IJSR International Journal of Scientific Research 2277 - 8179 Indian Society for Health and Advanced Research ijsr-8-1-17715 Original Research Paper Impact of Health Education on Nutritional Status of Primary School Children in Urban Area A Muley Dr. January 2019 8 1 01 02 ABSTRACT

 Malnutrition "image50" "image51" "image52" "image53" "image54" "image55"  is  linked to slow cognitive development, underweight, wasting, impaired resistance to  infections , stunting of growth,reduced work capacity , poor mental and social development.  Medical health check up of children was conducted  at  primary school, where dietary history and anthropometric data were collected.According to weight for age (Z score),  8.3% were under weight, 2.2% were severe underweight and 1.7% were overweight.According to height for age (Z score), 9.4% were stunted and 1.7% were severely stunted.According to BMI for age (Z score), 7.7% were under weight, 1.7% were severe underweight and 2.8% were overweight. There was little increase of optimal calorie intake after health education .The health education follow up sessions led to statistically significant improvement in mean weight ,mean height  and BMI of  subjects. Findings of  nutritional status in this study highlights  the needs to undertake various initiatives in relation to health promotion and prevention in primary schools.