School Health and Nutrition in Sri Lanka

School health and nutrition (SHN) programs are critical for achieving education for all (EFA) as research has shown that improvements in health status contribute to improvements in learning and academic outcomes. Through programs targeted to address major health conditions that are highly prevalent among poor schoolchildren, (for example, iron deficiency anemia, hunger, worm infections, diarrheal disease, and malaria) SHN programs can have a large impact on children’s education, increasing the time that they spend at school and their ability to learn while at school. SHN programs are recognized as important educational policy initiatives to improve education outcomes. Furthermore, schools provide an excellent platform for the delivery of child health and nutrition services, where they can strengthen the cost-effectiveness of health interventions and deliver gains in participation and learning. In this paper, the policy platform is documented as well as the type, coverage, and the effect of the SHN interventions, followed by the key areas identified for development and learning of the school health promotion program (SHPP).

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014-06
Subjects:	SKILLS, SANITATION, WASTE, PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT, DIAGNOSTIC TEST, HEALTH PLANNING, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, COUNSELORS, NATIONAL SCHOOL, PEOPLE, VACCINATION, TEACHERS, SCHOOL HEALTH PROMOTION, PSYCHOLOGY, COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL HEALTH, PREVENTION, VITAMIN A, SCHOOL DAY, MORBIDITY, NUTRITION STATUS, SUICIDE, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, HEALTH EDUCATION, NEEDS ASSESSMENT, SEXUAL HEALTH, EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT, LIFE SKILLS, PSYCHIATRISTS, SCHOOL HEALTH, EDUCATION OUTCOMES, NATIONAL CURRICULUM, SCHOOL HEALTH INTERVENTIONS, PUBERTY, HEALTH, DEPRESSION, SCHOOL CENSUS, EATING HABITS, HYPERTENSION, ADULTS, RUBELLA, PUBLIC HEALTH, EDUCATIONAL POLICY, TEXTBOOKS, KNOWLEDGE, DIABETES, SCHOOLCHILDREN, EDUCATION FOR ALL, MUMPS, IRON, TRAINING, EDUCATION POLICIES, IMMUNIZATION, SCHOOL MEALS, TEACHER TRAINING, SCHOOL COMMUNITY, SCHOOL GOING, INTERVENTION, SECONDARY SCHOOLS, NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICIES, HEALTH INDICATORS, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, SEXUALITY, AGING, SECONDARY SCHOOL, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, VIOLENCE, ANXIETY, SCHOOL CULTURE, HEALTH EXPERTS, DISASTERS, LEARNING, SEXUAL INTERCOURSE, LEARNING RESOURCES, PRIMARY SCHOOL, SCREENING, SCHOOL SURVEY, MENTAL HEALTH, SCHOOL-AGE, SCHOOL LEVEL, MORTALITY, RADIO, DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY, HEALTH PROMOTION, POSTERS, NUTRITIONAL STATUS, LIBRARIES, PRIMARY SCHOOLS, ACADEMIC OUTCOMES, PSYCHIATRY, SCHOOL YEAR, SEXUAL ABUSE, DIPHTHERIA, OLDER PEOPLE, MEDICAL RESEARCH, YOUNG ADULTS, WORKERS, AGED, VALUES, SCHOOLS, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, IMMUNODEFICIENCY, LIFESTYLE, NUTRITION PROBLEMS, EDUCATION SERVICES, HYGIENE, EDUCATION CURRICULUM, STRESS, EDUCATION OF CHILDREN, EARLY CHILDHOOD, ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, DECISION MAKING, NATIONAL EDUCATION, SCHOOL CHILDREN, CHEMOTHERAPY, CHILD NUTRITION, NUTRITION, INJURIES, SCHOOL POLICIES, SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT, ADOLESCENTS, QUALITY CONTROL, SCHOOL SETTINGS, EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS, CURRICULUM, WASTE DISPOSAL, TEACHER, SANITATION IN SCHOOLS, FRIENDLY SCHOOLS, SCHOOL FEEDING, RISK FACTORS, WEIGHT, COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, PREGNANT WOMEN, OBESITY, CHILDREN, EDUCATION, CLINICS, SCHOOL MEAL, SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, TRAINING OF TEACHERS, HEAD LICE, MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION, POLIO, SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN, HEALTH MESSAGES, STRATEGY, FAMILIES, NATIONAL SCHOOLS, FRIENDLY SCHOOLS INITIATIVE, HEALTH INTERVENTIONS, CLASSROOM, HELMINTH INFECTIONS, SCHOOL, SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT, GOITER, HEALTH SERVICES, IMPLEMENTATION, MENTAL, PREGNANCY, PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN, DISPLACEMENT OF TEACHERS, SCHOOL COMMITTEES, SANITATION FACILITIES,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24750258/school-health-nutrition-sri-lanka https://hdl.handle.net/10986/22408
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