Mexico: perspectives in school health.
The school health program in Mexico, directed by the Office of School Hygiene (la Unidad de Higiene Escolar), is in a state of flux. The program will change substantially if an initiative between the national offices of health and education is enacted. The initiative would establish a national commission to be replicated at state, county, and district levels. Commissions would oversee integration of the health services component, social participation, and research into the school health program which currently only focuses on health instruction and a healthy school environment. The initiative would restore and improve a former model that incorporated health services as a part of the school health program. The history of the school health program, which can trace its roots to 1861 and President Benito Juarez, is provided.
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D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D005544:Forecasting; D006266:Health Education; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico; D012106:Research; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends