The Comprehensive School Health Program: Exploring an Expanded Concept

1987 ◽  
Vol 57 (10) ◽  
pp. 409-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane D. Allensworth ◽  
Lloyd J. Kolbe
Keyword(s):  
School Health ◽  
Health Program ◽  
Comprehensive School ◽  
Comprehensive School Health ◽  
School Health Program ◽  
Expanded Concept

The Complicated Task of Managing School Health Programs

2001 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 126-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane C. Romano
Keyword(s):  
School Health ◽  
Health Program ◽  
School Nurses ◽  
Comprehensive School ◽  
Comprehensive School Health ◽  
Coordinated School Health Program ◽  
School Health Program ◽  
Coordinated School Health ◽  
School Health Programs ◽  
Complicated Task

There is growing awareness of the important link between health and education in our society. Children need to be healthy to learn, and they must learn to be healthy. The 8-component coordinated school health program, developed in the early 1980s, rests on the premise that everybody in a child’s environment can contribute something, although no one can address a child’s health problems effectively by working alone ( Tyson, 1999 ). There is, however, one essential component missing from the coordinated plan: program management. Many of the components of a comprehensive school health program exist in some aspects in our schools. What is lacking is the coordination of these services. School nurses possess the experience, skills, and knowledge necessary to provide the missing link of a comprehensive school health program and must become leaders in this essential effort to care for children and their families.

scholarly journals Kenya comprehensive school health policy: lessons from a pilot program

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Job Wasonga ◽  
Betty Ojeny ◽  
Gordon Oluoch ◽  
Ben Okech
Keyword(s):  
Health Policy ◽  
School Health ◽  
Health Program ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Comprehensive School ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Pilot Program ◽  
Comprehensive School Health ◽  
School Health Program ◽  
School Health Policy

The study assessed the implementation of Kenya comprehensive school health pilot intervention program. This pilot program has informed the Kenya Comprehensive School Health Policy which is a critical document in the achievement of Millennium Development Goals relating to child health, gender equality, universal education and environmental sustainability. The study was based on focus group discussions, field observations and in-depth interviews with government officers who implemented the pilot program. The findings were categorized into implementation process, what is working well, what is not working well and lessons learned. During the course of the study, it was noted that involvement of all stakeholders enhances program ownership and sustainability but if they are not well coordinated or where supportive supervision and monitoring is not carried out, then some components of the comprehensive school health program may not be sustainable. We learnt that comprehensive school health program increases students’ enrolment, attendance and retention, factors that are very important in a country’s human resources development. The study has shown that although the formulation of a policy may be participatory and bottom-top, the implementation requires allocation of enough resources and coordination to bridge the gap between policy formulation and implementation.

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