ASSESSMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SCHOOL HEALTH ACTIVITIES IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NGURU LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF YOBE STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The need to provide accurate health information for disease prevention and control, and
ensuring school safety for healthy living of students, staff and community. The provision of
school health services is of paramount important to the health and well-being of students and
staff. The purpose of this paper was to assess the implementation of school health services in
selected secondary schools in Nguru Local Government Area of Yobe state. Seventy-five
respondents were selected randomly for this study which cut across the staff in the selected.
Schools. Three hypotheses were generated for the study. A self-structured questionnaire and
checklist were used in gathering information from the respondents. The Pearson Product
Moment Correlation Coefficient was used to determine the reliability of the instrument (r=O.72).
The study revealed that health services provisions were made available in each school
but were poorly implemented. It also revealed that health personnel, health facilities and
equipment, and funding would have significant influence on implementation of school health
services in the selected schools. It therefore recommended that to ensure safety and well-being of
students and staff, adequate provisions for school health services should be made available and
implemented.