I believe that today’s school districts are not providing adequate education about personal health and overall wellbeing in class. There is only one certified nurse that is responsible to cover several schools within any given town. The lack of a person capable of teaching students about healthcare is leaving students, especially the younger generations, with a knowledge deficit of self-care and personal hygiene. Due to this issue, many children are not taught the simple prevention methods such as the proper way to wash their hands. In turn, this leads me to believe that their parents are lacking the knowledge to teach their children the importance of preventing the spread of multiple infections and illnesses. This problem could be resolved if there was an educational class added to the curriculum. I believe a possible solution could be to hire certified nurses to educate students at all grade levels about public health issues in a mandatory class. Also, these issues could be covered in the physical education classes. Again, without discussing this issue, the community will continue to be burdened with increasing numbers of multiple drug resistant infections and other preventable diseases such as Diabetes Mellitus Type 2. Submitted by Susie, Student Nurse at University of Northern Colorado
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October 25th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
In support of the health education in the schools, I agree with Susie that more health education needs to be provided to all of the students in the school district. With health insurance being one of the major topics of this election, our schools need to take a preventative approach in the best interest of the health our our children. If we can teach them the importance of exercise and eating more nutritionally, we can reduce the numbers of children with Diabetes Mellitus Type II, amongst other health conditions. A great emphasis is put on education, therefore, we need to make the importance of nutrition and exercise part of the curriculum.
October 25th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
There are many ways to reach the community regarding health education. I think that it is important to bring this knowledge into the school systems but I feel like getting an earlier start by providing classes to new parents would be very beneficial. Initiating health education from the beginning with new parents paralleled with classes on what to expect with pregnancy, labor, and post labor can offer a valuable source for the community. Information including the importance of vaccines, common childhood illnesses, and any other concerning issues can be provided by a nurse/organization that works with the hospitals and schools to form a resource bridge for parents within the community.