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 | Zendy

Lauren M. Cohee | Zendy; Katherine E. Halliday | Zendy; Aulo Gelli | Zendy; Irene Mwenyango | Zendy; Fernando Lavadenz | Zendy; Carmen Burbano | Zendy; Lesley Drake | Zendy; Donald A. P. Bundy | Zendy

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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

Author(s) -

Lauren M. Cohee,

Katherine E. Halliday,

Aulo Gelli,

Irene Mwenyango,

Fernando Lavadenz,

Carmen Burbano,

Lesley Drake,

Donald A. P. Bundy

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

american journal of tropical medicine and hygiene

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1476-1645

pISSN - 0002-9637

DOI - 10.4269/ajtmh.20-0779

Subject(s) - psychological intervention , futures contract , human capital , health education , medical education , deworming , medicine , gerontology , environmental health , economic growth , psychology , business , public health , nursing , economics , finance , helminths , immunology

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.

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