Background In the World Health Organization Western Pacific Region (WHO WPRO), most
adolescents enroll in secondary school. Safe, healthy and nurturing school environments …

Objective: Given that lifestyleshave similar determinants and that school-based interventions
are usually targeted at all the risks that affect adolescents, the objective of this systematic …

Schools can play an important role in health promotion mainly by improving students' health
literacy, behaviors and academic achievements. School-based health promotion can be …

Background In recent decades, community-based interventions have been increasingly
adopted in the field of health promotion and prevention. While their evaluation is relevant for …

Schools across the world have been involved in health promotion and health education for
nearly a century. Do school based initiatives make any difference to the education and …

PURPOSE:: To advocate strategies to promote the health of young people that include
action to create supportive social and economic conditions, alongside more traditional …

Background Increasing trends of non-communicable diseases is a worldwide phenomenon
including in the developing countries. Few studies focus on adolescent's positive health and …

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 …

Adolescent health care is challenging compared to that of children and adults, due to their
rapidly evolving physical, intellectual, and emotional development. This paper is the …

Schools are the only institution regularly reaching the majority of school-age children and
adolescents across the globe. Although at least 102 countries have school health services …