Making a HealthY Start to School

Moving towards a clean and healthy start to school, the Ministry of Public Health, the GHA and the Department of Education would like to highlight a number of considerations to bear in mind.

Please find a number of resources below to promote the health and wellbeing of our children. These include:

• Hygiene (Handwashing & Personal hygiene)

• Easily transmitted bugs (Head lice & Scabies)

• Sun Safety (Considerations & Drinking water)

• Child-friendly Food (Healthy breakfast & healthy lunchbox)

For any information on COVID-19 and related issues, please visit www.covid.gi.

Please note: if a child is feeling unwell or has any of the following symptoms, s/he should not come to school.

• Fever

• General aches or headache

• Cough

• Shortness of breath

• Sore throat

• Nasal congestion or a runny nose

• Loss of smell or taste