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Health Education
Details of activities which took place in schools ;;nd youth
centres are reported on pages 23 and 24.
The total number of health education sessions in schools in
which the Health Department personnel have been involved shows a
slight decrease on previous years (see section on Health Education,
page 23). This does not necessarily indicate less health teaching;
it appears that the health education content of the schools' syllabus
dealt with by the teaching staff is increasing.
Members of the teaching staff make enquiries concerning the
availability and suitability of audio-visual materials and seek advice
on specific subjects.
health Department personnel are becoming more involved in
team teaching than hitherto.
Individual health education is carried out in schools by
the school health staff on occasions such as medical examinations,
dental inspections and visits to schools in an advisory capacity.
Parents and children seek help in this way.
School Milk and Meals Service
There is close collaboration between the Environmental
'ealth Section and the School Meals Service in order to ensure continued
high standards of hygiene. Equipment is continually improved and the
quality of the meals is good. The provision of milk and meals in
school is very valuable, particularly to those children whose mothers
are in employment, and the following figures are of interest: