Department of Public Health at the Health Affairs Directorate Holds a Training Course for the College of Public Health Students

Under the patronage of His Excellency the Dean of the College of Public Health and Health Informatics, Dr. Ahmad Omar Babalghaith, and the Head of the Department of School Health Affairs in Makkah, Dr. Dalia Awwad Al-Juhani, and in the framework of training students and supporting their academic study with practical experience, the Public Health Department in the Directorate of Health Affairs in Makkah Region, represented by the Public Health Department and School Health Department, organized a training course for the fourth-year students in the Department of Health Awareness and Promotion at the college, within the context of its regular training programs. The training course focused on the activities, programs and initiatives promoting school health in the Saudi Kingdom, particularly in the Makkah region, and how to apply them practically, monitor them, evaluate them, and prepare relevant technical reports.

During the course, a group of specialists presented various lectures and activities, which were followed by an open discussion on the subject with the trainees. The amount of benefit gained from the course by the trainees was assessed, along with their capability of practically implementing these activities after graduation, by Allah's will. This is in order to contribute to promoting the health of the students and their school environment, and subsequently the health of the Saudi community in general, by Allah's will.