title: Initiating health programmes in schools and communities.
abstract: The role and image of the school nurse has come a long way since the heyday of a "matron" dispensing cough medicine. Aside from undertaking everyday tasks to ensure student wellbeing, school nurses are initiating specific programmes to address the specific needs of pupils.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018939:Holistic Nursing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D011247:Pregnancy; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012573:School Nursing; D000092864:Suicide Prevention