TEHRAN – About 4.5 million students across Iran are undergoing health screening tests before the beginning of the new school year, which falls on September 23, deputy health minister said on Tuesday.

The screening tests are offered to students with 5, 6, 9, 12, and 15 years of age, Mohammad Esmaeil Motlaq explained.

The tests include vaccination, dental checks, personal health record, growth monitoring, vision assessment as well as physicals including skin and hair, cardiac, lung and thyroid problems, he explained.

He said that mental health screening tests include panic, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, ADHD, and psychosis.

“We teach health diet, physical activities, life skills, and individual hygiene to students after screening tests,” he explained.  

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