The Role of Health in Education and Human Capital: Why an Integrated Approach to School Health Could Make a Difference in the Futures of Schoolchildren in Low-Income Countries

Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 Nov 23;104(2):424-428. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-0779.

Abstract

Healthy students learn better, yet most current investments in schoolchildren focus on education and learning while largely neglecting the health of the learner. Some school-based interventions, such as school feeding and deworming, are already successfully targeted at this age-group, but the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of such programs could be greatly enhanced by better integrated delivery alongside other priority health interventions. A symposium at the society's 68th annual meeting launched a process to explore how integrated delivery of school-based interventions can address prevalent health conditions in school-age children.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Educational Status*
  • Health*
  • Humans
  • Poverty / statistics & numerical data*
  • Schools*
  • Students*