Coordinating school, student, and educational outcomes as foundation for myopia prevention and control in children and adolescents
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2019.01.002
- VernacularTitle:学校—学生—学业联动是打好儿童青少年近视防控攻坚战的基石
- Author:
TAO Fangbiao
1
Author Information
1. Departmetnt of Maternal, Child & Adolescent Health, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Population Health & Aristogenics, Hefei(230032), China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Vision, low;
Myopia;
Child;
Adolescent
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2019;40(1):3-6
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Abstract:The Chinese government takes actions to tackle myopia in children and puts forward staged goals for those actions. Although the etiology continues to be elucidated, there is a long way to go for effective myopia control in China as educational pressures are supposed to be the primary sociocultural driving force in the development of myopia. Recognizing the role of biology, history and culture in the prevalence of myopia, this editorial provides further insight on etiology and justification for school health policymaking to control myopia from a modern evolutionarily perspective. With the goal of enhanced acceptability from school, parents and students, and with educational outcomes not affected, outdoor play provides an effective means of multipronged programme coordinating school, student, and educational outcomes to address myopia in China.
