Background: Health promoting schools (HPS) project is currently being used in Iran but
many challenges still lie ahead. The present study aimed, to test feasibility of implementing a …

Background: Despite the importance of student health and school hygiene as an aspect of
the infrastructure of community health, few feasibility studies have been conducted on …

Methods: In This qualitative study, data was collected using semi-structured interviews with
14 health schools, professionals and 3 school headmasters in seven provinces of Iran. We …

Abstract Background The “Health Promoting School”(HPS) is a holistic and comprehensive
approach to integrating health promotion within the community. At the time of conducting this …

Background: The health-promoting school (HPS) is a WHO-sponsored framework. This
national study aimed to explore the experiences and progress in implementing the HPS …

Background: Iran, with the second youngest population in the Eastern Mediterranean
Region, faces a high demand on health and education. The Iranian youth are at risk for …

Purpose–Successful implementation of Health Promoting Schools (HPS) depends on
putting the model in the schools' context for both health improvement and school …

Health-promoting schools have been regarded as an important initiative in promoting child
and adolescent health in school settings using the whole-school approach. Quantitative …

Health-promoting schools have been regarded as an important initiative in promoting child
and adolescent health in school settings using the whole-school approach. Quantitative …

Purpose Issues related to program context are important components of population health
interventions and particularly among complex, adaptive initiatives in schools. Health …