Contents of the periodic health examination and care service package for students implemented by the Commune Health Station in Vietnam from December 19, 2024

Contents of the periodic health examination and care service package for students implemented by the Commune Health Station in Vietnam from December 19, 2024

As stipulated in the Appendix issued with Circular 30/2024/TT-BYT, the content of the periodic health examination and care service package for students conducted by the Commune Health Station in Vietnam is as follows:

- Location: at the Commune Health Station, or at a medical facility, or at preschools and general education institutions within the commune.

- Subjects: children at preschools and students at general education institutions.

- Frequency: 01 time per year.

- Content:

+ Examination and health check-ups for children and students including: physical strength, blood pressure, heart rate, vision, hearing; detection of cases of malnutrition, overweight obesity, decreased vision, scoliosis, oral diseases, mental health disorders, and other diseases depending on each educational level;

+ Checking immunization schedules and providing vaccination advice;

+ Advising and guiding on nutrition policies and appropriate physical activity for children, students, and parents;

+ Providing supplements for micronutrients (if any) or advising and guiding parents on the use of micronutrient supplements for children from 06 months to under 36 months.

- Procedures and implementation guidance according to:

+ Joint Circular 13/2016/TTLT-BYT-BGDDT from the Minister of Health and the Minister of Education and Training regulations on school health;

+ Circular 23/2017/TT-BYT from the Minister of Health guiding the establishment of health monitoring records and periodic health check-ups by age for children; health care and nutrition advice;

+ Decision 4280/QD-BGDDT of 2022 from the Minister of Education and Training approving guidelines for organizing school meals combined with strengthening physical activity for junior high school students;

- Decision 2195/QD-BGDDT of 2022 from the Minister of Education and Training approving guidelines for organizing school meals, combined with physical activity for children, students in preschools, and primary schools;

- Decision 4944/QD-BYT of 2014 from the Minister of Health issuing national guidelines on preventing micronutrient deficiencies.

For more details, refer to Circular 30/2024/TT-BYT (effective from December 19, 2024).

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