The Role of Public Health Officer in Promoting the Nutrition of Children in Remote and Faraway Area

Abstract

              School age children have their own growth and also physical and psychological development. Additionally, they have their basic ability to learn to be good for their quality of life in the future. Food is crucial for children. If the children lack their food or nutrition in terms of not enough or unsuitable, they may have malnutrition or obesity, mental dullness, as well as no readiness to learn and do things. Therefore, it is necessary to promote food or nutritional consumption in school age children. To do this task, public health professions have the vital role to promote nutrition of school age children, in particular in the remote and faraway areas. This article aims to illustrate the role of public health professions to support nutrition in school age children living in the far places from the cities. To promote this task, it should begin with exploring or surveying nutrition problem in school age children to be used for planning the practice guideline. The data surveyed should include history-taking interview and physical examination linking to weight and height measurements. The practice guideline should consider about the limited resources and raw materials or ingredients in the areas. Therefore, supporting factors, as a basis of life, related to raising high protein animals for food, planting home-grown vegetable and also applying “Sufficiency Economy Philosophy” should be considered for wellbeing. In addition, joining or participating for family problem solving may lead to sustainability and good quality of life of school age children and also people in the communities.