Health Care
Objectives of School Health Programme
1-To provide and maintain a safe and healthy school in coordination with our licensed school health nurse. Regularly check the environment to ensure cleanliness and safety.
2 - To regularly monitor the health status, growth and development of every student through health plans. Medical examination and screening of student are conducted for the whole body system. All findings are recorded in each student’s school health record. Referrals to health centres, DOHMS clinics and family physicians for further investigation and follow-ups on students with abnormal findings. Parents are informed of any such action through parent notification forms.
3 - To provide first aid and/or emergency care in case of injuries or other conditions requiring immediate attention.
4 - To prevent and control the prevalence of infection, communicable disease in the school by attending immunization session. A notification of infections disease form is sent to the Medical Officer in-charge of School Health Services (DOHMS) and parents whenever a student is found to have an infectious disease. Parents are advised to keep the student home during communicable period and until cured.
5 - Provide health education to assist every student to develop or enhance healthy lifestyles and practices for the promotion and maintenance of good health.
6 - To provide food service and to ensure that they consist of all the elements such as carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, minerals, dietetic fibre and fat. The food served should be sufficient without being excessive. The school is trying to control obesity among student.
7 - Maintain regular health education from the DOHMS Inspection. The school is listed as one of the best schools in Dubai with regard to providing regular health education.
8 - The school monitors the health status of all the students every year. Upon completion of the dental check-up this year results showed that there has been great improvement in dental hygiene amongst most of students.