Primary Health Syllabus

Section 5: Strand Statements

Strand 1: Personal Health, Growth and Development

This strand involves an interaction of physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual dimensions. A commitment to personal health is a significant factor in living a happy, healthy and productive life. Learning about personal health, growth and development help the learners acquire the knowledge, skills, behaviours and attitudes needed…

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Strand 2: Food and Nutrition for Health

This strand provides learners with knowledge about food and nutrition, how to make healthy food choices and what are good health practices. Learners learn about healthy eating patterns and behaviours, healthy foods for healthy growth, food groups, food hygiene and safety, making a…

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Strand 3: Personal Body Care and Safety

This strand develops the concepts, understandings, skills, attitudes and behaviours that contribute to lifelong healthy habits and practices. Learners practice good personal hygiene, including cleaning and caring for their mouth, teeth, gums, eyes, nose, skin, hair and nails, cleaning and caring for their personal belongings, personal hygiene…

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Strand 4: Healthy Communities and Environments

This strand focuses on clean healthy communities and environment and the emphasis is on clean water and sanitation. Learners practise how to use water and toilet properly and wisely at school, home and in their villages and public places. They also learn how to care for their water sources,…

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Strand 5: Diseases and Drug Education

This strand will develop an understanding of germs and how germs cause and spread diseases; explore ways in which communicable and non communicable diseases are spread by pathogens and/or germs; identify and recognize signs and symptoms of major communicable and non-communicable diseases; and learn to appreciate…

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