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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Health promoting school"”.
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An evaluation of the effect of a health promoting school approach, The Healthy Schools Programme, on the psychological health and well-being of primary school-aged children
Background: A ‘health promoting school’ approach has become an increasingly popular framework internationally within which to address the health needs of school communities. A growing evidence base indicates that, if applied successfully, a health promoting school approach can lead to improvements …
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An exploration of the development of a Network of Health Promoting Schools in the Mid-west region of Ireland 2005-2015: a complex adaptive systems approach.
… thesis explores the development of a Network of Health Promoting Schools in the Midwest region of Ireland between 2005 and 2015. It identifies supports and barriers to developing the Health Promoting School concept and process with school communities. The study draws on the literature from the …
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Health promoting schools – the right way
… agenda has impacted on the perceptions about the Health Promoting School (HPS) model and its practice. The case study school – a Catholic secondary school, provided opportunity to reflect upon the daily experience of those in a HPS and how these experiences can be constructed. The methods used …
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Examining Cross-sector Collaboration to Support Implementation of the Ontario Public Health Standards – School Health Standard Guideline
In Canada and beyond, schools have been an ideal setting to promote the health of children and youth, and the Comprehensive School Health approach has been an evidence-based way to engage in this work with a demonstrated return on investment. Ontario has established commitment to the Comprehensive …
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Towards a tobacco-free generation. A study on the tobacco habits of adolescents: when, why and who?
… and explore the factors that may be used for health promotion work among adolescents to make them tobacco-free. The thesis consists of four parts, three quantitative studies and one qualitative study. All the studies were carried out among adolescents in the Kronoberg County in southern …
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Preparation of adolescent learners with down syndrome in cape metropole schools, South Africa, for transition to work
Transition from school to work entails the preparation, education and training of learners, leading to their placement in desired work situations. The right of children with disabilities to be included in ordinary schools and employment thereafter is being advocated internationally. However, …