Perspective piece the role of health in education and human capital: Why an integrated approach to school health could make a difference in the futures of schoolchildren in low-income countries: Why an integrated approach to school health could make a difference in the futures of schoolchildren in low-income countries

Healthy students learn better, yet most current investments in schoolchildren focus on education and learning while largely neglecting the health of the learner. Some school-based interventions, such as school feeding and deworming, are already successfully targeted at this age-group, but the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of such programs could be greatly enhanced by better integrated delivery alongside other priority health interventions. A symposium at the society's 68th annual meeting launched a process to explore how integrated delivery of school-based interventions can address prevalent health conditions in school-age children.