School Health Services.

In most areas of the country, the role and scope of school health services have evolved according to the changing social environment of the population. School health services' main objectives are to foster the whole student physically and mentally so students can work toward lifelong success and health. In the past, some of the major health problems school school-age children faced included contagious diseases often unheard of today, such as tuberculosis, diphtheria, measles, mumps, rubella, and whooping cough. School health services often incorporated separating those with contagious diseases from the healthy school population. Today, however, most contagious diseases have been eradicated and school children's health risks may oftentimes have their origins in social or behavioral conditions.