School age is the crucial period of life when values, attitudes and behaviour, which have far reaching effects throughout life, are formed.

By acquiring health and hygiene related knowledge, values, skills and practices, children can be empowered to live a healthy life and also to work as change agents for the health of their families and communities.

Based on its field experiences, CHETNA realised that, there is a need for greater clarity on the perspective of school health and its relation with development, participation and empowerment of children.

Keeping this in view, a perspective document has been developed which will be useful for development practitioners, programme managers, government officials, policy makers, educationists and academicians.