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teachers of physical education, hygiene, home economics, and in addi-
tion counselors, administrators, scnool medical adviser, school nurse,
cafeteria manager, custodian, students, parents and representatives

of local medical and dental organizations.

School medical advisers, school nurses and teachers must cooperete
in firiding the health problems of students end helping find solutions
for them, Health problems would include defects, nutritional or
mental hygiene problems, and problem of rest, daily regime, school
adjustment.

Cumulative health regords for students should be kept and used.

 

Time for health education must be provided, preferably five periods

 

per week for at least one semester in the ninth or tenth grade, and
a similiar amount of time in the twelfth grade. These would be
supplemented by additional health education in conjunction with
other su bjocts. Each health aducation course should bo given
credit equivalent to that givon for other subjects.

Health personnel . The health of young people is so essential at the
present time that the best trained persons on each faculty should
devote their time to the problem. Ideally these persons should have
preparation in health edycation. Where this is not possible, those
teachers who are given responsibilities for health education should:
obtain special preparation as soon as possible. In-servics training
may be used to help them with immrdiate problems. Reading and study
of such books as "Health in Schools" and "Health Education" will
provide much helpful material.