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Full implementation of Student Health Service
The Student Health Service provided by the Department of Health has received overwhelming response with more than 97 per cent of primary and secondary day schools and 680,000 students enrolled in the service.
Introduced last year, the service has been extended this academic year to cover both the primary and secondary day schools.
To mark the full implementation of the service, a ceremony officiated by the Governor, the Rt Hon Christopher Patten, and Mrs Patten was held today (Tuesday).
The highlight of the ceremony was the lighting up of the 11 student health service centres indicated on a map by Mr and Mrs Mrs Patten.
This was followed by a video show on the service and performance of the orchestra of Diocesan Boys' School.
Mr and Mrs Patten also chatted with representatives of parents and students.
Recommended by the Working Party on Primary Health Care, the Student Health Service aims to promote the physical and psychological health of school children.
There are now a total of 11 student health service centres and two special assessment centres providing a comprehensive range of promotive and preventive health services to school children annually.
Each enrolled student will be given an annual appointment to attend a student health service centre for health programmes designed to cater for the health needs at various stages of the student's development.
These programmes include physical examination; screening for health problems relating to growth, nutrition, blood pressure, vision, hearing, posture, sexual development and psychological health; individual counselling and health education.
Students found to have health problems will be referred to the Special Assessment Centre for detailed assessment and follow-up or to the appropriate specialist clinics.
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