Study of Environmental Health Status of Schools in Saleh Abad District - Mehran City - Using National Indicators in 2017: A Short Report

Educational environments are the most effective factors for physical growth, mental development, and learning of students. The purpose of this study was to investigate the environmental health status of schools in Saleh Abad district - Mehran city- using national indicators in 2017.

This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in 2017. Sampling was done by census method and collection tool was a checklist for assessing the health status of the school environment.The information was gathered by interviewing and direct observation. Excel software was used to describe the statistics and drawing the figures.

The overall health status of individual, building, safety, and equipment in the schools were 46.4%, 61.1%, 39.6%, and 79.3%, respectively, in accordance with the environmental health regulation.

The status of the doors, windows, and the floor of the schools courtyard was not in accordance with the regulations, which requires more attention from authorities and actions to improve the situation.