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Some Health Problems of Today
Malnutrition — dangers of overweight
The Common Cold — Bronchitis
Smoking — Drags of addiction
What is cancer?
Accidents in the Home
Community Health
Environmental Sanitation
Prevention of Spread of infection — including Venereal
Disease
Health Services
This syllabus is an outline of talks, films and discussions
which can be the starting point for study and project work by
the pupils.
In some cases Health Education is dealt with by the teaching
staff as and when opportunities arise in the curriculum of
studies. Here the health education section can help by providing
speakers in specialist fields and by being a reference
part for general information. Education in personal relationships
has always been a feature of these programmes and its
purpose is to attempt to deal with any problems, to let young
people make their own decisions and choice of behaviour. So
often this choice is one of responsibility and social awareness.
The national problem of drug taking is one which we need to
tackle in order to protect our young people from this very real
danger. As a result of press and radio and television publicity,
we have received requests for advice and talks on the hazards
of drug taking.
Many health topics can be dealt with at a younger age and
after discussions with the Chief Education Officer and with
the Head Teachers of Junior Schools, it was decided that basic
facts of how the body works and healthy living could be introduced
in the school syllabus. We hope to implement these
ideas further in 1967.
Talks on dental health have continued in consultation with
the Chief Dental Officer and the co-operation of dental staff.
Several schools have instituted regular toothbrushing after
school meals and many schools have reduced the sale of sweet
foods and instead, provide non-cariogenic foods.
Smoking and Health — talks and films have been shown in
the Schools together with working models and sections to show
the effect of smoking on general health. Posters and leaflets