School Health Interventions
Nothing looked wrong. Then we measured 195 children.
Eighteen were undernourished. Four severely. None of them had presented as ill that morning.
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We work through the school, with clearance from the local education authority, and we split the day. A whole-school assembly for the message everyone needs. Then smaller sessions by age and by sex, for the things that are easier to say in a smaller room.
Alongside the teaching: height, weight, mid-upper arm circumference for the under-fives, and deworming given under direct observation. Teachers are screened too.
02
- 01Younger pupilshandwashing, bathing, tooth brushing, clean surroundings, basic nutrition
- 02Older boyspersonal hygiene, safe toilet practice, and the real risks of swimming in the river, including drowning and schistosomiasis
- 03Older girlspersonal hygiene, toilet safety, oral hygiene, and how to identify, resist and report abuse or threats
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- children with complete nutrition records — LEA Primary School, Toge, 30 June 2026
- 195
- within the normal range
- 169
- undernourished, four of them severely
- 18
- teachers screened for blood pressure and blood glucose
- 9
- teacher referred for ongoing care
- 1
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AMAC Local Education Authority — regulatory clearance for school-based work.