Health Promotion Board Eye Check Up

This includes staying physically active while maintaining a balanced diet and going for regular screening.

Health promotion board eye check up. Please note that hpb is unable to provide personal medical or nutritional advice. Take a look through the various health promoting programmes we offer to see which would be the best fit for your students. Health promotion board 3 second hospital avenue singapore.

Visit an optometrist or optician for an eye check at least once a year if your child is myopic or have been advised to do so by the school health service. During this simple test your child will be asked to read off a chart from a pre determined distance to check his eyesight. You may also call healthline at 1800 223 1313 for personal advice.

The training included recognition and treatment of the red eye. The good news is that the health promotion board hpb conducts yearly eye tests for preschoolers. You must enable javascript to view this page.

Established in 2001 the health promotion board hpb is a government organisation committed to promoting healthy living in singapore. These check for common eye conditions like myopia short sightedness. Work together with us to nurture a healthy and happy singaporean student body.

In addition we also house a school health clinic and a school dental clinic where students can receive additional care and support if required. Take a look around this section for a better understanding of the various types of work that we do. Another example of eye health promotion in action is described by courtright 1996.

If you have a health question you may want to visit our faqs section or look up our health articles and educational materials. It s supported by integrated health information systems and public healthcare institutions. P p if your child is in primary 1 and the results show that he may be short sighted he will be referred to health promotion board s refraction clinics for further assessment p p if your child is in primary 2 6 he will be given a letter to see an optometrist.