In Hong Kong, the concept of the health promoting school has only been adopted by a few
schools, and is making progress with many challenges (Lee et al., 2000, Lee et al., 2001) …

This paper argues that Chinese value of “He”(13158_2009_BF03168877_f1. jpg) or
Harmony can contribute to understanding sustainable development as the concept …

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

ABSTRACT In Hong Kong, prevocational schools serve as an alternative to mainstream
schools to provide education with more emphasis on practical and technical subjects. In this …

Health promoting schools (HPS) and Healthy Schools Award Schemes from a number of
countries have demonstrated positive changes in children's health behaviours and the …

Positive changes in school practices require challenging conventional thinking and
developing new knowledge in safe and supportive environments that value ongoing …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze how professional cultures in schools and
school systems could improve the well-being of students, with a particular emphasis on …

The development of a Health Promoting School concept in Hong Kong has faced many
challenges, as in other countries. However, there is strong evidence from research findings …

During the early colonial period, from the late nineteenth to the early twentieth century,
education policy was for the Colonial Government to provide assistance to enlighten the …

Increasing numbers of overweight and obese children resulting from sedentary and
abundant lifestyles are a health concern in Hong Kong and other affluent communities …