Focus on school health work

In the 2025-2026 school year, Quang Ninh province will have over 360,000 students and preschool children attending school. Along with the task of innovating and improving the quality of teaching and learning, schools also pay special attention to school health work as well as disease prevention and control for students.

Over the years, the close direction of authorities at all levels and the effective coordination between the education and health sectors have created favorable conditions for the implementation of school health and school medicine programs. The awareness of education managers, teachers and parents about the role of proper nutrition and physical fitness in the comprehensive development of students has been increasingly enhanced. Resources from national programs and projects have been effectively integrated, helping localities synchronously deploy school health care solutions.

In the period of 2019-2025, Quang Ninh province has actively and synchronously implemented policies, programs and projects on school health , child and student health care. In particular, activities associated with the Project "Ensuring proper nutrition and increasing physical activity for children, students to improve health, prevent cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma in the period of 2018-2025"; Program "School Health in the period of 2021-2025"; School Health Program in preschool and general education institutions associated with primary health care in the period of 2021-2025 have been promoted, bringing about many positive changes.

From these programs, nutrition, physical education and school health are integrated into the main curriculum and extracurricular activities at schools, especially at preschool and primary levels. Many schools organize models of "reasonable school meals", enhanced physical education classes, and school sports clubs to help students improve their physical fitness.

Lunch of students of class 1A1, Ha Long Primary School (Hong Gai ward).

The school health system has been gradually strengthened. First aid, periodic health check-ups, disease prevention, and injury prevention are carried out regularly. According to the Department of Education and Training (statistics as of March 2025), the whole sector has 436 full-time medical staff; 214 managers, teachers, clerical staff, librarians, accountants, etc. concurrently perform school health work.

Communication and health education programs have been promoted, contributing to raising awareness among students, parents, and teachers about the importance of proper nutrition, healthy lifestyles, and physical activity in preventing non-communicable diseases...

Educational institutions proactively sign specific coordination plans with commune/ward health stations; organize propaganda activities, periodic health check-ups, food hygiene and safety checks, and seasonal epidemic prevention. The application of technology in monitoring the health of children and students is more concerned than before. Schools gradually deploy software to manage electronic health records of children and students connected to the grassroots health system; provide instructions for periodic data updates, serving the prevention and early detection of health problems of children and students.

Up to now, 100% of educational institutions have been guaranteed minimum working conditions for school health work. Educational institutions in the province have arranged independent medical rooms according to standards. Schools have been periodically provided and supplemented with essential medical equipment such as: medicine cabinets, medical beds, first aid kits, blood pressure measuring instruments, height and weight scales, thermometers, etc.

100% of schools in the province have been connected to a clean and hygienic water system. Attention has been paid to the renovation and construction of new toilets. To date, 95% of toilets in schools have been solidly built, ensuring safe and child-friendly use, with separate areas for boys and girls.

To promote the effectiveness of school health work, in the coming time, the provincial Department of Education and Training will continue to strengthen close coordination with the Health Department, striving to achieve the planned targets on school health work associated with grassroots health. In addition, the Department will review and supplement human resources with medical expertise at schools to ensure effective implementation of school health work according to regulations. Along with that, mobilize resources, upgrade and improve facilities, school environmental sanitation conditions, learning conditions, equipment, essential medicine supplies at the health room; promote guidance and propaganda for parents and encourage students to participate in compulsory health insurance according to regulations.

Lan Anh

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