Our school cooperates with the Youth Health Care (JGZ) team of the GGD Brabant-Zuidoost. The team consists of a youth doctor, youth nurses and a health promotion employee. JGZ participates in the school's care structure.
What do they mean to our students?
Health Examination Year 1 or 2.
For this health examination, students complete a digital questionnaire in class. This questionnaire deals with physical, psychological and social health. Questions are asked about illness, lifestyle and social contacts, among other things. In addition, your child will be weighed and measured. The youth nurse will remove the student from class for a conversation when the results of the questionnaire or the screening of height and weight warrant it. The student may also request an interview on his or her own. If the JGZ team recommends help or guidance, the parents will be informed.
Health survey grade 3 or 4
In the third or fourth grade, all students complete a digital questionnaire. Parents are informed in advance. The purpose of this questionnaire is to identify possible (health) problems in young people in time and, if necessary, to provide assistance. If the questionnaire reveals certain concerns or questions, the youth nurse will remove the student from the class for a conversation. The student can also request an interview on his or her own. If the JGZ team recommends help or guidance, parents are informed.
The health examination is not mandatory. JGZ monitors the health and development of children and adolescents as part of a statutory duty. This in order to identify and prevent problems in time. If a student does not participate in the examination, the JGZ team can be contacted to discuss.
Our school participates in the national approach STORM. This approach focuses on the prevention of depression and suicide among young people in secondary education and is a collaboration between the GGD, GGzE, the schools in the Cooperation Eindhoven Kempenland and the municipality.
