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    SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS OF SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM IN PUNJAB
    (UMT, Lahore, 2019) Hafiz Munir Ahmad
    School health programs provide multiple interventions for improving students‟s health at school level. However, in Pakistan little is known about these interventions for indigenous students at existing school settings. The present study makes an effort to evaluate School Health Program (SHP) started by the Government of Punjab in 2007. The current study was carried out in 14 public schools of district Nankana Sahib comprising variable populations as well time span of different interventions. This study was conducted on three interventions consisting of: nutrition promoting schools policy, eco-friendly school environment and school based oral hygiene policy. The results showed that school based programs may provide an effective approach to improve students‟s health and learning abilities without putting excessive financial burden on parents as well as the government. This study suggests future policies about students‟s health through School Health Program.