Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1948-11-26
Health Of The School Child
By DIR. DONALD A. DUKELOW,
Secretary Public Health Education Section
of the American Public Health Association.

Children who eat meals day. sleep once in awhile
lay occasionally and keep out OF the nar OF ne e1ae a
usually considered healthy.
~ question is often asked why in this day and of
outstanding medical service is it necessary to have
an organized program to do what all parents shoud 90 any
wav?" The answer simply that parents assume that any
vongster who eats sleeps fairly well and plays regularly
needs no further observation Let review the life history Oh
the average child During his prenatal period ms moune
usually has medical supervision In the larger cities better than
es of births hospitals great majority OF THESE
children are supervised by physicians of them specialists
in child care during the first eighteen months lh
takes place in the physicians office in well child conferences
conducted by such public health agencies as ne neo f
Dental Dspensary Red Feather clinics
During months of vacation many thlnss can
happen Enlarged adenods and ear infections can
affect his hearing The first evidences of the need Tor glasses
are anparent to those who with him all of the time The
affects of faulty feeding habits begin to be noticed In ague
Isc of muscle tone and He has picked few
defects resulting the cdrens diseases ne has haddS
eases such measles scarlet fever and possibly even
rheumatic fever
Up to this been literally tied to his Mothers
apron strings In fall for the in his e he will be
dragged comparative shelter of his home and placed
in school foster mother called teacher Here
he must sit STILL likes it not must play when the
others play compete with people of his own age on an
equal child to school with an inability to near
or some vision otherwise below par the competition
will be pretty tough Failure OF adjustment 70 ne society o
the school frequently is due to being physically
compete with other youngsters Ihs very important
social and emotional change can be MADE mTen easier
the time school starts next s all correctape
how to use his new glasses build himself the best
possible physical condition he can attain
So much for the child beginning school, What about the
child ALREADY in school? responsibility should be shared
by the school, parents and the community in giving this
child opportunities heahfu living and the development OF
sound mind and body knows how to for? After
World The schools instituted intensive physical eda-
found in the Young men drafted military service When
World War everybody was surprised
TO find so many of suffering from the kind of defects
that were first World War Not only that but many
of the things that prevented men from engaging In military
hV
before these youngsters were attending school
Somehow there was spup between the discovery physical
defects correction of those defects There had been
failure motvae children to do the things for their health
that they learned in school desirable.
"NEW LOOK" IN SCHOOL HEALTH PLANNING
result the health in the schools is under
going major change learning that schools alone cannot
solve problem the Doctors and Dentists in the
community the health officer The basic responsibility for
production sound and health mothers for
other generation rests squarey the shoulders OF todays
parents or course they help pattern developing
help cooperative arrangement among all OF the com
munity influences that bear the health OF children In
recent conference called by Medical Association
study the relation of the physician to the school, plan was con
relationship public health service the welfare service
medical dental service and all of the health
of the community.
school health program includes many The
school, educational institution should have responsibility
treatment center part its educational program
closely with the local medical and dental professions and
children those in the community who particularly skilled
In caring for physical and emotional disabilities.
Too frequently school health program has failed to
correate teaching with practice Hours spent in informing
the child nutrition yet the school lunch counter
candy and soft drinks when sustaining food
milk should be given the emphasis Too frequently the
will that violent physical activity full stomach
undesirable then schedule gymnasium period tolerate
violeat play Immediately after lunch Many times the child
taught the desraby Of medical dental but continues
correctabe defects negligent
informed parents lack of suitable community plan fol
professional there failure coordina
chd understanding health problems with the health
practices the home Often the health practices home
different what is taught school that the child
other. either
school is bound to suffer The of community
wide approach the health problems of school children
helps avoid this conflict
Toledo Hearing League Dental Dispensary
Hygiene accessible school children may be
TO large extent, fine preventative agent OF i'll health