Should school nurses weigh students? We asked 5 experts
- Written by Fron Jackson-Webb, Deputy Editor and Senior Health Editor
Drazen Zigic/ShutterstockOne in four Australian children aged two to 17 are classified as above a healthy weight, based on their body mass index (or BMI, which is weight divided by height squared).
The Australian College of Nursing says school nurses can play in curbing childhood obesity and preventing chronic disease by weighing and measuring...





