What is comprehensive school eye health?

Education has the potential to change individuals’ lives and fuel social transformation. There is a strong link between children’s health, including their visual health, and the quality of their learning and achievement at school. This, in turn, affects children’s future quality of life and economic...

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Main Authors: Hasan Minto, May Ho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), London 2017-09-01
Series:Community Eye Health Journal
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Online Access:https://www.cehjournal.org/article/what-is-comprehensive-school-eye-health/
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spelling doaj-8556e81ab21642ed922899901f7542312020-11-25T01:58:18ZengInternational Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), LondonCommunity Eye Health Journal0953-68331993-72882017-09-0130982125What is comprehensive school eye health?Hasan Minto0May Ho1Director of Programmes Our Children’s Vision, Brien Holden Vision Institute, Sydney NSW, AustraliaEducation Programme Manager, Brien Holden Vision Institute, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaEducation has the potential to change individuals’ lives and fuel social transformation. There is a strong link between children’s health, including their visual health, and the quality of their learning and achievement at school. This, in turn, affects children’s future quality of life and economic productivity. School eye health programmes provide a unique opportunity to deliver comprehensive eye health services to school-going children.https://www.cehjournal.org/article/what-is-comprehensive-school-eye-health/educationhealth educationhealth promotionreferralschool eye healthscreeningservice delivery
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What is comprehensive school eye health?
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education
health education
health promotion
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school eye health
screening
service delivery
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publisher International Centre for Eye Health (ICEH), London
series Community Eye Health Journal
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description Education has the potential to change individuals’ lives and fuel social transformation. There is a strong link between children’s health, including their visual health, and the quality of their learning and achievement at school. This, in turn, affects children’s future quality of life and economic productivity. School eye health programmes provide a unique opportunity to deliver comprehensive eye health services to school-going children.
topic education
health education
health promotion
referral
school eye health
screening
service delivery
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