31-Jan-2025 12:00 AM
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Sachdeva S1*
Health is a state of an individual in which he is physically, mentally, and socially well and not just the absence of disease or infirmity as explained by WHO. In present times of such rapidly evolving life circumstances, its impact on children's health and well-being, cannot be ignored or ruled out of the system All the modern environmental and human development of recent times revolves around the conception and maintenance of healthy homes, schools, and communities. Education has a main and vital role in developing people’s behaviour and habits in a more responsible and sustainable direction. Health education included in the school curriculum is often on a very basic level, but it should be an important part of the education as much important time of learning the essential concepts in life is done in the period of schooling. During this period students need to receive health education to a level that provides the scientific basis for sustainable health literacy. Hygiene Education helps to increase the knowledge of people about things and practices resulting in good health and bad health Healthy living, eating practices, and hygiene maintenance practices should be a part of regular school curriculums and be taught to students through continuous training and development programs so that it becomes a part of their daily living habits. Theoretical research on health education can provide a framework for making students understand that healthy habits are part of their overall growth and development and they should incorporate these and always opt for making decisions that are towards positive lifestyle choices.
This paper explores the complex health, environmental, and social challenges confronting sustainable and improved educational approaches need of the hour is to reform, make advancements in our education system, and make efforts to remove the present patterns of under education for unhealthy lifestyles and surroundings. A holistic approach to the treatment of diseases should be taught to young minds so that they know how to tackle their ailments in a better and harmless way. Nevertheless, school education can be a powerful tool to achieve this as children’s minds and body is shaped during the schooling period. However, embedding healthy living and sustainability principles into schools involves much more than reforming existing programs and practices.
The concept of Health Education being taught by teachers in institutes should be developed according to the present scenarios of the everchanging world. Teachers should be continually educated and upgraded for recent challenges to healthy behaviours and the recent lifestyle disorders being prevalent in the society. Academic programs should include the knowledge and skills that are required to face the challenges of the recent trends and disorders in healthy lifestyles.