By having regular health examinations and following the advice of the physician, parents may be able to spare the child serious physical or psychological consequences of a physical defect or illness. This they can do without calling the child's attention to the defect or making it seem of grave importance to him.
The Place of Health Education in the Curriculum. In U. S. public schools, health instruction has been achieved through a variety of organizational patterns. One method is to include facts on health in such content areas as biology, social studies, or home economics. Units of health related to these areas have been included in the regular classroom instruction. However, the most successful method of accomplishing the aims and objectives of health education is that of direct instruction. In this method health instruction is considered a distinct part of the total school curriculum.
At the same time, the health-screening concept emphasizes serious problems associated with the development of technology. Will the use of a center damage the important doctor-patient relationship, in which so much of the diagnosis is accomplished by the doctor's observation of the patient's reactions to particular lines of questioning? Of perhaps even greater importance is the question of the proper extent of the functions of a health-screening center. Should examinations be restricted to the detection of those diseases and difficulties that can be treated effectively only if detected early or should tests for many other types of diseases be included?
By having regular health examinations and following the advice of the physician, parents may be able to spare the child serious physical or psychological consequences of a physical defect or illness. This they can do without calling the child's attention to the defect or making it seem of grave importance to him.