School Health Unit
Circulars
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| Year | Name of the Circular | English | Sinhala | Tamil |
| 2016 | School Health Programme | English | සිංහල | தமிழ் |
| 2015 | Maintaining a Healthy Canteens within Schools | සිංහල | ||
| 2016 | Medical Inspection of School Children and Referral to Hospitals | English | සිංහල | தமிழ் |
| 2009 | Medical Inspection of School Children and Referral to Hospitals | English | ||
| 2008 | School Health Promotion Program: Extension of Screening Services to School Staff | English | ||
| 2007 | Canteen Circular | සිංහල | ||
| 2001 | Job functions of Medical Officer of Health (MOH) | English |
Forms
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Guidelines
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| Year | Name of the Guideline | English | Sinhala | Tamil |
| 2019 | Categorization of School Canteens | Sinhala | ||
| 2019 | Health Promotion School Evaluation | Sinhala | ||
| 2019 | Recommendations for Minimizing Adverse Health effects on School Children due to Excessive Heat | English | ||
| 2018 | School Sanitary Facility Requirement | English | ||
| 2016 | WHO Child Growth standard - Weight for length for Boys and Girls | English | ||
| 2016 | Circular for Purchase of Equipment for School Health Program | සිංහල | ||
| 2006 | School Canteen Policy - 2006 | English |
Publications
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| Year | Name of the Publication | English | Sinhala | Tamil |
| 2018 | Psycho-social competence (Presentation) | English | Sinhala | Tamil |
| 2018 | Psycho-social Health Promotion of School Children | English | ||
| 2018 | Prevention of Overweight and Obesity among School Children in Sri Lanka | English | Sinhala | |
| 2012 | Bullying Must Stop | English | Sinhala | Tamil |
| 2011 | Body Mass Index | Sinhala | Tamil | |
| 2007 | Health Promoting School Guide | Sinhala |
Head of the Unit
Dr.Mrs.Ayesha Lokubalasooriya
Consultant Community Physician
email: sh_fhb@yahoo.com
Other Staff
Dr. Kanchana L. K. Mahagamage
Dr. H.L.H Chinthika
Mr. R.P. Nuwam Sameera
Mr. S.A.S Karunathilaka
- Develop policy & strategic plans on School Health and Adolescent Health.
- Provide technical guidance on School and Adolescent Health to the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education.
- Provide technical expertise in improving the quality of school and adolescent health activities through the development of guidelines, standards, protocols etc.
- Provide technical guidance in surveillance, monitoring, and supervising activities with regard to School and Adolescent Health.
- Coordinate all the activities conducted by national stakeholders of the school health program and provincial authorities.
- Develop and implement training programs to build the capacity of Public Health Staff, Education Staff, Children, and Parents on School and Adolescent Health.
- Procurement and distribution of anthropometric equipment and micronutrients for school health program.
- Develop supplementary books on health-related tropics and IEC materials for adolescents, teachers, and parents to facilitate health promotion of school children and adolescents.
- Convene National Coordinating Committee on School Health chaired by DDG/PHSII
Family Health Bureau Ministry of Health Sri Lanka. Designed & Developed by Monitoring & Evaluation Unit - Family Health Bureau Ministry of Health Sri Lanka