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Accountabilities:

 

• To serve the Division and School Populace through the implementation of health programs, provision of basic health and nutrition services and establishment of a healthful school environment.

• Build and sustain partnerships for resource generation and social mobilization towards the development of physically and mentally healthy school children who are ready to learn.

• Develop a healthy lifestyle habits and practices among teachers and non teaching personnel for them to become more efficient and effective workers.

 

Special Functions:

• Develop health and nutrition programs to respond to the needs of the children, teaching and non-teaching personnel within the scope of the schools division

• Strategize and coordinate implementation of health and nutrition programs and services

• Supervise health and nutrition personnel deployed to the districts and schools in the implementation of policies and execution of programs and projects towards the accomplishment of established organizational goals

• Assess facilities of the schools division, districts, schools and LCs, and provide recommendations towards establishing a healthy office and school environment that is safe, secure and child-friendly.

• Establish and maintain linkages with other government / non-government agencies, private, professional, technical organizations and the business sector to ensure maximum support of healthcare services and resources generation

• Respond to public health emergencies brought about by natural as well as man-made disasters and provide health and nutrition services in critical/high risk areas.

• Health Education 

  • Provide technical inputs for the integration of health and nutrition concepts in basic education curricula and act as technical resource in health and nutrition in workshops and seminars. 

  • Develop health and wellness advocacy and information dissemination strategies to improve, promote and protect the health of the school populace and the community it serves

• Health Services 

  • Strategize provision of preventive, primary, promotive, and curative, psychosocial, medical/or dental health care and nutrition services on a regular basis to school-aged children in the elementary and secondary level including teaching and non-teaching personnel: Services to include: 

    • Conduct of medical and dental exams

    • Conduct of nutritional assessment and accompanying

    • Interventions (school feeding)

    • Provision of medical/dental treatment to priority cases

    • Provision of services to athletes during sports training and competition

    • Provision of psycho-social intervention services such as individual, group and family counseling; and consultation with school administrators, parents, teachers and students

• Maintain a IT-enabled database of records, reports, and research on health and nutrition for the purpose of identifying needs and developing health and nutrition programs 

• Utilize epidemiological data/information obtained from field work to assist other regions and units in conducting and analyzing research work, and improving health and nutrition well-being to ensure maximum and effective healthcare

• Maintain up-to-date records of field and clinic reports, conduct of timely monitoring and evaluation, upkeep of a computerized database inventory of records and researches and prepare annual reports for evaluation and auditing