School Health Services in India
The Social and Economic Contexts
- Rama V Baru - Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
Health education is now part of school curriculum, and this volume showcases the experiences of three NGOs who have adopted innovative approaches to transact health education in government schools in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka.
This timely book provides a review of the status of school services in India and offers insights into its three major components: school feeding, medical interventions and health education…School Health Services in India will be of interest to anyone who wishes to have an introduction to the subject and to those interested in practical issues with implementing such services in low-income countries.
A very comprehensive book, with in-depth assessment, analysis and recommendations for action in critical areas of school education, health and nutrition.
This book is likely to be of interest to policy-makers, researchers and practitioners of health and education. The book draws on primary and secondary qualitative and quantitative data to make some important observations and recommendations with regard to the social and economic contexts of school health in India.
The attempt by the author to bring on record the state of school health services is laudable…. The book is a useful addition to the literature on school health services, not adequately covered by researchers and policy-makers.
Rama Baru provides an incisive overview of school health services tracing its history and constraints and providing useful suggestions for improvement…Theory is connected with practical activities like puppet shows, real life case studies etc.