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

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 effici...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 2020-11, Vol.104 (2), p.424-428
Hauptverfasser: Cohee, Lauren M, Halliday, Katherine E, Gelli, Aulo, Mwenyango, Irene, Lavadenz, Fernando, Burbano, Carmen, Drake, Lesley, Bundy, Donald A P
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:0002-9637
1476-1645
DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.20-0779