The Unit has a vision to create a well informed and healthy school population equipped with life skills to maintain healthy habits, attitudes and behaviour to achieve educational goals and contribute effectively to national development.

Objectives:

The following are the objectives of SHEP Implementation:

• To provide policy direction for the implementation of school health education activities
• To provide skills-based health education that promotes the physical, social and mental development of school-age children
• To promote a healthy friendly, physical, psychosocial and conducive learning environment for children to enhance school retention and academic competence while preventing ill-related absenteeism
• Conduct training to build capacity of teachers, school children and community members for effective implementation of school health programmes
• Develop appropriate information, education and communication (IEC) materials to support health education
• Inculcate into school children health-promoting habits and values of good hygiene and sanitation practices including menstrual hygiene management (MHM) and hand washing with soap under running water
• Bring health education and related health services to the doorsteps of school children for early detection of defects and disability for prompt referral and management
• Promote safety and prevent injury within the school environment and the general community
• Promote the provision of safe school infrastructure that is age-appropriate, well ventilated, well illuminated, disability and gender-friendly.

Promote research and studies on school health issues in support of programme implementation.