from the explanation of school health programme.
In part (b), majority of the candidates mentioned three components of health programme.
The expected answers are:
(a) Meaning of school health programme
It is planned school strategies/activities/services; designed to promote the optimal health and educational development; of students and the rest of the school
community.
(b) Components of school health programme
- School health services
- School feeding services
- Skill based health instruction/education/counselling
- Healthy home/school environment
- Healthy school – community relationships
- Provision of sick bay / First Aid equipment