health" is used to help visualize the inter-relationship of the services. Relevant US Wikipedia links National Assembly on School-Based Health Care American School Health Association United Kingdom The health of children and youth in the UK is the responsibility of the NHS rather than schools, for example child health screening and advice for parents of overweight children . Free school meals are provided for infants and for children whose families are eligible for many benefits. Examples of existing services England - Warrington Northern Ireland Scotland Morocco Indicators of school health in Morocco are troublesome. An article by the European Institute of Health Sciences (Institut Européen des Sciences de la Santé) in Casablanca noted that: 15% of school children in Morocco (1.25 million) live with chronic medical conditions such as bronchial asthma, allergies, diabetes mellitus, anemia, epilepsy, congenital diseases and cancer. 10% to 25% of injuries to children occur while they are in school. 85% of infections occurring in school children are transmitted in school. 15% of school children develop an emotional or behavioral problem. One third of them will have serious dysfunction. Statistics about engagement of Moroccan youth in risky behaviors are alarming. School health services are traditionally provided by school nurses, but there is a severe shortage of qualified school nurses. The Institute therefore proposes both a one-year specialization program in school nursing designed for registered general nurses and a one-year program for qualifying teachers in providing school health services. Other countries School health systems are expanding in low- and middle-income countries. Information on school health in these countries is collated on the Schools and Health website maintained by the Partnership for Child Development. A database of School Health and Nutrition (SHN) Programmes in low and middle income countries can be found on the site: SHN Country Programme Database Examples of existing services Australia Canada Republic of Ireland Nigeria has a non-profit NGO dedicated to improving the health of Nigerian adolescents. Singapore Pakistan India has a non-profit SHARP NGO dedicated to improving the health of Indian school students History Medical inspection in schools was first instituted in France in 1886, then, in succession, this example was followed by Belgium, Hungary, Chile, Germany and Great Britain, the latter in 1908. In the United States, medical inspection in schools was first instituted in New York City in 1892, then in Boston in 1894, in Chicago in 1895, and in Philadelphia in