What about children who don’t go to school, they should also get the opportunity to get these program. How to manage this problem?
Evaluation previous Medora Health Programs:
Visiting previous schools which already has been followed the program to check if fit for school is implemented well. What are possible problems, questions. hand washing , tooth brushing, and toilet cleaning should be checked. And the 6 month deworming also should be checked and if necessary repeated.
General steps to follow MHP:
Before leaving Holland for Chitwan:
1. Keshav and Raj should be informed when program will be planned
2. Which school(s) will be visited
3. Inform parents and teachers about the program if possible they have to agree and give their permission.
4. Making list of children per class with name surname birthdates by teacher and put in computer before.
5. Buying necessary things for the program
6. Explaining to children what will be done, no treatment at school just information and practicing and oral examination
7. Check if necessary water supply is available for hand washing and tooth brushin
When we have arrived in Chitwan before program at school
lking with involved before starting the program, Keshav, Raj, Head of the school and others
explain about general goal of the program first time, low budget.
explain about general and personal hygiene and deworming, why and how
explain about oral hygiene , why and how
explain about the goal of oral examination
explain about the goal of medical examination
explain about possible ways to support the program
1. The role of children
2. The role of the teachers
3. The role of the parents
4. The role of the school
5. The role of the health workers
6. The necessary features
- Time for questioners
- Checking if all materials are available
A- Oral and Medical Prevention program
1-Theoretical Information about oral hygiene and nutrition
2-practical information about, tooth brushing
Objectives: to learn and practice children about oral hygiene
Information: about oral hygiene, why, when
Instruction: how
Tooth brushing: once a day (at least) at school in groups (class) after eating once a day at school
What do we need:
1. Content of the presentation
2. Materials to show how
3. Oral health book Nepal of the HDSN
4. Large Brushing model
5. Brush sheet
6. Oral hygiene education guide NOHS, Omlo
1. toothpaste for every kid to take home
2. toothpaste in little container for school brushing
3. toothbrushes one for school one to take home both with cap
4. Stickers with instructions about tooth brushing
5. There must be water to clean brush after brushing, no rinse
6. There must me a room to brush teeth or special room
7. Brush holder for brushes
8. Water resist pen to write name on brush
Steps to follow:
presentation of the information as mentioned above per class
hand over toothbrush for each kid with name and nr on it
toothbrushing as a group per class outside or in specially room
taking in the toothbrush handing and put in holder
handing over sticker with instructions to take home with another toothbrush
Who is involved:
Somebody from the Medora team to give instructions as above 1
Somebody who will give the information in future also translating 1
A child in each class to help
3-Theoretical Information about Nutrition, Diseases, General hygiene,personal hygiene
4-practical information about, handwassing and cutting nails, deworming tablet will be applied
Objectives: is to learn and practice children about Nutrition, Diseases, General hygiene and personal hygiene
Information: about general hygiene and personal hygiene, why, when
Instruction: how to manage general hygiene and personal hygiene
Instruction: how to clean toilets
Hand washing: once a day (at least) at school in groups before eating, nail cutting once week
Deworming: twice a year
What do we need
1. Content of the presentation
2. Materials to show how
3. Soap for every kid (1 piece for school and one to take home)
4. Stickers with intructions about handwashing
5. Nail cutters
6. Deworming tablets
7. There must be water to wash hands
8. There must be a room to wash hands or outside
9. Materials to clean toilets
Steps to follow:
presentation of the information as mentioned above per class
1. hand over soap for each kid
2. nail cutting
3. washing hands as a group per class outside or in specially room
4. handing over deworming tablets, while coming in class again check if tablets have been swallowed
5. handing over sticker with instructions to take home with another piece of soap
6. inspection of the toilets and instructions how and when to clean
Who is involved:
Somebody from the Medora team to give instructions as above Somebody who will give the information in future also translating
A child in each class to help
